Projects
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18th Century Scotland, as Observed by Daniel Defoe
Created by Brianna A. Reisbeck 18th Century Scotland, as observed by Daniel Defoe focuses solely on “That Part of Great Britain Called Scotland,” the first letter in Defoe’s fourth volume of A Tour of Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain, and, more specifically on changes to the ecology and to the physical and built…
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Late Antique Egyptian Textiles at Boston College
Created by Alexander D’Alisera Late Antique Egyptian Textiles at Boston College is an open-access digital catalog of the McMullen Museum of Art’s Tellalian Collection, a stunning assemblage of more than 30 late antique textiles from Egypt. Created with public access in mind, the project’s creator sought to provide a digital space in which anyone, regardless…
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A River in Time: Environmental Histories on the Neponset River
Created by Laura Clerx et al. Using maps and storytelling, A River in Time: Environmental Histories on the Neponset River invites viewers to engage with the Neponset River’s many pasts, from its prehuman history through the present moment. While this project servers a wide audience, the hope is that the Neponset’s environmental history orients the…
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Love Cults, Masquerading Gals, and Subway Sammies
Created by Sam Hurwitz The aim of Love Cults, Masquerading Gals, and Subway Sammies is to analyze the diverse LGBTQ+ subcultures that existed in mid-twentieth century Boston. Using the The Mid-Town Journal, one of the most valuable historical records for Boston’s LGBTQ+ community, this project employs data visualization, mapping, and historical contextualization to bring greater…
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Mapping Manifestos
Created by Catherine Enwright Mapping Manifestos focuses on the attributes and scope of primarily European artistic manifestos, especially in the early twentieth century. Among other things, the project provides an explanation of the genesis manifesto, visualizations of the temporal and geographical scope of manifesto production, and a searchable manifestos database. This project is in the…
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Analyzing The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with Coleridge and Doré
Created by Catherine Enwright This digital exhibit and mapping based project exploresThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s seminal poem, through the eyes of three interlocutors: the engravings of Gustav Dore, John Livingstone Lowe’s mammoth 1927 commentary on Coleridge’s work, and David Jones’ 1963 commentary on The Rime. This project is in the…