And Dan Cohen and @foundhistory.bsky.social, whose idea it was! #THATCamp
March 31, 2026 at 12:16 AM
And Dan Cohen and @foundhistory.bsky.social, whose idea it was! #THATCamp
I really want to try this, and I wish we still had THATCamp so a group of us could be imitating it with weird data sets right now.
This is in the best traditions of DH. Its success didn't depend on big compute or extensive tech background, but on good design + 19c vibes. And yet, in fact, figuring out how to fine-tune something like this is not a solved problem, and people w/ more compute hours could learn from the experiment.
I’ve been overwhelmed and thrilled by the response to this! I’ve also gotten a lot of questions asking how I did it. So, this weekend I sat down and wrote a detailed narrative documentation outlining how, exactly, I built Mr. Chatterbox: www.estragon.news/mr-chatterbo...
March 30, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I really want to try this, and I wish we still had THATCamp so a group of us could be imitating it with weird data sets right now.
Opening keynote #DH2025 is @javiercha.bsky.social on Automating the past: AI and the next frontiers of Digital History. His career began in the era of dial up and Flash, his DH career c 2008, the era of THATCamp.
He notes his debt to the leadership of NEH and Brett Bobley; spontaneous applause!
He notes his debt to the leadership of NEH and Brett Bobley; spontaneous applause!
July 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Opening keynote #DH2025 is @javiercha.bsky.social on Automating the past: AI and the next frontiers of Digital History. His career began in the era of dial up and Flash, his DH career c 2008, the era of THATCamp.
He notes his debt to the leadership of NEH and Brett Bobley; spontaneous applause!
He notes his debt to the leadership of NEH and Brett Bobley; spontaneous applause!
After today's #SBLAAR24 #THATCAMP I wrote this: Why Scholars Should Own Their Online Presence www.adamdjbrett.com/blog/2024-11...
Why Scholars Should Own Their Online Presence
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November 23, 2024 at 12:48 AM
After today's #SBLAAR24 #THATCAMP I wrote this: Why Scholars Should Own Their Online Presence www.adamdjbrett.com/blog/2024-11...
Way back in the day, I suggested, as a THATCamp prompt: “Why does every CMS suck?” If I could have seen the SaaS future, I might have used . . . stronger language.
May 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Way back in the day, I suggested, as a THATCamp prompt: “Why does every CMS suck?” If I could have seen the SaaS future, I might have used . . . stronger language.
November 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Remember when nobody knew what digital humanities was but THATcamp had a big Microsoft grant so there were all these free (un)conferences and I just went to a bunch of them even though I wasn't a student or employed in academia...?
September 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Remember when nobody knew what digital humanities was but THATcamp had a big Microsoft grant so there were all these free (un)conferences and I just went to a bunch of them even though I wasn't a student or employed in academia...?
Great thread and lots of agreement in the replies. I took an R tutorial from @lincolnmullen.com at a #THATCamp and he emphasized the point that data wrangling / cleaning / normalization was most of the work of analysis: it resonated with me then and it still resonates with me today.
My methods training was okay to good but it definitely left me with the impression that analysis was something like 80% estimating 15% presentation 5% wrangling and it’s actually 96% wrangling
July 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Great thread and lots of agreement in the replies. I took an R tutorial from @lincolnmullen.com at a #THATCamp and he emphasized the point that data wrangling / cleaning / normalization was most of the work of analysis: it resonated with me then and it still resonates with me today.
Huge thanks to @rebeccaonion.bsky.social for inviting me to write the piece and getting it out in the world so quickly. (Ironically, Rebecca and I met at a THATCamp a million years ago which... probably would not have happened without NEH funding 🫠)
My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side.
#humanities #highered #neh
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#humanities #highered #neh
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Say Goodbye to Small-Town Libraries and Museums, Thanks to Trump’s Latest Cuts
The NEH budget is tiny. The loss is huge.
slate.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Huge thanks to @rebeccaonion.bsky.social for inviting me to write the piece and getting it out in the world so quickly. (Ironically, Rebecca and I met at a THATCamp a million years ago which... probably would not have happened without NEH funding 🫠)
THATCamp is happening in the DSL next week! It's always a fun way to kick off the new academic year.
We would like to invite you and your colleagues to join us for the annual Digital Humanities THATCamp, taking place on Thursday, August 21st from 8:30AM - 3:00PM in the Digital Scholarship Lab of the MSU Main Library (Second Floor, West).
Register below!
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Register below!
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DH@MSU THATCamp - Aug 21, 2025
DH@MSU is hosting THATCamp, a free in-person event this August targeted at MSU faculty, staff, and students for a few reasons:
1. To bring people back together after the summer
2. To introduce new fo...
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August 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
THATCamp is happening in the DSL next week! It's always a fun way to kick off the new academic year.
Digital Humanities THATCamp Spring 2025 Virtual: digitalhumanities.msu.edu/thatcamp/spr...
THATCamp Spring 2025 Virtual – Digital Humanities
digitalhumanities.msu.edu
January 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Digital Humanities THATCamp Spring 2025 Virtual: digitalhumanities.msu.edu/thatcamp/spr...
