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Reconstructing Self-Emancipation's Archive (6-18-2022)
Reconstructing Self-Emancipation's Archive (6-18-2022)
Reversing the Archive (9-2023)
Reversing the Archive (9-2023)
National Archives Visit Orientation ~ Research Notes => Writing ~ Mapping Methods
Agency-centered writing
Agency-centered writing
How to turn records by white people into stories about black people.
How to turn records by white people into stories about black people.
Round 1 - Anonymize the missionaries.
Round 2 - Find a Black historical actor who did something that made possible the missionary's action. Rewrite so that the Black historical actor is first named character precipitating action.
The Writing Rules
The Writing Rules
Marginalized Voices - Digital Strategies for Recovery
Marginalized Voices - Digital Strategies for Recovery
Experimenting with New Tech
Experimenting with New Tech
(AI, handwriting recognition, building macros, relational databases, new software development)
(AI, handwriting recognition, building macros, relational databases, new software development)
RELATIONAL DATABASE TOOLS
RELATIONAL DATABASE TOOLS
Area120 and Google have teamed up to create a relational database tool. I work with FilemakerPro software in my own relational database creation. The catch is that hosting and maintaining the database online requires FilemakerPro Server. I have toyed around with SQLite, but I have been curious about Area120's project because I believe that it will be the most "democratized" and integrative tool for graduate students and undergrads. The drawback is that we are once again subject to Google's R&D whims and must keep a close eye on long-term storage and organization with appropriate back-ups. (AC May 2022
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