Gillian Macdonald
@gilliansmac.bsky.social
Director of LEADR (Lab for Education and Advancement of Digital Research) at Michigan State University. Early modernist; late 17th century; digital history; spies; borderlands; empire building; AI & pedagogy.
Me: gilliansmacdonald.hcommons.org
Me: gilliansmacdonald.hcommons.org
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Great presentation at USIH 2025 last week! Proud of our team of graduate and undergraduate students (London Hawes, Maxine Levanduski, Brandon Bell and Katherine Dyal) collaborating with @leadr.bsky.social to build the H-Net Spaces Radical Historians Newsletter digitization project (coming soon!)
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Great presentation at USIH 2025 last week! Proud of our team of graduate and undergraduate students (London Hawes, Maxine Levanduski, Brandon Bell and Katherine Dyal) collaborating with @leadr.bsky.social to build the H-Net Spaces Radical Historians Newsletter digitization project (coming soon!)
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Busy weekend for the LEADR Lab! Chi fellows presented two weeks of their hard work building digital cultural maps
Then at the USIH Conference, LEADR + @h-net-humanities.bsky.social presented a proof of concept for their digitization project on the Radical Historians Newsletter
Then at the USIH Conference, LEADR + @h-net-humanities.bsky.social presented a proof of concept for their digitization project on the Radical Historians Newsletter
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Busy weekend for the LEADR Lab! Chi fellows presented two weeks of their hard work building digital cultural maps
Then at the USIH Conference, LEADR + @h-net-humanities.bsky.social presented a proof of concept for their digitization project on the Radical Historians Newsletter
Then at the USIH Conference, LEADR + @h-net-humanities.bsky.social presented a proof of concept for their digitization project on the Radical Historians Newsletter
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Meet our newest patient here at the Alaska Raptor Center, a Northern Pygmy Owl named King Owlbert by his rescuers. Owlbert arrived with a drooping wing, making flight difficult. We’ve given him a supportive wing wrap, plenty of tasty mice, and time to heal. #small #owls #adorable
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I just direct messaged you. Thanks so much!
October 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I just direct messaged you. Thanks so much!
Would also really love a link if possible!
October 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Would also really love a link if possible!
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If you've done in-person research at any of the following presidential libraries in the last 8 months, can you please follow me/contact me—soon—for a story I'm working on (can be off the record)?
Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter
And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏
Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter
And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If you've done in-person research at any of the following presidential libraries in the last 8 months, can you please follow me/contact me—soon—for a story I'm working on (can be off the record)?
Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter
And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏
Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter
And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏
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Wow! Brilliant for writers!
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Wow! Brilliant for writers!
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This January, @danieljstory.bsky.social, Alexandra Levy, and I are once again co-leading @historians.org's Sinclair Podcast Workshops.
Do you have a history pod idea you want to vet with a small group? Pitch us for Developmental Conversations! Deadline 12/1/25.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Do you have a history pod idea you want to vet with a small group? Pitch us for Developmental Conversations! Deadline 12/1/25.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This January, @danieljstory.bsky.social, Alexandra Levy, and I are once again co-leading @historians.org's Sinclair Podcast Workshops.
Do you have a history pod idea you want to vet with a small group? Pitch us for Developmental Conversations! Deadline 12/1/25.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Do you have a history pod idea you want to vet with a small group? Pitch us for Developmental Conversations! Deadline 12/1/25.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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My lab is running a study to investigate how serendipity relates to information seeking in digital collections. We're looking for researchers & practitioners who have used, designed, or stewarded digital collections to participate in our survey (<10 min): forms.gle/zGJDZZ14vx2M...
Survey on Serendipity and Information Seeking in Digital Collections
Purpose of the Study
We are seeking to understand the different methods of information seeking in digital collections. In addition, we would like to understand what the participants' perceptions of se...
forms.gle
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My lab is running a study to investigate how serendipity relates to information seeking in digital collections. We're looking for researchers & practitioners who have used, designed, or stewarded digital collections to participate in our survey (<10 min): forms.gle/zGJDZZ14vx2M...
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FYI: We are hiring a 3-year research postdoc at @camdighum.bsky.social to study AI and the future of creativity. Application deadline Sep 21; more info below. Please circulate / apply! www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/about/news/r...
Now Hiring: Research Associate (Fixed Term) - CDH
Cambridge Digital Humanities (CDH) seeks to appoint a postdoctoral researcher in Digital Humanities. The post will run for three years from Spring 2026. The successful candidate will work with Profess...
www.cdh.cam.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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UVA PhD students (+folks who can let them know): our 2026-27 Praxis Fellows application is open! Curious what critical, creative, ethical tech could make possible for your cultural/humanities research? *Zero* tech experience expected—this is our yearlong, friendly+supportive chance to learn+explore:
Applications For The 2026-2027 Praxis Fellowship Cohort Now Open
scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu
August 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
UVA PhD students (+folks who can let them know): our 2026-27 Praxis Fellows application is open! Curious what critical, creative, ethical tech could make possible for your cultural/humanities research? *Zero* tech experience expected—this is our yearlong, friendly+supportive chance to learn+explore:
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How do we reach an audience when the audience has scattered?
New blog post: Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation
foundhistory.org/2025/08/digi...
