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THATCamp (Day 2c)

Posted on June 16, 2012June 16, 2012 by Mills

In the first afternoon session I sat in on “Technology and International Scholarly Partnerships Across the Digital Divide” [facilitator: Peter Alegi]. I am interested in this topic, both because I am one of the founding editors of Global Perspectives on Digital History and because I am a trustee of the Romanian-American Foundation, which is spending a lot of money to promote the transformation of education and research in Romania (but in a more connected, more global context).

Topics discussed: “digital imperialism” by the global north at the global south; dealing with chaotic situations at the other end (Tunisia); how underrepresented groups are connecting to digital resources; how to fund these sorts of collaboration, especially since so much of the money is locally designated — our citizens only; should projects include a for pay version/service to help sustain it; how to make sure funds, if available to local partners, are actually spent on what they were assigned to; using projects such as these to help build local capacity to apply for funds; how local partners get “credit” for doing digital work in their local contexts (complicated enough in the US as it is).

 

1 thought on “THATCamp (Day 2c)”

  1. peter alegi says:
    June 18, 2012 at 9:35 am

    Thanks for attending the session Mills and for the write up. A future THATCamp might feature a session on the multifaceted impact of digital primary sources on knowledge production in the field of history. I would be especially interested in a comparative look at different fields of history, say, “world” vs “US” vs “African” vs “women’s” vs “diplomatic” history vs and so on.

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