We had a session at THATCamp Prime called Public Scholars Unite! The discussion touched on a lot of interesting ideas and questions about how and why scholars should (or shouldn’t) connect with broad audiences via mass media, blogs and social media. I’d like to facilitate a discussion more specifically about writing. A lot of the …
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Jun 01
Workshop on Text Mining Tools
Update: The proposed workshop went ahead. Details can be found at socal2012.thatcamp.org/2012/09/05/text-mining-workshop/. Would anyone be interested in a workshop on easy text mining/computational analysis? I would happy to run a workshop focusing on one or both of two approaches: Lexomics and Topic Modelling. Both can be used by literary and linguistic scholars, as well as for historical …
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May 31
Analog Remix Lab (aka, the Craft Cabin at ThatCamp SoCal)
I’ll be attending THATCamp SoCal 2012 to organize another “craft cabin” activity, like we had at THATCamp SoCal 2011. I wrote up the nitty-gritty of the activity’s set-up, here; Marta Rivera Monclova wrote more reflections on the craft table as a participant, here. If participants want to bring any materials of their own to include …
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May 30
#THATCampSoCal is 70% full by end of 1st week of registration!
After just one week of open registration (including over a long holiday weekend), THATCamp SoCal 2012 is just shy of 70% full! Technically, we’re 68% full (not counting me). Still undecided? Or too busy to apply? Don’t delay too long, we do expect this event to fill up fast due to our proximity to so …
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May 25
#THATCampSoCal 2012 registration 50% full in less than 48 hours!
After less than 48 hours of open registration, THATCamp SoCal 2012 is now 50% full! Still undecided? Or too busy to apply? Don’t delay too long, we do expect this event to fill up fast due to our proximity to so many institutions of higher learning and heritage institutions. Hop on over to the Registration page and …
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