Last September, my colleagues—Research Impact and Visibility Coordinator Andrea Malone and DHC Graduate Research Assistant Shine Trabucco—and I presented at the inaugural Texas Digital Humanities Symposium at Baylor University. The two-day event highlighted DH work from East and Central Texas institutions and provided opportunities for networking.
During the symposium I met Erika Bsumek, a historian at UT Austin who has developed a timeline visualization tool designed to help students analyze historical events and their connections. UH faculty Kristina Neumann and Gabriela Baeza Ventura initially approached the Digital Humanities Core about implementing ClioVis at UH.
This spring, ClioVis is being piloted in two of Neumann's Ancient History courses—HIST 2321: The Study of Early Civilizations and HIST 3340: Ancient Rome. Students have responded positively, noting how the platform helps them organize historical narratives and develop critical research skills by annotating events with images and explanations.
ClioVis was developed by university faculty in collaboration with stack and application developers, which has produced a stable and easy-to-use application. On Monday, March 24, at noon, the DHC will host a virtual discussion featuring Erika Bsumek of ClioVis and Kristina Neumann from the UH Department of History, facilitated by Niamh Clarke, where you can learn more about this tool.
Best,
Linda Garcia Merchant, Ph.D.
Director, Digital Humanities Core