Digital Scholarship and Initiatives

Digital Humanities Lab

The Digital Humanities Lab

A collective home for digital projects focused on the cross-section between the humanities and technology

About

The Digital Humanities Lab at Appalachian State University is the home for all digital humanities projects that combine expertise in the humanities disciplines with technological skills. This site is a visual platform to communicate the innovation in research and scholarship thriving on App State's campus. If you would like to join our community, please send an email to Agnes Gambill. The Digital Humanities Working Group regularly hosts workshops and offers resources to members. We also welcome collaborations with faculty from scientific disciplines.

Digital Humanities Projects

The American Diplomat on PBS

The American Diplomat

The American Diplomat explores the lives and legacies of three African-American ambassadors — Edward R. Dudley, Terence Todman and Carl Rowan — who pushed past historical and institutional racial barriers to reach high-ranking appointments.

13 Apr 2022

DocuAppalachia: A half century focus on the environment

DocuAppalachia

DocuAppalachia compares scenes from a 1970's George Flowers film made in Appalachia to those same scenes in the 21st century.

13 Apr 2022

Garden Creek artifacts

Garden Creek Virtual Exhibit

The Garden Creek virtual exhibit was created by Cameron Blumhardt for an undergraduate departmental honors thesis project in collaboration with App State’s Anthropology Department and Belk Library.

30 Aug 2021

Barbie in the Age of Digital Reproduction

Barbie in the Age of Digital Reproduction

Drs. Beth Davison and Martha McCaughey produced a documentary video on Barbie in the age of digital reproduction.

15 Apr 2021

The Appalachian Theatre

The Appalachian Theatre of the High Country (ATHC) operates the historic Appalachian Theatre, located in the heart of downtown Boone, North Carolina.

26 Apr 2019

Vintage advertisement with portrait of nurse and text "Join the Red Cross: All you need is a Heart and a Dollar"

Nursing History

The mission of the North Carolina Nursing History (NCNH) website is to provide an online resource about the history of nursing in the state of North Carolina.

26 Apr 2019

Vintage ticket for Boone's Appalachian Theatre, 10 cents, admit one child

A History of Film Exhibition in Watauga County

Although remote and difficult to travel through for much of the early 20th century, Watauga County has a surprisingly varied and rich history of film exhibition.

26 Apr 2019

Digital Jesus

Digital Jesus

Dr. Randall Reed, Cameron Small, and Elizabeth Henry have been working on a project called Digital Jesus.

5 Apr 2019