This study applies stylometry to investigate possible changes in word usage in an author after surviving an episode of severe aphasia. Changes may have been observed in indefinite pronoun use.

Non-professional communities are vital partners in cultural heritage research. ATRIUM collaborates with diverse groups, from metal detectorists to deaf citizens, to improve accessibility and co-develop research. This presentation will explore our collaborative methodologies and the ongoing work on participatory research and its impact.

“Grounding Exercises” transforms online accounts of depersonalization and derealization (DPDR) into visceral, multi-sensory data visceralizations. Using text analysis, the project explores body-focused metaphors and symptoms shared on the subreddit r/dpdr, advocating for greater awareness of this under-researched disorder. These data-driven representations foster empathy, bridging gaps between sufferers, clinicians, and the broader public.

This project performs text analysis of news media and social media postings discussing autistic-created media as well as the broader conversation about autism to understand the impact of authentic autistic representation in mainstream media on the broader culture's attitudes toward autism and autistic people.

This research is grounded in recent scholarship on the geospatial analysis of the US Federal Census data from 1880, 1910, and 1920. Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches from the social sciences and humanities, the talk explores residential networks and domestic-social habitus— the unique characteristics of communities navigating profound social transformations.