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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Toward Anti-Racist Technical Terminology, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 4 days, 12 hours ago
The rootedness of racialized language in technical terminology has been a matter of tense critique for many years. Following their statement on Black Lives Matter, the Association for Computers and the […]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, What Can the Humanities Do for Data Science?, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 week, 1 day ago
The paper ‘Challenges and prospects of the intersection of humanities and data science: A white paper from The Alan Turing Institute’, has been produced by The Alan Turing Institute’s Humanities and Data Sci […]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, What Can America Learn from Europe About Regulating Big Tech?, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 week, 1 day ago
This fascinating article from The New Yorker profiles Marietje Schaake, a former member of the European Parliament and currently the international policy director at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center. The […]
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Param Ajmera started the topic First Meeting of Fall 2020!! in the forum
Sound Studies and Methods Working Group #GCDISound 1 week, 4 days agoHello all,
Given the recent resurgence in sound studies across the Graduate Center, we’re looking to revive this group and bring the community together once more! GC Digital Initiatives has noticed a recent uptick in projects that are exploring podcasting, oral histories, and variety of other Sound Studies methods. We are excited to mobilize this…[Read more]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Web Design: Prioritizing What Matters, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 week, 6 days ago
Looking to update your website? In the wake of COVID, many organizations are looking to improve their online presence. In the first of three programs focused on digital communications, Nicholas MacDonald […]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Bias in AI and New York City's governance, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Though many people might not realize it, complicated algorithms, including AI in some cases, help cities like New York make decisions every day about everything from where kids should go to school to who […]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, GC Digital Scholarship Lab Virtual Open House – Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Are you curious about the GC Digital Scholarship Lab, the GC Digital Fellows and the services that we provide? While we may not be meeting in-person this year, come join us at our Digital Scholarship Lab […]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, GCDI is Here for You!, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 3 weeks ago
GCDI is excited to be back for the Fall 2020 semester! Check out this informative post by the GC Digital Fellows outlining all the workshops, working groups, and resources that we’ve lined up. Looking forward to […]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, GC Digital Showcase, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 4 months, 1 week ago
The GC Digital Showcase, held annually since 2012, took place on May 12, 2020 as a virtual event. The Showcase featured brief presentations by the MA in Digital Humanities Praxis seminar, doctoral student winners […]
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Param Ajmera started the topic GC Digital Showcase in the forums: DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective), PUG - Python User's Group, GC Digital Research Institute – January 2020.
GC Digital Showcase
May 12, 2020
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Registration Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gc-digital-showcase-tickets-104674550398
The GC Digital Showcase is an online event highlighting digital scholarship created by students at the Graduate Center. During this event, the Digital Praxis class will present their semester p…[Read more]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, A Time for Research Distancing, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 5 months, 1 week ago
In this thought-provoking post, Alan MacEachern & William J. Turkel discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended research practices and expectations in the humanities, especially in disciplines that require […]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Tips & Tricks for Finding E-books, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 5 months, 1 week ago
In this extremely helpful guide, GC Librarian Donna Davis walks us through strategies for finding ebooks. As publishers temporarily open access to their collections, there are many ways of accessing […]
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Param Ajmera started the topic Upcoming Workshop – Working with HathiTrust Data in the forum
DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) 5 months, 3 weeks agoHi all!
I hope this email finds you well. I’m happy to announce that I will be leading an online workshop on working with the HathiTrust Digital Library’s data on April 23. You can learn more about this workshop and register here.
Best,
Param
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Building Websites with WordPress on the Commons, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 5 months, 3 weeks ago
This guide was prepared for a hands-on workshop about building websites with WordPress on the CUNY Academic Commons. The slides have been refined slightly to allow a user to walk through the workshop on their […]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Public Books Database | Public Books, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 5 months, 3 weeks ago
In the wake of the pandemic a number of academic presses have made many of their books and journals available free online. This excellent and regularly updated article from Public Books lists how to access […]
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Param Ajmera
PhD - English
I'm a PhD student in English at the CUNY Graduate Center. My research interests include American Studies, Race and Ethnicity Studies, as well as technologies of digital archiving and curation. I am currently a Digital Fellow at GCDI.
