Including his most-recent entry entitled “Osama bin Laden For Kids,” Trevor Owens’ new blog FirstPast explores examples of history and “true stories” in children’s literature. Trevor has some great observations on representation in children’s biographies - and although analyzing a different medium than myself, his work speaks to many of the educational dilemmas I’ve [...]
One of the Wild West Roleplaying simulations I’ve studied, Tombstone, now has a web presence. It’s interesting to step back and compare their online community to several others I’ve discussed in previous entries. One of the most surprising things to me is how ambivalent members of these roleplaying communities are of other communities. [...]
At the Center for History and New Media I’ve had the opportunity to be on the web development team for Omeka, a “simple and flexible system for organizations, cultural institutions, and individuals to manage and publish items, collections, and exhibits on the web.” Omeka is a free and open source web publishing platform that [...]
I'm a digital humanist and graduate of American Studies, currently working as a web developer and Omeka community liaison for the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Finding America is my professional blog, and an amalgamation of the many hats I wear ranging from theorist to practitioner. I explore the confluence of American Culture and information technology in the archives, the classroom, and our digital lives.