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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Exploring Data with Python and Pandas, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 day, 7 hours 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 1 day, 7 hours 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 5 days, 8 hours 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 weeks, 3 days 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 weeks, 3 days 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 weeks, 5 days 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 3 weeks, 2 days 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, LAPD Asked for Ring Surveillance Video Related to Black Lives Matter Protests, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 month, 1 week ago

This news article discusses the use of private security cameras, public surveillance, and policing protestors, by drawing attention to the LAPD’s investigation of the Black Lives Matter protests in the […]
Param Ajmera replied to the topic Queering the Undocumented Archive: A conversation with Yosimar Reyes and Julio S in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hi Sonia! I do not know if this event was recorded. However you can find out more information in their event page – https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/queering-the-undocumented-archive-a-conversation-with-yosimar-reyes-and-julio-salgado/

You can even send an email to undocustudies.ucsc@gmail.com and ask if they recorded the event.

Best,

Param
Param Ajmera started the topic Queering the Undocumented Archive: A conversation with Yosimar Reyes and Julio S in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hi all! Just sharing this details about this amazing event happening at UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Racial Justice.

Queering the Undocumented Archive: A conversation with Yosimar Reyes and Julio Salgado

Description: A conversation with two undocumented artists who work at the intersection of migrant justice and queer liberation, on how we…[Read more]
Param Ajmera replied to the topic Headset for speech perception experiments; recommendation? in the forum Sound Studies and Methods Working Group #GCDISound 2 months ago

Hi Rion!

Thanks for asking this question. I personally use Sony WH-900n headphones. They have excellent noise cancellation and you can even control the amount of noise cancellation. Not sure if this is what you’re looking for but I highly recommend them. You can get them on sale for less than $200.
Param Ajmera started the topic CFP from Archival Science Journal in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) 2 months, 1 week ago

Hello all! Here’s a CFP that you might be interested in –

We are delighted to announce that Archival Science will publish the second journal special issue of the AURA network (Archives in the UK/ Republic of Ireland & AI).Archival Science is a leading journal, with a H index of 29. We are planning to publish the special issue OPEN ACCESS to make…[Read more]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, GCDI is going on Winter Break – See you in Spring 2021!, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The GCDI will be going on winter hiatus beginning December 21, 2020. We look forward to coming back online when the Spring semester begins on January 29, 2021. The GCDI’s calendar and the news page will be updated […]
Param Ajmera started the topic Call for Papers: The Sonic South, Southern Cultures Journal in the forum Sound Studies and Methods Working Group #GCDISound 4 months ago

Hello all,

Please check out this exciting CFP – of interest to our group!!!

Call for Papers

Southern Cultures: The Sonic South

Guest Editor: Regina N. Bradley (Kennesaw State University)

Southern Cultures, the award-winning, peer-reviewed quarterly from UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South, encourages submissions from s…[Read more]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, GIS at Scale with Google Earth Engine, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 4 months ago

In this blog post GC Digital Fellow Connor French teaches you how to add “some extra oomph” to your GIS project. Connor discusses different datasets as well as analytical tools available through the Google […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Thinking with Sound: Starting a Podcast Project, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 4 months ago

In this blog post GC Digital Fellow Di Yoong discusses ways of getting your Sound Studies project off the ground by focusing on how to make a podcast. What is the difference between a podcast and an interview? […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Apply for the GC Digital Research Institute 2021, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 4 months ago

The GC Digital Research Institute (GCDRI) Workshop Series
Six sessions over 5 weeks – January 29 – February 27, 2021
Application due: December 7th, 11:59pm
Are you interested in using digital tools in your res […]
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Param Ajmera

PhD - English