Revolutionary Little Compton: The Semiquincentary at a Local History Museum
It’s the summer of the semiquincentenial, and no self-respecting historical organization can escape without some acknowledgement of the American Revolution.
Digital humanities, Little Compton Historical Society, Museums, Technology
Vibe-coding for local history
AI makes it possible to write interesting and useful programs even if you don’t know how to code. Describe what
history, Little Compton Historical Society, Uncategorized
“So near, yet, oh, how far”
I’m delighted that my article about the artists and writers who invented LIttle Compton as a summer destination has been
Digital humanities, historic preservation, History of Technology
Rhode Island Industrial Sites
An experiment to take the Historic American Engineering Record’s 1978 RHODE ISLAND Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites and
Digital humanities
Brown’s Center for Digital Scholarship
CDS celebrated its 30th anniversary with a symposium and party. Here’s the remarks I gave. Thanks to Ashley Champagne and
Education, Exhibits, Little Compton Historical Society, Museums, Public humanities
Teaching curatorial work and developing an exhibition, at the same time
The semester is over and the exhibit is open, on time and on budget, and it’s been well-received. I think
Digital humanities, history, Research, Uncategorized
AI and Historical Research
AI everything! For a month! That’s one way to describe the talk I gave for Brown’s AI and Humanities Research
Curation, Exhibits, Museums
Difficult and Different Histories
[Here’s the short talk I gave at Wesleyan University’s Center for the Study of Guns and Society workshop on Theories,
Education, Management, Public humanities
Brown’s Public Humanities Program Closes
I have been involved with Brown’s public humanities program since it began: its founding director, for the first ten years
teaching
Teaching with ChatGPT
[a short presentation to a Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning workshop on how teachers might deal with chatbots] I
