June 8 – 12, 2026
Blog Post
Due Friday, June 12:
Draft a few paragraphs of text for the front page of your site. This should be an overview of your topic and include background leading up to your research question(s). Think of this as a more academic piece of writing in which you should cite outside sources.
Monday, June 8
Prepare for Tableau Workshop
Due by Tuesday, June 9th:
- Create a Tableau Public account
- Watch the nine “Getting Started” videos from Tableau
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Text analysis workshop with Carrie
- Digital Accessibility workshop with Mary Broussard
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time
Tuesday, June 9
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, HMHC 113
- Tableau part 1 workshop with Doug LeBlanc (Data Analytics Engineer)
- Download Tableau Public (free)
- The Power of Data Visualization by Ken Flerlage
- Optional reading: Tableau guide: Which chart or graph is right for you
- Optional reading: The Data Visualization Catalogue
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time
Wednesday, June 10
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, HMHC 113
- Tableau part 2 workshop with Doug LeBlanc (Data Analytics Engineer)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time
- Optional Information Session: “Practicalities of Summer – Tips from Students” about Summer Research and Student Life at Bucknell (Student Panel Event) Location: Rooke Auditorium (Rooke Chemistry 116)
Thursday, June 11
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, HMHC 113
- GIS and mapping workshop with Janine Glathar (Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship Specialist for GIS)
- Reading: Humanizing Maps: An Interview with Johanna Drucker
- Resource: Intro to GIS and Spatial Analysis (online textbook)
- Optional reading: Wiseman, Andrew. “When Maps Lie.”
- Janine’s workshop materials
- ArcGIS Living Atlas (use to search for authoritative data layers)
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, Traditional Reading Room (Bertrand Library)
- HASSM (Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Management) Summer Researchers Lunch
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time
Friday, June 12
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Reading: Spiro, Lisa. “This Is Why We Fight”: Defining the Values of the Digital Humanities
- Reading discussion: Guiding questions on digital scholarship ethics and values
- Individual check-ins with Carrie and Ilse
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time