Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative

Category: Introductions

  • James Blackwell

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    I am a 6th year doctoral candidate in African History at MSU. My dissertation narrates the experiences of Igbo labor migration between Southeastern Nigeria and British Southern Cameroon, 1900-1975. I explore the impact that labor migration had on the laborers, their families, the wider region and its generational impact. I am participating in Chi to…

  • Ramya, returning CHI fellow

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    Hi! I am Ramya, a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of History. I am a returning fellow, and I am very much looking forward to getting to know new fellows and learn from them as I work on a new project. One of my biggest takeaways from my first time at CHI was the…

  • Ryan Carty, Returning CHI Fellow

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    I am a third year graduate student in the history department where I focus on African history. I am currently pursuing research on animal skins and leatherwork in twentieth-century West Africa. Most of my research is focused in Ghana, though I have taken brief research trips to Burkina Faso and Togo. I am participating in…

  • Liao Zhang – New CHI Fellow

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    Hello! My name is Liao Zhang, and I am a doctoral candidate in the History Department at Michigan State University. It is my honor to join the Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative and become a junior fellow in the 2019- 2020 academic year. My academic interest generally lies in understanding the vast Eurasian landmass and its…

  • Titi Kou: Happy to be back

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    My name is Tianyi (Titi) Kou and I am a third-year PhD student in German Studies. My research focuses primarily on the ways in which the sociological phenomenon of football influences national and regional identities in Germany. As one of the returned fellows, I am looking forward to getting to know the new fellows, enhancing…

  • Jen Andrella, New CHI Fellow

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    Hello! My name is Jen Andrella and I am excited to take part in the 2019-2020 CHI Fellowship. I am a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate in the History Department. My current research explores Montana Territory as a case study to connect late 19th-century territorial development in the American West, the sovereignty of Native nations, and the…

  • Zach Francis – Returning CHI Fellow

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    Hello World, again. My name is Zach Francis and I am lucky enough to be returning for another year in the CHI fellowship. This will be my second year in the fellowship and my third year in the Anthropology PhD program. I was also offered a graduate assistant position in the LEADR lab where we…