Transcription: Do you think the events of the past influence the present and future? If you do, Now and Then is the podcast for you. Hosted by Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman, two well-known historians , each episode delves into a present event, drawing connections to historical contexts. As…
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The ‘Quest’ to Uncover Women’s Religious Poetry in Mundelein College Student Verses
When it came to this visualization project, I wanted to continue working on student publications- this is when I found transcribed editions of ‘Quest- An Anthology of Verse’, which contains poetry composed by the students and alumnae of Mundelein College in the items, kindly provided, by the Women & Leadership Archives…
Loyola University Student Publications Archive
I decided to base my archive on Loyola News, the previous name of the Loyola Phoenix student newspaper. My motivation for this choice stemmed from the fact that I wanted to work on a student publication. Our team’s grant proposal project is based on the Mundelein student newspaper ‘The Skyscraper.’…
Archiving the Voices of the Incarcerated: A Review of The American Prison Writing Archive (APWA)
The American Prison Writing Archive (APWA) (https://prisonwitness.org/) is an open access archive presents writings from incarcerated American’s to better understand the American prison system. By presenting their lived experiences through their writings, the archive seeks to dispel myths surrounding the incarcerated. The archive is founded by Dr. Doran Larson who…
Dr. Timothy Morton’s Digital Profile
Dr. Timothy Morton is associated with Rice University, and the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is a prominent academic whose research spans the realms of ecology, culture, and environmental humanities. They have an active web presence, and this is clear through their Twitter (now called X) profile (https://twitter.com/the_eco_thought) and…