With THATcamp Louisiana two weeks away, I thought it might be valuable to explore the community, culture, and debates surrounding the unconference.
We’ve previousy discussed THATcamp and its principles through Lisa Spiro’s “’This Is Why We Fight’: Defining the Values of the Digital Humanities”, but I thought it might be useful to explore the proceedings of past (and future?) THATcamps posted on the website, and consider how this strategy of communal planning both works and doesn’t work. You can find the proceedings tagged by topic here: http://proceedings.thatcamp.org/topics/
Another idea to consider: How are these proposals similar/dissimilar to conference panels you’ve attended in the past?
Second, this article by Bethany Nowviskie, “On the Origin of ‘Hack’ and ‘Yack’”, discusses the origin point (THATcamps) and troubles the popular DH slogan “more hack; less yak”. http://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/3-2/on-the-origin-of-hack-and-yack-by-bethany-nowviskie/
Finally, Natalia Ceceire’s critique of the focus on the digital, rather than the humanities, at THATcamps, titled “When DH Was in Vogue; or, THATCamp Theory” found here: http://nataliacecire.blogspot.com/2011/10/when-dh-was-in-vogue-or-thatcamp-theory.html
