Omeka Exhibit
I’ve still been a little bit confused about Omeka, but I think I’ve finally figured out the differences between exhibits, collections, and so on. The exhibit that I am planning to create is about Frank Kameny, who was a huge contributor, and leader to the early LGBT Rights movement in DC. He was fired from […]
Filed under Final Project | Comment (0)Week Ten
This week we played around with Ngram Viewer and Voyant, and learned about text mining. From what I experimented with, it was a bit overwhelming, but helpful. I had no idea that you could literally go “mining” for texts and narrow your results like that. I think that the tools are definitely valuable, and could […]
Filed under Final Project, Tools | Comment (0)Mapping Early LGBT History in DC
Mapping the main points/events in my early LGBT history in DC research was a lot easier than I expected it to be. I especially like that I can show the route of the First National March on Washington for LGBT Rights, because it makes it more interactive. The map shows how spread out the history […]
Filed under Final Project | Comment (0)Revising Research Question
I have realized through talking with Professor Caffatera, and from doing research myself that my initial question is much too broad. What I am choosing to focus on with the early LGBT movement in DC is the Mattachine Society (run by Frank Kamery), the first public protest for LGBT civil rights in front of the […]
Filed under Final Project | Comment (0)Final Project
Based on what we discussed in class today, I plan on further exploring my topic about The LGBT Movement and History in DC. I think that this will be the most interesting topic for me to research, and the one that I will be the most passionate about exploring more deeply. LGBT issues and history […]
Filed under Final Project | Comment (0)DC History Topics
The topic that I am the most interested in researching is the history of the LGBT rights movement in DC. The movement didn’t truly begin until the late 1960s, and I know about a handful of things that occurred, such as a march on Washington to show support for Stonewall in NYC, and various other […]
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