DIGITAL HUMANITIES AFRO-FUTURISM WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

DATES:

• August 6, 2019 | 8:00AM – 4:30PM
• August 7, 2019 | 8:00AM – 11:45AM

PURPOSE:
Advancing digital learning, alliance-building, and resource sharing through highly interactive discussions with leading Digital Humanities scholars and practitioners in Digital Humanities. Designed to provide an intensive, community-oriented, and foundational approach to learning technical skills in service of historically African American institutions and affiliated organizations focused on the care, collection, and preservation of Black culture.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

COST: $30 Registration Fee

• Lunch is included
• Refreshments will be provided
• Maximum number of participants: 20 people

REQUIREMENTS: No prior Digital Humanities expertise needed!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Practitioners from African American museums, libraries, historic sites and cultural centers in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean seeking insight on how technology can extend their institutional capacity, thereby making their collections and programs more accessible to the communities they serve.

TIME COMMITMENT:

• Tuesday, August 6 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM)
• Wednesday, August 7 (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

(All participants will be required to attend both days of the workshop to receive the Certificate of Completion).

WHAT TO EXPECT:

• Build Community | Join a growing network of leaders, scholars, and technologists to explore new modes of inquiry that thoughtfully integrate digital tools and methods and service the mission of your institution.
• Learn New Skills | Build technical and professional skills through collaborative, hands-on workshops, and a project development lab to help explore, enhance, or increase your digital literacy and confidence using digital tools.
• Share Resources | Engage with leaders who are passionate about using digital tools to enhance their work and share best practices in a dynamic meeting of the minds in which a meaningful exchange of ideas will emerge.

LOCATION: Jackson State University Innovation Lab
(Transportation will be provided from the Westin Hotel & Hilton Garden Inn).

IMPORTANT LINKS:

• Workshop Agenda
• Registration

 

2019 AAAM PRE-CONFERENCE
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

ACTIVATE, LISTEN, EMPOWER:
A Special Workshop for Museum Educators

DATES: August 7, 2019 | 9:00AM – 4:00PM

Join us for an interactive session, which will feature case studies and examples of how museums across the country have tackled the challenges of interpreting difficult history within today’s social climate; as well as gain tools, techniques, and resources. Participants will also discuss the re-establishment of a formal community of AAAM museum educators.

The Museum Educators Workshop will feature:

Curator’s tour of the exhibition A Tale of Two Collections at the Mississippi Museum of Art

Interactive African drum and dance clinic with Alkebulan Music Philosophy

National Park Service presentation

The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation presentation

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY:

The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation and the National Civil Rights Museum

  

 

COST: $30 Registration Fee

• Lunch is included
• Refreshments will be provided
• Maximum number of participants: 20 people

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Educators and Interpreters from African American museums, libraries, historic sites and cultural centers in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean seeking insight on how technology can extend their institutional capacity, thereby making their collections and programs more accessible to the communities they serve.

TIME COMMITMENT:

Wednesday, August 7 (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

LOCATION: Mississippi Museum of Art
(Transportation will be provided from the Westin Hotel & Hilton Garden Inn).

IMPORTANT LINKS:

• AGENDA – Museum Educators Workshop
• Registration Form