Dispatches from Cairo

Here are the slides from my SHAFR 2016 slide deck for the panel I co-organized , ‘Bridging the Two DHs: Digital History and Diplomatic History.’ I... »

In my larger dissertation, “Constructing Anti-Colonial Cairo”, I explore how Cairo became a hub for anti-colonial movements across the globe. In particular, Cairo was an important... »

Part of my desire to digitize these diplomatic cables was to get a better sense of the full spectrum of the embassy’s activities. Usually in archives,... »

I’ve mentioned previously that finding relevant documents in the folders in the boxes at NARA can be tricky because of the nomenclature used to delinate folders,... »

In digital humanities, one of the foundational texts is Franco Moretti’s Distant Reading, which was among the first to demonstrate the possibilities of text mining large... »