Jeremy Parish on Dragon Quest VII.
Nadia Oxford on “Girly Games.”
Edwidge Danticat on James Baldwin.
Parish also on Animal Crossing New Leaf.
Episode IX: Castlevania: Dracula X/Rondo Of Blood
A trip to the video store in the middle of 1996 unearthed a new Castlevania game I did not know much about. Join me, won't you, to discuss both Dracula X and Rondo of Blood.
Games Discussed
Castlevania: Dracula X
Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood
Episode 8: Baseball Stars
8-Bit NES baseball games were often very imperfect until Baseball Stars came along. Join me, won't you, as we discuss my favorite baseball game.
Games Discussed:
Baseball Stars
Micro League Baseball
Major League Baseball
RBI Baseball
Bases Loaded
Bases Loaded II
River City Ransom
Tecmo Bowl
Sports Talk Baseball
MVP Baseball 2005
Super Mega Baseball
Weekly Reader
Jeremy Parish on Final Fantasy VI.
George Eliot on suffrage. I bring this up to classes all the time.
3,000 Victoria era illustrations of Shakespeare’s plays.
The New Yorker on Stevie Smith.
Michelle Alexander on the legacy of Bill Clinton.
Episode VII: 16 Bit Stage Themes
When I first started doing research (by playing video games!) for this podcast, "great stage themes!" was a note I wrote down over and over. This episode explores some of my favorites of the 16 bit era.
Games Discussed:
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Final Fantasy IV
Super Ghouls N Ghosts
Earthbound
Sword of Vermillion
Super Mario World
THATCamp Philadelphia 2016: The Future Of THATCamp
A very interesting session I attended was on the future of THATCamp.
- What is the purpose of a central place for THATCamp?
- What is the future of the THATCamp branding?
- THATCamp is a great place to meet people, but can be cliquey.
- Lots of discussion about PhillyDH and what we get out of THATCamp.
- What I love about THATCamp is how impressive everyone is...so many people I can learn from. Makes me a better professor.
- Discussions of workshops/small group work.
- A THATCamp 101 session is a good idea. We may do it at RCBC.
- Should there be a list of community member skills?
- So much of THATCamp work is out of work time, which makes it harder.
- Many of us have jobs where we do DH, but it is not in job description.
- Virtual meetings are good ideas.
- Discussion of means to fund a THATCamp.
- Should there be a fee for THATCamp?
THATCamp Philadelphia 2016: Intersectional Feminism & The Digital Humanities
Here are my notes from this session. I was really tired by this part of the day, so I mostly sat back and listened to others lead the discussion.
- Discussion of Wikipediathons and the work of people like Adeline Koh.
- Wikipedia editing is a good way for students to see how inefficient representation of women and people of color is online.
- Wikipedia not allowing primary sources can frustrate students.
- Discussion of archiving early queer websites and a code of conduct for archiving.
- I also brought up fanzine archiving issues and the ethics surrounding them.