Week 02

Geohumanities II

Published

January 27, 2026

What defines a “humanistic” approach to geographic information systems and spatial data? How ought we approach these questions from a technical perspective?

Slides

Topic Date Link

Geohumanities II

January 27, 2026

Slides

Lab

Title Subtitle Date Assigned Date Due
Lab 01 Assessing the terrain Jan 27, 2026 Feb 3, 2026
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Assignment

Title Subtitle Date Assigned Date Due
Assignment 01 Placing the humanities Jan 20, 2026 Feb 10, 2026
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Readings

Although it isn’t due until February 10, you should read these two short reports on the current state of U.S. humanities…

… and this longer piece, which assesses “digital humanities” rather critically…

  • Allington, Daniel et al. (2016)

… as part of your preparation for Assignment 01.

References

Allington, Daniel, Sarah Brouillete, and David Golumbia. 2016. “Neoliberal Tools (and Archives): A Political History of Digital Humanities.” Los Angeles Review of Books, May. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/neoliberal-tools-archives-political-history-digital-humanities.
Blair, Elizabeth. 2025. “Where Did U.S. Humanities Grants Go? To Projects from a Baseball Film to AI Research.” NPR, April. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/10/nx-s1-5352821/national-endowment-humanities-grants-funding-terminated.
Quinn, Ryan. 2026. NEH Pours Millions Into Conservative-Aligned Projects.” In Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2026/01/20/neh-pours-millions-fehe-network-unc-civic-school-more.