Aly Hill, Spring 2025 DM Graduate Fellow, The White Supremacist Next Door: A Digital Ethnography of the Far-Right and Hyperlocal Political Strategy

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...

05 August, 2025

Jane Hatter, Spring 2025 DM Faculty Grant Recipient, Echoes of Women’s Musical Voices in Visual and Material Evidence from 1450-1550

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...

16 July, 2025

Theadora Soter, Fall 2023 DM Undergraduate Intern, Mapping the Projects

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...

25 March, 2024

Callie Avondet, Fall 2023 DM Undergraduate Intern, Nā Lei Poina ʻOle (The Children Never Forgotten)

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...

21 February, 2024

Maggie Scholle, Fall 2023 DM Graduate Fellow, For the Birds?: Wastelanding at Lee Kay Ponds

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...

25 January, 2024

Kevin Coe, Fall 2023 DM Faculty Grant Recipient, News Coverage of U.S. Mass Shootings 2013–2022

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...

11 January, 2024

Natalie Slater, Spring 2023 DM Graduate Fellow

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...

29 August, 2023

Eliana Massey, Spring 2023 DM Undergraduate Intern

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...

14 August, 2023

Digital Matters Fall 2023, Faculty and Graduate Fellow Announcement

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...

01 May, 2023

Call for Applications

We are excited to announce our call for applications for both our Digital Matters Graduate Fellowship and Faculty Grantee opportunities. This grant is designed to support innovative research projects that utilize digital methods and technologies to advance the study of your respective fields. These opportunities...

16 March, 2023