@blros.bsky.social
* digital humanities, open access, shadow libraries, global librarianship, numismatics * Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities: https://idrh.ku.edu * KU Libraries: https://lib.ku.edu * Numismatic channel: @rosenblumcoins.bsky.social
Conference flyer
CFP now open. Let's go to Kenya!
Connecting Codes: AI, Digital Humanities and the Future of Information.
Nairobi, Kenya, June 16-18, 2026
Organized by the Kenya National Library Service, the Technical University of Kenya, and @kulibraries.bsky.social
sgas.tukenya.ac.ke/conference
How does DH travel outside the academy? What impact and what careers do DH skills enable? CFP for our next excellent (and necessary) book in the DDH series, edited by Jeanelle Horcasitas, @lisaironcutter.bsky.social, and @kallewesterling.bsky.social
dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/page/cfp-dh-...
Zoom registration here: kansas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
15.01.2026 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ukrainian Libraries in the Time of Russia's War Against Ukraine
February 26, 10am CST / 4pm GMT on Zoom.
Tetyana Yaroshenko
Join us for the kickoff event of "Global Conversations in Librarianship, a new series of public talks from @kulibraries.bsky.social
news.ku.edu/.../ku-libra....
Curator of African American Experience Collections.
Great job opening at KU Libraries/Spencer Research Library - @kulibraries.bsky.social
I'm chairing this search. First review starts January 19. Please spread the word!
A new travel grant program will support the use of KU Libraries International Collections and in-person consultation with librarians, with researchers from across the U.S. and around the globe encouraged to apply online through March 1, 2026.
ποΈ rockcha.lk/igel-travel
Tune in Friday for @kmapesy.bsky.social on What is Global Digital Humanities? Part of the the Transborder Digital Humanities speaker series. Details below.
04.11.2025 22:54 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Tomorrow, Nov 5, 10am Central/4pm GMT on Zoom. Digital Justice & the Global South: Decolonizing Archives through Gold Coast Novels. Akua Agyeiwaa Denkyi-Manieson explores how digitization, mapping, annotation, geocoding can give Global South texts renewed visibility.
calendar.ku.edu/event/digita...
Come do digital humanities with us! We are hiring a digital humanities librarian to work with at @kulibraries.bsky.social and @idrh-ku.bsky.social . You will be joining a great team. Nov 18 application deadline.
Spread the word!
employment.ku.edu/jobs/faculty...
Join us in the Hall Center Friday, August 22nd, for an all-day unconference! Together, we will brainstorm generative sessions to foster new ideas and collaborative possibilities. π
Register by 8/19 to attend.
I think this would be of great interest to folks in #philtech #AIethics #philsky #AI. Please share if you know of another community that would find this interesting.
18.06.2025 17:55 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
African Digital Humanities Symposium is underway!
Online registration is free...join us online for two days of panels and discussion from Accra, Ghana
africandh.ku.edu/symposium/2025
#AfricanDH
@idrh-ku.bsky.social
This team meeting was filled with appreciation for what we were able to accomplish this semester, growth with new graduates, new fellowships, and new conferences as well as upcoming summer workshops full of presentations from the TBDH team!
#TransborderDH #GlobalDH #TBDH #DHΒ #Borderlands
Join us for the 2025 African Digital Humanities Symposium!
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June 5β6, 2025
π 9:00 AM β 4:30 PM GMT
πUniversity of Ghana β Legon + online
π Register: africandh.ku.edu
Join virtually for conversations centering African perspectives, archives, and digital storytelling.
#AfricanDH #GlobalDH #DH2025
Here is the list of speakers, all 33 of them:
africandh.ku.edu/symposium/20...
Getting excited for our African Digital Humanities Symposium at the University of Ghana in less than 2 weeks. In-person registration filled up quickly, with well over 100 sign-ups. Online attendance is free and remains open for everyone!
24.05.2025 19:34 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Deep red western Kansas
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US Wikipedia editors are starting to use strategies to protect themselves and the site that were first used under authoritarian regimes www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
11.02.2025 15:11 β π 127 π 55 π¬ 2 π 6
Screenshot of grant guidelines with highlighted funding restrictions that include promotion of gender ideology, promotion of discriminatory equity ideology, promotion of dei or deia activities or initiatives, and environmental justice initiatives or activities.
NEH has posted updates to the funding restrictions for some grant programs.
11.02.2025 13:27 β π 126 π 124 π¬ 18 π 49
A community event with a diverse group of people gathered in a classroom, working on laptops and collaborating at tables. Some participants are wearing red and black clothing, while others are engaged in discussions. A large screen in the background displays a webpage. The overlaid text reads: "A Day of Love & Collective Action for Black History," with a heart design and an open book illustration. The website DouglassDay.org is mentioned at the top.
Douglass Day is just 4 days away! πβ€οΈ Join us this Friday, February 14th, for a day of love and collective action in honor of Black history. Itβs not too late to register! Sign up now at DouglassDay.org #DouglassDay #BlackHistoryMonth #YouMakeHistory
10.02.2025 19:19 β π 15 π 10 π¬ 0 π 2
NEH's newest grant program, State and Impact of the Humanities, funds data-grounded research that can help us tell the story of how and why the humanities matter.
It was a privilege to develop this program with Jess Unger, Ben Skinner, Lutie Rodriguez, & Scott Weingart.
www.neh.gov/news/neh-ann...
JOB: Curator of Hispanic - Latinx collections.
@kulibraries.bsky.social seeks field archivist to work with Hispanic/Latinx communities across the state of Kansas and build our collections/forge partnerships in that area. Application review begins February 25.
employment.ku.edu/jobs/faculty...
Congrats Sylvia Fernandez on the new Transborder Digital Humanities Center Consortium!
"...this work will create new opportunities for collaboration and education, allowing educators to better understand and engage with the social justice issues that impact borderland communities in the Americas."
NEW Journal Article: "Planet of the APCs: A Decade of Progress and Setbacks in Open Access" www.infodocket.com/2024/12/20/j... #libraries #publishing #oa #scholcomm
20.12.2024 16:05 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Planet of the APCs: A decade of progress and setbacks in open access https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/id/18319/
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CABINET
Conmen
Abusers
Bootlickers
Insurrectionists
Nutcases
Ethno-nationalists
Toadies
To name a few.
Hi & welcome to all newcomers &new followers! Taking the opportunity to share the padlet that my colleague @sakamperman.bsky.social &I have curated on critical AI literacy resources for humanities educators. It's updated with some frequency & intended as a starting point: padlet.com/kathrynconra...
13.11.2024 02:18 β π 25 π 6 π¬ 1 π 1
Tomorrow, online for our first African Digital Indaba of the year, a conversation with Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi, author of Imagine Lagos: Mapping History, Place, and Politics in a Nineteenth-Century African City.
11am Central/6pm WAT
Details and registration here: calendar.ku.edu/event/africa...
