Faculty Fellows AI's Societal Threats in Support for AI Research and AI Regulation Isabelle Freiling (Associate Professor, Department of Communication ) My Digital Matters research project, titled "AI’s Societal Threats in Support for AI Research and AI Regulation,” will examine public perceptions of and reactions to different threats...
When Research Hits Home: Rethinking Extremism Through Localized Research Academic research has long faced criticism for its detachment from the communities it studies, contributing to the Academy’s reputation as an “ivory tower.” In response, ethnographic methods emerged to center “thick descriptions” of social life, rooted in...
Although she was painted almost exactly 500 years ago, this female musician might not seem out of place if she arrived on the stage of Dumke Recital Hall or appeared in an opera at Kingsbury this weekend. In her portrait she is presented before a...
Briefly describe your project and the challenges, lessons learned, and obstacles overcome in the execution of it. What were the professional, academic, and personal motivations underlying your project? I view this project as divided into three areas of research that all work together to create the...
Briefly describe your project and the challenges, lessons learned, and obstacles overcome in the execution of it. What were the professional, academic, and personal motivations underlying your project? I am currently helping with part of Dr. Maile Arvin and Dr. Derek Taira’s larger project, Nā Lei...
I began my Digital Matters fellowship excited to represent stories from research and interviews I conducted for my Environmental Humanities thesis in an interactive, visual format. My thesis studies the social, environmental, and regulatory history of Lee Kay Conservation Area, public land on the far...
Briefly describe your project and the challenges, lessons learned, and obstacles overcome in the execution of it. What were the professional, academic, and personal motivations underlying your project? My ongoing project focuses on news coverage of mass shootings in the U.S. over the past decade. I’m...
Briefly describe your project and the challenges, lessons learned, and obstacles overcome in the execution of it. What were the professional, academic, and personal motivations underlying your project? My Digital Matters project built on my research for the Environmental Humanities graduate program. As part of my...
Briefly describe your project and the challenges, lessons learned, and obstacles overcome in the execution of it. What were the professional, academic, and personal motivations underlying your project? I partnered with the Pacific Island Studies Program to begin building an ArcGIS story map that locates Pasifika...
Digital Matters is thrilled to announce the addition of new Faculty and Graduate Fellows to our team for the Fall of 2023. These individuals bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience that will undoubtedly contribute to the field of digital humanities and we...