eBlack Studies, Digital Preservation
Sponsored by the African-American Studies Department @ the University of Illinois Urbana, theĀ "eBlack Studies Manifesto" defines eBlack studies as "the ongoing application of current digital information technology towards the production, dissemination, and collection of historical knowledge critical to the discipline of Black Studies and to the overall black experience." The authors also outline nine imperatives to guide and grow the discipline.
Abdul Alkalimat, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ronald W. Bailey, Northeastern University/Savannah State University Adam J. Banks, Syracuse University Jonathan B. Fenderson, University of Massachusetts Dawn-Elissa T. I. Fischer, San Francisco State University Kayla D. Hales, Pennsylvania State University Jill M. Humphries, Columbia University and Queens-CUNY DeReef F. Jamison, Savannah State University Carmen Mitchell, University of California, Berkeley Jamila Moore-Pewu, University of California Davis Angel David Nieves, Hamilton College Charles G. Ransom, University of Michigan Reginold A. Royston, University of California, Berkeley Debra Smith, University of North Carolina Charlotte Allison M. Sutton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://eblackstudies.org/workshop/manifesto.html
Department of African-American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana e-mail: mcworter @ illinois dot edu
July 2008
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Internet Access, Use, & Big Data
,Digital Diasporas
,Digital Humanities
Digital Preservation, eBlack Studies