Scholars' Lab

11/06/2025

Earlier this year The VR Critic reviewed 'Collisions' (2016) calling it "early, innovative, and rule-breaking." Luke Buckmaster writes "For me, the most interesting part of 'Collisions' is how Wallworth welcomes us into a space—a space that’s not ours or hers. She treats and portrays her subject with great respect, carefully framing the narrative.”

Read the article here: https://www.thevrcritic.com/reviews/collisions/
and reserve your time slot to experience 'Collisions' tomorrow and Friday November 6 & 7 at the UVA Library's Scholar's Lab here: https://kluge-ruhe.org/events/vr-experience-collisions/

We have two VR headsets available- one via sign-up and one on a walk-in basis (10 am- 5 pm). The UVA Scholar's Lab is located in Shannon Library. Parking is available in the Central Grounds Garage at 400 Emmet Street South.

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08/26/2025

Are you a UVA PhD student interested in a hands-on deep dive into the digital humanities community at UVA and beyond? Apply to work with us 2026-27!

08/25/2025

A warm welcome to Lisa Blackmore, the new Faculty Director of the DH Center!

We are delighted to announce that the University of Virginia has appointed Lisa Blackmore as Faculty Director of the Library’s Digital Humanities Center and Professor of Spanish in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

Blackmore comes to UVA from the University of Essex in England, where she was Senior Lecturer in Art History and Interdisciplinary Studies, as well as the founder/director of entre—ríos [Between Rivers] an international digital platform focusing on bodies of water in Latin America. Her research is in the field of environmental humanities.

Read the full announcement: https://library.virginia.edu/news/2025/lisa-blackmore-selected-faculty-director-uva-librarys-digital-humanities-center

06/18/2025

Exciting news for UVA Library and the Scholars' Lab!

We are delighted to announce that Leo S. Lo, an experienced library leader, expert in AI literacy, and champion of open education, will be the next University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Virginia, succeeding John M. Unsworth on Sept. 15.

Lo has spent the last 15 years in leadership roles in university libraries, including Old Dominion, Kansas State, and Penn State. He is currently dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico, as well as the president of the Association of College & Research Libraries.

“Joining UVA as University librarian and dean of libraries is about embracing possibilities and honoring Thomas Jefferson’s vision of the library as the intellectual heart of the University,” Lo said. “It’s also about preserving history while actively engaging with new technologies. I’m eager to partner with UVA’s extraordinary students, faculty and staff to ensure the libraries continue to inspire, empower and connect our community through innovative and meaningful experiences.”

Read more at UVA Today:
https://news.virginia.edu/content/accomplished-library-leader-ai-scholar-named-uva-librarian-and-dean-libraries

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07/10/2024

Around 2022, we started thinking about a "1919 project"--a faculty/student research project on English-language biographical collections of women. Now the Scholars' Lab
blog is sharing the series of short essays on what we found about race, nationhood, and Collective Biographies of Women's evidence about changing representation. The introductory post last week: https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/cbw-about1919-alison/

and Lloyd Sy's magnificent essay this week. https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/cbw-about1919-2-lloyd/

I'm sure you like thinking about early optimism about democracy and women's rights. Also, about network analysis. Watch these pages for a fascinating comparison of Louisa May Alcott and Harriet Tubman; for a short study of the psychographer Gamaliel Bradford; for further explorations by BA, MA, PhD students.

A Co-authored Series of Posts ‘About 1919,’ that is, about English-language books published from 1914 to 1921, according to the online bibliography and database, Collective Biographies of Women.

09/05/2023

Applications are now open for the 2024-2025 Praxis Program, our unique and well-known training program in the digital humanities by way of project-based pedagogy. Applications are due November 1st, 2023.

Interested in learning more about the fellowship or have questions, join the information session for the 2024-2025 cohort - Monday, September 11th, 2023 from 11:00-12:00 on Zoom. Please register to attend.

Applications are now open for Praxis Fellowships to be held during the 2024-2025 academic year. Further details below about this application cycle, which has applications due November 1st, 2023. Consider spending time with us next year!

10/07/2022

30 Years of DH@UVa
Saturday, November 12, 2022
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Program: tinyurl.com/bdeebhyr

Join us, either in C’ville or on Zoom!
Free, but registration is required.
Registration: tinyurl.com/zxs723jh

Please join us as we celebrate 30 years of Digital Humanities at the University of Virginia. Programing will be both in-person and online.

10/03/2022

UVA celebrates 30 Years of Digital Humanities this fall! Save the date for November 11 & 12. Events will be hybrid, in-person at UVA Library. More details to come!

01/10/2022

Information sessions for next year's fellowship cohorts are starting up! Next week on Tuesday, 1/18 from 10:00-11:00 we'll be discussing the Graduate Fellowship in Digital Humanities. Please circulate to your communities and share with UVA graduate students who might be interested in working with us on digital projects!

Applications for the Graduate Fellowship in Digital Humanities are due soon! The application deadline for Graduate Fellowships in Digital Humanities to be held in the Scholars’ Lab during the 2022-2023 academic year is Monday, February 15th, 2022.

11/01/2021

It’s only November, but the Scholars’ Lab is already thinking about next year! Here are the two Scholars’ Lab Fellowship CFPs that went live just last week for the upcoming application cycle.

Check out the call for our Graduate Fellowship in Digital Humanities here - https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/are-you-one-of-our-2022-2023-digital-humanities-fellows/. Deadline: February 15th, 2022

And explore the call for our next cohort of Praxis Program fellows here - https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/apply-to-the-praxis-program-in-2022-2023/. Deadline: March 1st, 2022

Have a digital project you’d like to work on in conjunction with your dissertation? Applications are now open for the 2022-2023 Digital Humanities Fellowship cohort. The application deadline for fellowships to be held during the 2022-2023 academic year is Monday, February 15th, 2022. More details ...