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The Lens, Ep. 3: Simulating Holy War in Crusader Kings

November 20, 2019

In this episode, UNC-Chapel Hill PhD Candidate Daniel Morgan talks about simulations of the medieval past in the popular video game Crusader Kings II. Stay tuned for our next episode, which will feature another conversation with Daniel about Game of Thrones. Additional … Read more

Nov. 19: Transcribe-A-Thon for the American Soldier Project

November 10, 2019

Join us on Tuesday, November 19, from 5-6:30pm in Hamilton 452, to participate in the second in a series of DHL Transcribe-A-Thons. We will work together to contribute to an exciting ongoing Zooniverse project, The American Soldier, which is designed to … Read more

The Lens, Ep. 2: Race and Orientalism in 300

November 4, 2019

In this episode, Digital History Lab co-director Gabe Moss talks about the ways in which Orientalism is deployed in the 1998 graphic novel 300 and its 2006 film adaptation. This is the second part of a two-part series on popular representations of … Read more