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HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Nazua Idris
Nazua Idris HASTAC Scholar (2023-25) Doctoral Candidate in Literary Studies, Department of English, Washington State University Nazua’s (She/her) research focuses on the intersections of the nineteenth and early twentieth-century global Anglophone literatures, long nineteenth-century British literature, scholarly textual editing, decolonial digital humanities, and decolonial and digital pedagogies. Nazua obtained BA (Hons) in English and MA in English Literature…
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The Neuroscience of “Never Enough”: Why Teachers Feel Like They’re Failing (Even When They’re Totally Nailing It)
Basketcasing by Mechelle Gilford and Sir Bard circa 2024 The Neuroscience of “Never Enough”: Why Teachers Feel Like They’re Failing (Even When They’re Totally Nailing It) Teaching, bless its heart, is a profession that’s not exactly known for its laid-back vibes. It’s more like a caffeine-fueled roller coaster, where the highs of student breakthroughs are…
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Waving Wisdom: Why ASL Signs the Way for Early Learners, Including Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Tangy Dimension by Mechelle Gilford and Sir Bard circa 2024 Waving Wisdom: Why ASL Signs the Way for Early Learners, Including Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder While mastering a new language can feel like scaling Mount Everest at any age, for some youngsters, spoken words can be a complex and frustrating puzzle. Enter American…
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HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Jyothi Justin
Jyothi Justin Doctoral Student Department of English Digital Humanities and Publishing Studies Research Group School of Humanities and Social Sciences IIT Indore, M.P., India Website: https://sites.google.com/view/jyothijustin Twitter: @JustinJyothi Why did you apply to HASTAC? I was motivated to apply to the prestigious HASTAC Scholars program upon encountering the works done by the previous scholars of…
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HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Alexandra Thrall
Alexandra (Allie) Thrall is a doctoral student in Baylor University’s Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Allie’s research focuses on investigating the sociotechnical arrangements that could undermine or support justice-oriented teaching and learning. Formerly, Allie taught 4th-12th grades and served as a school administrator. Allie has an M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of…
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HASTAC Scholars Spotlight
Niloufar Esmaeili Ph.D. Fellow Department of English University of Texas at San Antonio 1. Why did you apply to HASTAC? I applied to HASTAC to keep myself in dialogue with all the people contributing to the field of digital humanities and learn from them. As a doctoral student who is invested in the intersection of…
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Chalk Dust and Code: Why Art Teachers Are the Prompt Engineers You Never Knew You Needed
The Great Tea Cup Metropolis by Mechelle Gilford and Sir Bard circa 2024 Chalk Dust and Code: Why Art Teachers Are the Prompt Engineers You Never Knew You Needed For art teachers, the summer months offer a chance to recharge our creative batteries. But what if we could turn our passion for art and visual…
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Field Notes
Lessons from the Orchard by Mechelle Gilford and Sir Bard circa 2024 Field Notes The chalkboard swirls, a verdant storm, Fractured knowledge in cubist form. Mathematics dance, a cryptic rhyme, Amidst the orchard, bathed in time.
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HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Hiranya Mukherjee
1) Why did you apply to HASTAC? As I was nearing the end of my Master’s program in English Literature, I was apprehensive about leaving the university circle and setting forth into the world outside academia. In the five consecutive years that comprised my Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Literary Studies, I had grown accustomed…
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Scholar Spotlight: Kyla Yein
Why did you apply to HASTAC? I applied to HASTAC because I wanted to be connected with an academic community that overlapped with my own research interests and to enrich my own understanding of the dialogue among media arts, technology, and the humanities. As a first-year Cinema and Media Master’s student at UCLA, I wanted…