8/27 Introductions
Register with Reclaim Hosting before you come to class.
In class
- Introduction to each other
- Introduction to the course
- Slack tutorial
- WordPress tutorial
PART I. TAKING RELIGIOUS STUDIES PUBLIC
9/10 The Public Digital Scholar
Readings
- “How to Maintain Your Digital Identity as an Academic,” Kelli Marshall
- “Personal academic websites for faculty & grad students: the why, what, and how,” Alex Bond
- “Professors, Start Your Blogs,” Dan Cohen
- “3 Rules of Academic Blogging,” David Perry
- “So You Want to Blog (Academic Edition),” Liana Silva
- “Interviewing my digital domains” W. Ian O’Byrne
- “Scholars or Colleagues?” Russell McCutcheon
- “Why Do I Blog?” Russell McCutcheon
- “Why I Don’t Blog As Much Anymore,” Michael J. Altman
In class
- Discussion of the readings
- Present WordPress sites
9/17 Podcasting Religious Studies
Reading
- “Podcasting religious studies,” Michael J. Altman
- “The Simple Guide to Academic Podcasting,” Cherly Brumley
Listening (pick one episode of each)
- New Books in Religion
- Religious Studies Project
- Study Religion
In class
- Discussion of the readings
- Podcast Listen and Tell: Bring a 5-15 minute example of a good podcast story/episode. Be prepared to explain why you think it is a good example and what it can teach us.
- Audio tutorial
9/24 Podcasting Workshop
In class
- Work on podcasting assignment
10/1 Podcasting Presentation
In class
- Present podcasting assignment
- Discussion of the podcasting experience
10/8 Explainer Videos
Watch (watch a few from each)
- Explainers from Reckon from AL.com
- Explainers from Vox.com
- Religion for Breakfast
In class
- Video show and tell: Bring in a short explainer video that you think is a good example (can be from the above sources of elsewhere). Be prepared to explain why you think it is a good example what it can teach us.
- Video tutorial
10/15 Video Workshop
In class
- Work on video assignment
10/22 Video Presentation
- Present video assignment
- Discuss the video experience
10/29 Omeka and Digital Collections
- “Digital Historiography and the Archives”, Kate Theimer, et al. (read all the essays in the roundtable)
- Up and Running with Omeka.net
- Creating an Omeka exhibit
- Building Histories of the National Mall
In class
- Discussion of the readings
- Install Omeka on your host and Omeka tutorial. Bring your laptop.
- Omeka tutorial
11/5 Omeka Workshop
- Work on Omeka assignment
11/12 Omeka Presentation
- Present Omeka sites
- Discussion of Omeka experience
PART II. TOWARDS DIGITAL RELIGIOUS STUDIES
11/19 Digital Humanities
Read
- Digital_Humanities, Anne Burdick, et. al
In class
- Discussion of the reading
11/26 Digital Methods for the Humanities
Read
- Hermeneutica: Computer-Assisted Interpretation in the Humanities, Geoffery Rockwell and Stéfan Sinclair
- hermenuti.ca
- Voyant Tools
In class
- Discussion of the reading
12/3 Digital Religious Studies
Read
- “Religion, Media, and the Digital Turn,” Christopher D. Cantwell and Hussein Rashid
- “Digital Humanities and the Study of Religion,” Tim Hutchings
- “DRAFT: AAR Guidelines for Evaluating Digital Scholarship”, American Academy of Religion
- “A Modest Proposal for the AAR’s Guidelines for Evaluating Digital Scholarship,” Nathan Loewen
- “@Preacher_Bot: an experiment in evangelical speech making,” Christopher D. Cantwell
- The Database of Religious History
In class
- Discussion of the reading