Kalani Craig
Net.Create
Net.Create is an open-source analysis tool that offers simultaneous multi-user network-data entry that accommodates duplicate and ambiguous network data, provides live visualizations of up-to-the-minute entries from other team members, and is structured around clear citational and interpretive practices.
DigitalArc
DigitalArc is designed to require minimal technical skills and allows users to create a digital archive website for community, personal, or familial history projects.
Rosalyn LaPier
“Bison Standing Strong” Exhibition
Professor Rosalyn LaPier served as an advisor for "Bison Standing Strong," an exhibit exploring the enduring cultural and ecological legacy of American bison at the National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit is part of the 250th anniversary of the United States celebrations.
Robert Morrissey
Reclaiming Stories
Digital humanities project on hide painting and tattooing in Indigenous Illinois culture. Project developed in partnership with Peoria and Miami Tribes to document cultural revitalization efforts.
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The Eliot Indian Bible Project
Student research on the John Eliot Bible owned by University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library in a class taught by professor Robert Morrissey. The project culminated in a digital exhibit covering provenance and book history, along with historical interpretation of the first Bible ever published in North America.
Learn more about the Eliot Indian Bible Project
Saving Allerton Park: Histories of the Oakley Dam Controversy
Student research in a class taught by professor Robert Morrissey about a campaign to prevent a dam on the Sangamon River near Decatur which would have affected regional environment, particularly the nature preserve at Allerton Park. The project was undertaken as a “Humanities Research Lab” in partnership with the Allerton Park Visitors Center, 2024 and culminated in a digital exhibit.
Learn more about the Oakley Dam Project
Flatland Environmental Humanities Lab
A group research project that grew out of a Mellon-Funded Environmental Humanities Initiative. The project includes work by students, postdocs, and professor Robert Morrissey.
John Randolph
SourceLab
A digital humanities collective where students can learn how to publish digital documentary editions of historical sources and explore the opportunities and challenges of being a historian in a digital age. Created by professor John Randolph.