Organizations in the Boston area, Southern California, and New York City help area digital humanists connect with each other– and now Texas has its own DH group. The Texas Digital Humanities Consortium (TXDHC) aims to enable Texas digital humanists to share knowledge, learn new skills and methods, and collaborate on research and educational projects. After a terrific first conference hosted by the University of Houston in April of 2014, the second Texas Digital Humanities conference will take place at the University of Texas-Arlington on April 9-11, 2015, with keynotes from Alan Liu, Adeline Koh and George Siemens. (Submit your paper proposal in by January 10.) Thanks to the work of Matt Christy at Texas A&M, the TXDHC website (built on Commons in a Box) allows members to create profiles, set up groups, participate in forums, and more. The TXDHC Steering Committee (which includes me, Jennifer Hecker, Laura Mandell, Rafia Mirza, Charlotte Nunes and Andrew Torget) is shaping the organization and planning upcoming events, including a virtual workshop. The TXDHC’s next online general meeting will take place on Thursday, December 4 from 3-4 p.m. and will include lightning talks by Tanya Clement and Charlotte Nunes, updates on the consortium’s activities, and an opportunity to share announcements and questions.
Interested in participating in the TXDHC? Sign up for the listserv, create an account on the website, and come to a meeting. TXDHC is an informal, collaborative group; there are no membership fees or bureaucratic structures. Please get in touch with me (lisamspiro[at]gmail[dot]com) if you have questions or suggestions. As a scrappy new organization, TXDHC depends on the energy and ideas of its members.
Digital Scholarship in the Humanities 