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Projects

Digital South Projects

These projects represents work being done in a variety of humanities and social sciences departments at Carolina. They demonstrate how digital methods can be used to advance the study and teaching of the American South. Methods are wide-ranging and include GIS mapping, podcasting, text analysis, and more, resulting in an intellectually rich array of projects.

The projects featured here are recent. They demonstrate that Carolina is rich with digital pedagogy initiatives that foster collaboration among faculty, staff, and students of all standing. Some projects are focused on the classroom, while others originate from scholars’ research that makes use of special collections, digitized newspapers, and beyond.

A photograph of the Silent Sam monument that had been on the UNC-Chapel but has been taken down. #SilentSam
A partial image of a group of men, some young and some older. The image seems to be from the early twentieth century. A Red Record
A historical record of individuals with their name in one column and a description on the following column to the right. The text cannot be made out. Cameron Family Papers as Data
A clipping from a historical magazine. Descendants Project
An aerial image of the roadways of the town of Durham, North Carolina. Durham’s Geographic Histories
A historical record of individuals with their name in one column and a description on the following column to the right. The text cannot be made out. Hidden in Plain Sight
Logo from the Layered Lives project. The logo has three overlapping circle. One circle has an image of three young women with a sepia tint. The second circle is picture of a map with some cities pointed out; this circle has a red tint over the map. The third circle has a clipping from a historical document with a blue tint over it. Layered Lives
Karen Parker leaning against a wall and holding a book against her. She is wearing a striped sweater with orange, white, beige, and dark brown. Mapping Karen Parker’s Journal
Black and white image of a crowd gathering around a Black man speaking. Close to this man is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Media and the Movement
A black and white photograph of Pauli Murray. North Carolina Black Feminisms
Man protesting outside of a school with a picket sign that reads, On The Books
Etching of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from an aerial point of view. On These Grounds
Pieces of plastic items in various colors laid out on a table. Plastic Archaeology
A group of UNC students holding a sign that reads Queerolina
Monument of Silent Sam with a sepia tint on the image. Silent Sam Online
A group of Black students walking in the green before Wilson Library. Students are holding signs such as The Black and Carolina Blue Tour