What is a python’s favorite school subject?… Hissstory. The section of digital history I have been dreading the most is learning how to code. Most of my fears were purely in my mind, after years of hearing horror stories from my computer science major friends about searching for hours for a single misplaced bracket in […]
Read more "Python is Sssscary, but is it Necessary?"I have always been a lover of maps and cartography, ever since I was a child I was entranced by how someone could possibly create maps that were both practical and beautiful. When I learned that I could mix my world of studying history, with my love of staring at maps, I immediately jumped […]
Read more "Adventures In HGIS"Black Power in Print is an online exhibit collaboration between the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and The Museum of Modern Art. The exhibit is currently available through this link: https://www.mfa.org/beyond-the-gallery/black-power-in-print Black history and Black artists have often been forgotten and excluded within the realms of academic history and public history as well. Exhibits often […]
Read more "Black Power in Print"For this blog, I decided to look at the Clio Visualizing History project. I was drawn to the project specifically for the educational, and public history nature of the project. The Clio Visualizing History project is a digital history project and non-profit organization dedicated to engaging students, educators, researchers, and the public with topics that […]
Read more "Clio Visualizing History"Click the image to learn more about Irish uprisings during the first half of the 20th century!
Read more "Timeline of Irish Uprising from 1900-1950"One of my favourite pass times while studying (particularly while I’m feeling low motivation during the semester) is to watch videos of museum conservation. Sometimes I need a reminder of what I’m working towards, and the conservation of the clown costume is both relaxing and inspirational to me.
Read more "The Joys of Museum Conservation"