Immersive Technologies and Cultural Heritage Symposium | USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study

Friday September 22 | 10:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday September 23 | 10:00am - 4:45pm

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The Immersive Technologies and Cultural Heritage (ITCH) Symposium is co-hosted by the USC Mellon Humanities in a Digital World Program.

The symposium will bring together humanities researchers working with immersive technologies to showcase innovative projects, engage in feedback, and build community. The sessions will elucidate benefits of working at the intersection of digital technologies and the liberal arts.

During the symposium, each participant will lead a hands-on demonstration of their project; give a 10-15-minute presentation summarizing the project’s context, goals, and implications for humanities scholarship; and offer a prepared comment regarding a project shared by a fellow participant. The symposium will conclude with a roundtable discussion considering the promise and perils of immersive technologies for humanities research, teaching, and learning.

Speakers:

Lynn Dodd, University of Southern California Sabina Zonno, University of Southern California Co-PI's, Global Virtual Access Library	Sean Fraga, University of Southern California PI, Booksnake
Eric Heller, University of Southern California Canyon Country Cultural Landscapes Virtual Reality Collaboratory	Michael Jarvis, Rochester University Director, Digital Elmina Project; Director, Smiths Island Archaeology Project
Joseph Kider, University of Central Florida Co-PI, Documenting and Triaging Cultural Heritage (DATCH) project	Mark Letteney, University of Washington Co-Author with Matthew Larsen, Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration
Synatra Smith, Temple University CLIR/DLF Postdoctoral Fellow in Data Curation for African American Studies	Lisa M. Snyder, University of California, Los Angeles Co-PI, VSim PI, World’s Columbian Exposition Reconstruction
Stephen Wittek, Carnegie Mellon Director, Shakespeare VR Project

Organizers:

Mats Borges, Project Coordinator, USC Ahmanson Lab	Amy Braden, Director of Programs, USC Mellon Humanities in a Digital World
Curtis Fletcher, Director, USC Ahmanson Lab	Sean Fraga, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and History, USC