Social Sciences
Folks, I am thrilled to let you know that Professor John Wall, in the Department of English, and his colleagues Professor David Hill (Architect, College of Design) and graduate student Joshua Stephens, also an architect, received very favorable media attention for their fascinating project on recreating the sounds of the old (pre-London Fire) St. Paul Cathedral. With support from an NEH Digital Humanities Startup grant, John and his colleagues, working with other experts, are seeking to understand how a famous sermon by John Donne would sound as it was delivered in St. Paul's churchyard in 17th century London. The work is fascinating, and worth learning about. Here are some links to explore:
- Fwd: Leavis At York
'Leavis at York' 15th to 16th October, 2010 'Levis at York' - a conference and exhibition - forms part of a major reappraisal of F. R. Leavis, the most controversial literary critic of his time and one of the most important intellectual...
- Invitation To Participate In The Humanities Extension Program: Note From Melonie St. John
Colleagues, Melonie St. John in the Nonprofits Institute is managing the Humanities Extension Program. This is a great opportunity to share your knowledge with teachers and students in nearby schools; for those of you who have included K-12 outreach as...
- November 5, Hunt Library--john Wall's Virtual Paul's Cross Project. Please Join Us!
I am very pleased to share with you this note from John Wall (English) on the eagerly anticipated installation of his Virtual Paul's Cross Project in Hunt Library. This interdisciplinary project provides participants with the opportunity to experience...
- Welcome, Again, To The Chass Research And Engagement Blog
With the start of a new academic year, I'm writing to welcome you to the CHASS Research and Engagement blog. I've started this in 2011 blog as a way to share all sorts of opportunities with the CHASS and NCSU research community, and...
- Digital Humanities In Inside Higher Education (including John Wall!)
Many of you have been following trends in what has come to be called "Digital Humanities," and John Wall, in CHASS's English Department, recently attended a meeting at the National Endowment for the Humanities on this topic. John, as many of you know,...
Social Sciences
Great news on a colleague's work!
Folks, I am thrilled to let you know that Professor John Wall, in the Department of English, and his colleagues Professor David Hill (Architect, College of Design) and graduate student Joshua Stephens, also an architect, received very favorable media attention for their fascinating project on recreating the sounds of the old (pre-London Fire) St. Paul Cathedral. With support from an NEH Digital Humanities Startup grant, John and his colleagues, working with other experts, are seeking to understand how a famous sermon by John Donne would sound as it was delivered in St. Paul's churchyard in 17th century London. The work is fascinating, and worth learning about. Here are some links to explore:
http://chassnews.blogspot.com/2011/08/time-machine-see-and-hear-john-donne.html
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/design-projects/dlife/2011/09/02/time-machine-see-and-hear-john-donne-preach-sort-of/
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/travel-back-in-time-virtually-to-hear-john-donne-preach/244339/
Congratulations to John and his colleagues! We will continue to share good news about our faculty's accomplishments.
- Fwd: Leavis At York
'Leavis at York' 15th to 16th October, 2010 'Levis at York' - a conference and exhibition - forms part of a major reappraisal of F. R. Leavis, the most controversial literary critic of his time and one of the most important intellectual...
- Invitation To Participate In The Humanities Extension Program: Note From Melonie St. John
Colleagues, Melonie St. John in the Nonprofits Institute is managing the Humanities Extension Program. This is a great opportunity to share your knowledge with teachers and students in nearby schools; for those of you who have included K-12 outreach as...
- November 5, Hunt Library--john Wall's Virtual Paul's Cross Project. Please Join Us!
I am very pleased to share with you this note from John Wall (English) on the eagerly anticipated installation of his Virtual Paul's Cross Project in Hunt Library. This interdisciplinary project provides participants with the opportunity to experience...
- Welcome, Again, To The Chass Research And Engagement Blog
With the start of a new academic year, I'm writing to welcome you to the CHASS Research and Engagement blog. I've started this in 2011 blog as a way to share all sorts of opportunities with the CHASS and NCSU research community, and...
- Digital Humanities In Inside Higher Education (including John Wall!)
Many of you have been following trends in what has come to be called "Digital Humanities," and John Wall, in CHASS's English Department, recently attended a meeting at the National Endowment for the Humanities on this topic. John, as many of you know,...