Howdy!

It appears that the last post on this blog appeared in October, and I wrote it.

Just thought I would let you all know that THATCamp HBCU is planned for June 14-15 in Atlanta at the AUC Center’s Woodruff Library.

Currently we have about 30 people registered, and I am looking for more.  I’m hoping that, once the grading is done, people will find our registration page. If you know anyone who might want to attend, I would love for you to send them an invite.

You don’t have to be HBCU affiliated to attend.

I could sure use some direction from this group right now, though!

• I am looking for some more campers,
• I would love to find a few more workshop leaders (especially for iPhones or Smartphones in the classroom), and
• I am looking for more money.  (Right now, I have only $500 from the Microsoft Research Grant.)

If anyone would like to assist in helping me tackel any of the above, please let me know!

Any knowledge, experience, connections, etc. would really be appreciated!!

Our website is:  hbcu2012.thatcamp.org

Michelle

B”H

Hi, all y’all!

I just wanted to let you know that THATCAMP HBCU is becoming a reality (slowly).

We have our website up hbcu2012.thatcamp.org/, and we are working really hard.  I have been joined in my quest by an awesome and amazing Ph.D. fellow from Emory, Moya Bailey (THANK YOU EMORY DiSC!!).

We are working on the conference now, and it will be held in the beginning of June 2012 at the Atlanta University Center Library (we are still playing with dates–more later!).

At this point, we are kicking ideas around on a WIKI.

If you would like to offer assistance, suggestions, or just loiter and listen, please request an invitation to the WIKI.  We would love some input on Bootcamps and Developer Challenges, etc.

The WIKI is at:  thatcamphbcu.wikispaces.com/

We also have a Gmail for the conference:  THATCAMPHBCU@gmail.com

And, of course, we have a twitter account @thatcamphbcu

Sincerely,

Michelle Kassorla, Ph.D.

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta

B”H

Well, my dean doesn’t know it yet, but I am planning to organize a THATCamp HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities.)  I currently work for Clark Atlanta University, an HBCU in Atlanta, and I think it is really important to bring the black community into the vocabulary of digital humanities.

I know a lot of colleagues would technically qualify as “digital humanity scholars,” but that particular title hasn’t been used on our campuses before, so there is a lack of identification with the movement as a whole.  They are just quietly doing their thing, unaware that an entire field is growing up around them.