Team Zotero her. Siden begynnelsen - jeg var en av de to som oversatte den aller første til norsk, tror jeg startet oversettelsen på en THATCamp i 2008. Zotero ble jo utviklet av humanister, først og fremst historikere.
May 27, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Team Zotero her. Siden begynnelsen - jeg var en av de to som oversatte den aller første til norsk, tror jeg startet oversettelsen på en THATCamp i 2008. Zotero ble jo utviklet av humanister, først og fremst historikere.
You guys this makes me want to bring back THATCamp just for the pleasure of having this as an impromptu session. 🧀🫕🪤
March 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You guys this makes me want to bring back THATCamp just for the pleasure of having this as an impromptu session. 🧀🫕🪤
@literaturegeek.bsky.social These #dhmakes pins are the best thing ever and they make me miss our ThatCamp Games days so much! Thanks for sending them, and I'd love to lead a crafty workshop sometime 😍
September 11, 2024 at 12:11 AM
@literaturegeek.bsky.social These #dhmakes pins are the best thing ever and they make me miss our ThatCamp Games days so much! Thanks for sending them, and I'd love to lead a crafty workshop sometime 😍
EVENT: THATCamp Spring 2026 ← dh+lib
EVENT: THATCamp Spring 2026 ← dh+lib
where the digital humanities and librarianship meet
dhandlib.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
EVENT: THATCamp Spring 2026 ← dh+lib
What is THATCamp?
Learn more below and register for THATCamp happening this Friday, January 30th from 9:30AM-3:00PM online through Zoom!
Registration Link: msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Learn more below and register for THATCamp happening this Friday, January 30th from 9:30AM-3:00PM online through Zoom!
Registration Link: msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM
What is THATCamp?
Learn more below and register for THATCamp happening this Friday, January 30th from 9:30AM-3:00PM online through Zoom!
Registration Link: msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Learn more below and register for THATCamp happening this Friday, January 30th from 9:30AM-3:00PM online through Zoom!
Registration Link: msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Persistent memories of showing up at a THATcamp in 2011 hoping people would join me for a discussion of "how do the digital humanities construe knowledge?" only to find that people wanted to talk about historical mapping software. Kind of an "the system is what the system does" moment for me.
March 11, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Persistent memories of showing up at a THATcamp in 2011 hoping people would join me for a discussion of "how do the digital humanities construe knowledge?" only to find that people wanted to talk about historical mapping software. Kind of an "the system is what the system does" moment for me.
Did we just reinvent thatcamp?
August 16, 2023 at 5:21 PM
Did we just reinvent thatcamp?
I remember meeting @brettbobley.bsky.social for the first time at the first THATcamp, I think in 2008. I was blown away that the Director of the Office of Digital Humanities would come out to our little event. Even better, Brett was like super actively involved in and was really easy to talk to.
June 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I remember meeting @brettbobley.bsky.social for the first time at the first THATcamp, I think in 2008. I was blown away that the Director of the Office of Digital Humanities would come out to our little event. Even better, Brett was like super actively involved in and was really easy to talk to.
Cleaning up my Bookmarks before embarking on Writing the Next BookTM. Ran into the old debate sparked by @ncecire.bsky.social on THATCamp Theory (good times). With a response from @tedunderwood.me where he talks about being a DH baby. NC's post in TU's post tedunderwood.com/2011/10/22/o...
On transitive and intransitive uses of the verb “theorize.”
I’m a relative newcomer to digital humanities; I’ve been doing this for about a year now. The content of the field has been interesting, but in some ways even more interesting is the wa…
tedunderwood.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Cleaning up my Bookmarks before embarking on Writing the Next BookTM. Ran into the old debate sparked by @ncecire.bsky.social on THATCamp Theory (good times). With a response from @tedunderwood.me where he talks about being a DH baby. NC's post in TU's post tedunderwood.com/2011/10/22/o...
Getting a tour from @baibi of the new UTAS Forest building. This space is open to the public, so thinking it'd be a great space for an academically homeless person like me to work, have office hours, run small workshops, or even a THATCamp!
February 7, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Getting a tour from @baibi of the new UTAS Forest building. This space is open to the public, so thinking it'd be a great space for an academically homeless person like me to work, have office hours, run small workshops, or even a THATCamp!
I think this is also incorporated into the #msuglobaldh code of conduct but this is from our THATCamp COC: "Deliberate intimidation or stalking of any kind – in person or online." docs.google.com/document/d/1... - maybe it's not clear, and thanks for the prompt to think that through more.
THATCamp Code of Conduct 2024
THATCamp Michigan State University (MSU) Code of Conduct 2024 Revision At DH@MSU THATCamp we want everyone to feel welcome, included, and safe throughout the event. This Code of Conduct sets expecta...
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December 14, 2024 at 6:24 PM
I think this is also incorporated into the #msuglobaldh code of conduct but this is from our THATCamp COC: "Deliberate intimidation or stalking of any kind – in person or online." docs.google.com/document/d/1... - maybe it's not clear, and thanks for the prompt to think that through more.
