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Critical Refusal, Slowness, and Openness: Possibilities and Challenges in Community-Oriented Digital Archival Initiatives
Hannah L. Jacobs
Duke University, United States of America
In digital humanities, openness has become a default, bringing with it both possibilities for empowerment through knowledge distribution and challenges of replicating power imbalances and social oppression and repression. Two case studies demonstrate how critical refusal and slow scholarship, alongside indigenous data sovereignty, offer a shift in open approaches.
9:00am - 9:20am
Evaluation models, global diversity and DH
María José Afanador1, Eduard Arriaga2, Isabel Galina Russell3, Ernesto Priani3, Paul Joseph Spence4, Juan Steyn5
1Universidad de los Andes, Colombia; 2Clark University, USA; 3UNAM, Mexico; 4King's College London, United Kingdom; 5South African Centre for Digital Language Resources, South Africa
This panel will explore a series of global studies and landmark guidelines for evaluation in DH in order to examine questions around evaluation aims, design, intended audience, thematic coverage, professional scope, actual impact and future projection based on multilingualism and geoculturally inclusive values at their core.
Public Digital Humanities and Trans Women’s Healthcare: Exploring Migration, Government Schemes, and Social Advocacy in South India
K Kavitha
Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India
This study explores healthcare and migration challenges faced by South Indian trans women, highlighting limited central scheme access and inadequate state transportation support. It proposes the need for policy promotion, awareness, and inclusive mobility initiatives and a Google Maps platform to improve healthcare access and foster a supportive community.
