Digital Humanities
@ Pratt

Inquiries into culture, meaning, and human value meet emerging technologies and cutting-edge skills at Pratt Institute's School of Information

Author: Ashley Tessema

I am from Rochester, New York and moved to New York City to attend college where I received my B.S. in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. I am currently a first year MSLIS candidate at Pratt Institute interested in technology and its role in the Library & Information Science field.

“Urban Humanities: A Symposium on Research Development, Digital Archives, and Documentary Practices” (NYU, May 13, 2014)

The Humanities Initiative at NYU held the URBAN HUMANITIES: A Symposium on Research Development, Digital Archives, and Documentary Practices to promote awareness of existing initiatives in New York City, and to foster the development of new work in urban humanities. Two of the main questions addressed during this symposium were, “What new opportunities for multidisciplinary collaboration do digital tools afford…