Author: A.L. McMichael

Linked Open Data Projects

Using Linked Open Data (which is freely available and structured for re-use) can be a means to collaborate and contribute to a wide network online. Much of my work on the topic thus far has been an exploration of lowering barriers to using linked data, especially for individual researchers and small teams.

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Reconstructing a Sacred Barrier

Project Reconstructing a Sacred Barrier Description This project centers around a 3D model that combines my own photographic data with historical photos and descriptions for a better understanding of a Byzantine monument that was partially destroyed in the twentieth century. Recognition 2015 NYCDH Graduate Student Digital Project Award, Second Prize Project introduction The following post …

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Digital Humanities and the Modern City

Project Digital Humanities and the Modern City course Baruch College, Fall 2015 co-instructor John Maciuika Syllabus To view the entire syllabus as a PDF, click here. Description This course was an endowed Feit Seminar, designed to facilitate interdisciplinary, collaboratively-taught themes to a small and select group of students within the curriculum of the Weissman School …

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Documenting Cappadocia

Description Documenting Cappadocia is an open access digital humanities resource on Byzantine art, architecture, and landscape features in the region of central Turkey. This bibliography, blog, gallery, and online community offers a starting point for academic research and background information for travelers. The project’s goal is to bridge the gap between commercial sources and published …

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Digital Catalog of Cappadocian Ceiling Crosses

Description The Digital Catalog of Cappadocian Ceiling Crosses (DC_CCC) will be a database of my dissertation data, deposited in open repositories and visualized for public dissemination as an interactive catalog of all known monumental ceiling crosses in Byzantine Cappadocia, a region that is now central Turkey. Recognition This my capstone project for the 2015-2016 NEH-sponsored …

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