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Param Ajmera started the topic GC Digital Showcase 2021 – Register to attend!!!!! in the forums: Digital Initiatives at the CUNY Graduate Center, Sound Studies and Methods Working Group #GCDISound, RUG -- R User's Group, PUG - Python User's Group, GIS Working Group, GC Digital Research Institute – January 2020, DVG - Data Visualization Group, Digital Humanities Initiative, DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective).

Hello all,

GC Digital Initiatives is very excited to host this year’s Digital Showcase this coming Thursday, May 13 at 6:30pm. This is an amazing opportunity to hear about the brilliant projects being developed by Digital Humanities Praxis Seminar as well as from individual students from across the Graduate Center.

Please register on eventbrite…[Read more]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Who Benefits from Health Misinformation?, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 month, 1 week ago

The insightful blog post from Data & Society: Points draws attention towards the harmful effects of health misinformation that circulates on social media and the internet. The author explores how minsinformation […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Remember When You Could See Inside a Gaming Console?, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The thought-provoking article from Wired discusses the translucent design of older video game consoles to provide an insight into gaming culture. Translucency allowed intrepid gamers to look inside their consoles, […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Basic Audio Editing with Audacity – GC Digital Fellows, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 month, 2 weeks ago

In the extremely informative and helpful blog post, GC Digital Fellow Di Yoong provides an introductory overview of audio editing with Audacity. Yoong covers importing, cleaning and editing, fading in and out, […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Do Brain Implants Change Your Identity?, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 month, 3 weeks ago

This article from The New Yorker reports on the experiences of people who have used brain implants to treat epilepsy. It paints a fascinating narrative of the ways in which these technologies can shape […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Sonification for Data Communication – GC Digital Fellows, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 month, 3 weeks ago

In this helpful blog post GC Digital Fellow Connor French walks us through the conceptual and technical dimensions of sonification and data communication. French helps us understand how data can be rendered […]
Param Ajmera started the topic Sound Studies Working Group Meeting Today at 2pm!!! in the forum Sound Studies and Methods Working Group #GCDISound 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hello all!

Just sending a friendly reminder that the Sound Studies working group is meeting today at 2pm. Zoom details are below. Looking forward to seeing you there!!!

Best,

Param

Param Ajmera is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sound Studies Working Group Meeting
Time: Apr 19, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join…[Read more]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Text Analysis With AntConc – GC Digital Fellows, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 month, 4 weeks ago

In this helpful post on Tagging the Tower, GC Digital Fellow Param Ajmera provides an introductory overview of AntConc, a freeware text analysis tool for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Ajmera discusses what AntConc […]
Param Ajmera joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Param Ajmera started the topic Sound Studies Working Group Meeting Zoom Details in the forum Sound Studies and Methods Working Group #GCDISound 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Hello all,

Just sharing the zoom details for our upcoming meeting on Monday, April 19 at 2PM. See you there!!

Best,

Param

Param Ajmera is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sound Studies Working Group Meeting
Time: Apr 19, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom…[Read more]
Param Ajmera started the topic 2ND SPRING MEETING DATE AND TIME in the forum Sound Studies and Methods Working Group #GCDISound 2 months ago

Hello all!!

Thank you so much to everyone who filled out our scheduling poll. Our next meeting will take place next Monday, April 19 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. I will share the zoom link closer to our meeting date.

See you all next week!!

Best,
Param
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Exploring Data with Python and Pandas, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 2 months ago

In this helpful blog post, GC Digital Fellow Rafael Davis Portela teaches intermediate users of Python how to explore data using Pandas. Portella goes over data frames, slicing data, and downloading data using […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Rethinking Artificial Intelligence through Feminism | CCCB LAB, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 2 months ago

How might intersectional feminism inform machine learning algorithms? This post explores this question by drawing attention to the Feminist Data Set art project. This fascinating project brings together […]
Param Ajmera started the topic Sound Studies Meeting Scheduling Poll in the forum Sound Studies and Methods Working Group #GCDISound 2 months, 1 week ago

Hello all!!

Thank you so much to the respondents of the scheduling poll that I had circulated earlier. I just wanted to send the poll out again so a few more people could fill it out and help us find the best meeting time.

As a reminder, our next meeting will take place on Monday, April 19. The poll will help us decide on an exact meeting…[Read more]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Choosing the Right Platform for Your Digital Archive – GC Digital Fellows, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 2 months, 3 weeks ago

In this extremely resourceful blog post, GC Digital Fellow Stefano Morello discusses the pros and cons of a variety of website creation and digital archiving platforms available today. If you’re looking to […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Lessons from the DRI – Coding & Communication: Knowing What We Say Rather than What We Mean – GC Digital Fellows, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 2 months, 3 weeks ago

In this fascinating blog post, Jesse McCormack (GCDI Coordinator and Philosophy PhD Candidate) reflects on her experience as a participant in the GC Digital Research Institute 2021. McCormack discusses the […]
Param Ajmera started the topic Poll to Schedule our April Meeting! in the forum Sound Studies and Methods Working Group #GCDISound 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hello all!!

The next Sound Studies Working Group meeting will take place on Monday April 19, 2021. We are trying to find a meeting time on this day that is amenable for our group, so please can you fill out this poll to help us schedule our April 19 meeting. If none of the options in the poll work for you, please fill out the second additional…[Read more]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, GC Digital Showcase 2021 – Call for Proposals, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 2 months, 3 weeks ago

GC Digital Showcase
Date: Thursday, May 13, 2021
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Location: Zoom (link to follow)
The GC Digital Showcase is an annual event featuring interdisciplinary digital scholarship produced by […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, The Digital Research Institute Workshop Series – GC Digital Fellows, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 3 months ago

In this blog post, GC Digital Fellow Filipa Calado reflects on the recently concluded annual Digital Research Institute (DRI), which teaches foundational skills for doing digital research, as a remote Workshop […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Can Free Assembly Survive the Internet?, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 3 months ago

This review essay from Public Books discusses how digital surveillance affects the political practice of assembly and protest. By analyzing Laura DeNardis’s The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a Wo […]
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Param Ajmera

PhD - English