#dh #digitalhumanities
New blog post: Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation
foundhistory.org/2025/08/digi...
#dh #digitalhumanities
Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation – Found History
foundhistory.org
August 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
How do we reach an audience when the audience has scattered?
New blog post: Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation
foundhistory.org/2025/08/digi...
#dh #digitalhumanities
New blog post: Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation
foundhistory.org/2025/08/digi...
#dh #digitalhumanities
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Pleased to see some coverage by the BBC of our excavations at #CerneAbbey which concluded at the weekend! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cerne Abbey: Archaeologists unearth secrets of medieval hall
Archaeologists return to Cerne Abbas to unearth the medieval abbey and its Anglo Saxon predecessor.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Pleased to see some coverage by the BBC of our excavations at #CerneAbbey which concluded at the weekend! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I’m not sure there’s a correct or incorrect approach. I’m wrestling with the same question for my digital history course. Having them understand LLMs and poke is valuable for the history of technology and learning about outputs etc. but an opt in/opt out statement and an alternative might help?
August 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’m not sure there’s a correct or incorrect approach. I’m wrestling with the same question for my digital history course. Having them understand LLMs and poke is valuable for the history of technology and learning about outputs etc. but an opt in/opt out statement and an alternative might help?
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July 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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CFP - AI for DH: Research Problems and Critical Approaches.
DHQ seeks 500-word abstracts for a special issue on AI (research problems, critical approaches, responsible applications, case studies, etc.).
Deadline: Sept 15, 2025.
More details: dhq.digitalhumanities.org/news/news.html
DHQ seeks 500-word abstracts for a special issue on AI (research problems, critical approaches, responsible applications, case studies, etc.).
Deadline: Sept 15, 2025.
More details: dhq.digitalhumanities.org/news/news.html
DHQ: Digital Humanities Quarterly: News
dhq.digitalhumanities.org
August 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
CFP - AI for DH: Research Problems and Critical Approaches.
DHQ seeks 500-word abstracts for a special issue on AI (research problems, critical approaches, responsible applications, case studies, etc.).
Deadline: Sept 15, 2025.
More details: dhq.digitalhumanities.org/news/news.html
DHQ seeks 500-word abstracts for a special issue on AI (research problems, critical approaches, responsible applications, case studies, etc.).
Deadline: Sept 15, 2025.
More details: dhq.digitalhumanities.org/news/news.html
Mellon is piloting a program specifically directed at students with Humanities degrees, because they get JOBS and there’s a fundamental misunderstanding that their skills aren’t transferable!
www.mellon.org/voices/human...
www.mellon.org/voices/human...
Mellon Foundation
The Mellon Foundation makes grants to actively unlock the power in the arts and humanities that helps connect us all.
www.mellon.org
August 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Mellon is piloting a program specifically directed at students with Humanities degrees, because they get JOBS and there’s a fundamental misunderstanding that their skills aren’t transferable!
www.mellon.org/voices/human...
www.mellon.org/voices/human...
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Team: I’m thrilled to report that Worlds Turned Upside Down has surpassed 100,000 downloads on the strength of 17 episodes. I’ll have a full slate of thanks once I return from the Emerald Isle next week, but for now, thanks for listening!
August 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Team: I’m thrilled to report that Worlds Turned Upside Down has surpassed 100,000 downloads on the strength of 17 episodes. I’ll have a full slate of thanks once I return from the Emerald Isle next week, but for now, thanks for listening!
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We're hiring an Associate Professor/Professor at Cambridge Digital Humanities. Specialisms include Digital History/Mapping, Critical Data Studies, Archive and Memory Studies, Digital Media Arts, Environmental Humanities, AI/Digital Visual Culture.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD837/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD837/a...
Associate Professor/Professor in Cambridge Digital Humanities at University of Cambridge
An academic position as a Associate Professor/Professor in Cambridge Digital Humanities is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunit...
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August 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I use tropy for archival photographs and transcriptions. I use the google suite for writing because word has crashed too many times, and google docs is a champ. I’m experimenting with obsidian and scrivner.
July 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I use tropy for archival photographs and transcriptions. I use the google suite for writing because word has crashed too many times, and google docs is a champ. I’m experimenting with obsidian and scrivner.
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New job:
Assistant Professor, Post-1800 Transnational History (tenure track)
University of Notre Dame
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/68889
Assistant Professor, Post-1800 Transnational History (tenure track)
University of Notre Dame
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/68889
July 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New job:
Assistant Professor, Post-1800 Transnational History (tenure track)
University of Notre Dame
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/68889
Assistant Professor, Post-1800 Transnational History (tenure track)
University of Notre Dame
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/68889
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H-Net Journals is pleased to announce that a new volume of The Proceedings of the H-Net Teaching Conference has just been published! Are you interested in inclusive teaching or integrating art or the digital humanities into their pedagogy? If so, check it out!
journals.h-net.org/phtc/issue/v...
journals.h-net.org/phtc/issue/v...
July 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
H-Net Journals is pleased to announce that a new volume of The Proceedings of the H-Net Teaching Conference has just been published! Are you interested in inclusive teaching or integrating art or the digital humanities into their pedagogy? If so, check it out!
journals.h-net.org/phtc/issue/v...
journals.h-net.org/phtc/issue/v...