I’m excited to have summer research I conducted with the support of a Harry Ransom Center Research Fellowship in the Humanities featured in the Spring 2016 Ransom Edition. Click below to read more!
Publications and Projects
The Who, What, Why and Where of Primary Sources in Undergraduate Education
StandardThe Digital Public Library of America just unveiled an exciting new Education component. In addition to providing access to a host of excellent primary source sets on such topics as the Black Power Movement, American Indian Boarding Schools, and the Bracero Program, the site features Education Outreach Materials including a PowerPoint presentation I’ve given many a time around campus here at Southwestern University. (I hope versions of it will now make their way around other campuses, too!) The presentation is aimed at undergrads and its goal is to get everyone on the same page about what primary sources are, why we should engage with them in the humanities, and how to research them. You can access the complete PowerPoint including presentation notes and discussion questions here: Nunes_Primary-Sources-in-Undergraduate-Education-Presentation. Or check out the PDF below.
New Article on Teaching with Digital Archives in the World Literature Classroom
StandardI’m glad to report that my article “Digital Archives in the Wired World Literature Classroom” is now out in the journal ARIEL!
You can access the article here, or check out the PDF here: Digital Archives in the World Literature Classroom. The article includes several striking visuals from the archives, as well as case studies on how I incorporated selected primary sources in classroom teaching and assignments. I also touch on the ethical implications of digitally archiving collections with relevance in the world literature classroom. I conclude with strategies for enhancing undergraduate student engagement with archival materials. Huge thanks to everyone (you are legion, and you are in the acknowledgements!) who supported my work for this article.