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Digital Humanities Caucus

ASA Digital Humanities Caucus
Friday, November 6, 2009. 10:00 am
DC Renaissance Hotel, Meeting Room 7

Preliminary Agenda

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. Background

*    ASA and Crossroads
*    ASA and caucuses
   o    sponsored session at conference
   o    other conference events
   o    ASA Web site
*    digital humanities

3. Review and discussion of “mission statement”

4. Brainstorming

*    Role of digital humanities w/in American Studies practice?
*    Role for caucus among digital humanities practitioners? (ASA and beyond)
*    Role for caucus among ASA members?
*    Role for caucus as advisory to ASA?
*    Ongoing role for Crossroads?
*    ???

5. Caucus organizational structure

6. Caucus projects

*    resource list
*    Twitter
*    survey?
*    unconference?
*    ???

7. Planning for San Antonio

8. Other new business

Susan Garfinkel, sgarfinkel “at” loc.gov
Dave Lester, davelester “at” gmail.com

Twitter: @dhcaucus (http://www.twitter.com/dhcaucus)

By Susan Garfinkel, Thu, November 05, 2009 - 11:18 pm
Categories: News