Projects
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The Donkey Driver’s Map
Created by Khalil Sawan The Donkey Driver’s Map is a proof-of-concept project that has everything a donkey driver working in the Mamluk Levant might need. It is most useful for intra-city travel: it maps the locations of Mamluk equids, reflects the administrative geography of the region, and provides the locations of inns (khans). For the…
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Clara Bromley: Atlantic Adventuress or Imperial Intruder?
Created by Emily Dupuis Clara Bromley: Atlantic Adventuress or Imperial Intruder? explores Clara Fitzroy Kelly Bromley’s 1853 journey around the Caribbean, North America, Mexico, and South America. Using text analysis tools, it critically examines her travel narrative focusing on her live reality and her blindness to or downplaying of slavery and oppression. The tools used,…
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Print Sermons and Sermon Notes
Created by Abigail Hill Encoding Cotton Mather’s Election Sermon is a transcription and TEI encoding of two versions of a sermon given by Cotton Mather in May 1690: an auditor’s note and a published version. The encoding prioritizes script choices made in the handwritten version, typographical choices made in the print version, Biblical references in both,…
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Coming to Terms with the Past
Created by Sean Kulaga Coming to Terms with the Past: Confronting Relics of the Third Reich is an exhibit that walks visitors through a critcal view of what it means to posess Third Reich. Using a case study, the project examins the purchasing of actual Nazi artifacts, contextualizes them, and then presents users with the…
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Everyday Empires
Created by Mia Swenson Everyday Empires, a proof-of-concept project, envisions maritime life and industry in early modern London through the diary of John “Ramblin’ Jack” Cremer. It offers a look at how Britain’s maritime economy shaped the lives of its citizens throughout the eighteenth century. As the locations on the map will suggest, the early…
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Saida: A City’s Urban History through its Inscriptions
Created by Khalil Sawan Saida: A City’s Urban History through its Inscriptions explores the history of Saida’s urban history by deciphering and analysing the historic inscriptions found on and in the old city’s historical buildings. The majority of inscriptions are door inscriptions found on the entrances of mosques, hammams, cafes, sufi lodges, and even residential…