The following are examples of projects that DS @ U-M has worked with in the past. Each listing has a description of the project along with information like funding sources, technical platforms used, and which people and department(s) were involved.
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From Africa to Patagonia
Read more: From Africa to PatagoniaHere you will find documents on the Language, Culture, and History of the Boer community in Patagonia, Argentina. Researchers can find historical letters, official documents, images, and periodicals in Spanish, English,…
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Road to Hybridabad
Read more: Road to HybridabadAn interactive robot sculpture with “Scheherazade AI”, trained on contemporary immigrant narratives and traditional folktales. As you approach the robot its face turns to you, and it will tell you…
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Ukraine Testifies
Read more: Ukraine TestifiesUKRAINE TESTIFIES is a collaboration between the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia (WCEE) and The Reckoning Project, an international NGO dedicated to collecting fact-based, legally admissible testimonies from witnesses and victims of human…
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The Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars’ Digital Archive
Read more: The Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars’ Digital ArchiveThe ACWWS’ Digital Archive serves as an open-access collection preserving the institutional memory of the Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars (ACWWS) and showcasing the influence of cross-cultural connections…
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28th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons
Read more: 28th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan PrisonsThe Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) brings those impacted by the justice system together with the University of Michigan community for artistic collaboration, mutual learning, and growth. We are a…
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Black Washtenaw County Collaboratory
Read more: Black Washtenaw County CollaboratoryThe Black Washtenaw County Collaboratory brings together local historians, community organizers, and cultural institutions with an interdisciplinary team of faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduates at the University of Michigan.…
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Native American Student Association
Read more: Native American Student AssociationWelcome to the Native Students’ Stories website from the University of Michigan. This website is a collection of the memories, photos, histories, and events made by Native American students at…
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The Egalitarian Metropolis
Read more: The Egalitarian MetropolisThe Michigan-Mellon Project on the Egalitarian Metropolis is an Urban Humanities Initiative organized around a partnership of humanists, architects/urban designers/planners, and community leaders. A collaboration between the University of Michigan’s Taubman…
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The First 100: Chicanas Changing History
Read more: The First 100: Chicanas Changing HistoryThis project was one of six Anti-Racist Digital Research Initiative (ARDRI) awardees and led by Dr. Lorena Chambers, a Postdoctoral Fellow in History and American Culture at U-M, and Dr. Margaret Salazar Porzio, Curator…
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Virtual Writer’s Museum
Read more: Virtual Writer’s MuseumWriter’s House Museum and Digital Collection Student projects in this collection come from a course taught by Prof. Magdalena J. Zaborowska in American Culture and Afroamerican Studies and each semester…
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Virulent Hate Project
Read more: Virulent Hate ProjectThe Virulent Hate Project, led by Dr. Melissa May Borja, uses news media to research trends in anti-Asian racism and Asian American activism. We identify, analyze, and map incidents of anti-Asian…
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Star Spangled Music
Read more: Star Spangled MusicThe Star Spangled Music Foundation — a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization — was created on September 14, 2012 by dedicated musicians, scholars, and educators to recognize the 200th anniversary of…