A bit about me.
My name is Scott Hudson, and I am a senior at Carleton College, where I study history. My main research interest lies in modern European nation-building, particularly the role that historical memory plays in the creation of national identity. That being said, I also enjoy studying film history, censorship history, and the history of antimodernist thought, all of which are far more connected to nationalism than you may think!
This site is the capstone portfolio for my Digital Arts & Humanities minor at Carleton. It showcases my work in digital history, where my focus has been to learn the writing and presentation skills necessary to make academic research and knowledge accessible to broader publics. This is work that I enjoy and hope to continue in my scholarly career to come!
What are the Digital Humanities?
The Digital Humanities is a branch of Digital Scholarship that blends traditional Humanities disciplinary methods, standards, and approaches with the powerful new digital tools of the Information Age. From the application of GIS tools to uncover spatial elements of textual sources to the wide-scale comparative word analysis of their contents, the application of cutting- edge technologies to the Humanities has led to a range of new and substantial approaches and conclusions in a variety of fields.
As a History major, I have spent a lot of my time developing the skills to undertake Digital History work, the Digital Humanities subfield that blends digital technologies with historical scholarship. In particular, I have focused on creating digital exhibits, articles, and other resources that make historical objects, texts, and scholarship more accessible for a broad, non-specialist audience while never compromising on the scholarly integrity of the work. I believe that these sorts of resources will be part of the battle to keep the humanities and the thoughtful, critical analytical skills they instill alive in a world that still desperately needs them.
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My Journey with Digital History.
Here, you will find a narrative of my experiences building my digital toolkit with the aim of being able to better share historical research with broader audiences online. These experiences span everything from course assignments to professional internships. Feel free to follow the narrative or jump to whatever subject interests you.
Digital Foundations
How I learned the core skills of digital history at Carleton College.
Class Projects
How I used my digital foundations towards major projects at Carleton.
The “Real World”
How I used my digital skill set on digital history projects in the “real world.”