In this episode, Gabe and Garrett talk to Marlon Londoño about the Netflix series Narcos (2015-16) and Caracol Television’s Escobar: El Patrón del Mal (2012). Additional Readings: Pablo Medina, Uribe, “Netflix’s Narcos Cheapens Colombia and Its History” Bernardo Aparicio García, “I grew up in … Read more
Join us on Monday, March 2, at 5pm in Hamilton 425, to participate in the second DHL Transcribe-A-Thon of the semester. We will work together to contribute to an exciting ongoing project, Anti-Slavery Manuscripts, which is designed to transcribe handwritten correspondence … Read more
In this episode, Gabe and Emma chat with Dr. Wayne Lee (Professor of History and Adjunct Professor for the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense) about the film 1917, which was nominated for 11 Oscars and won awards for Cinematography, … Read more
In the first episode of 2020, Gabe and Garrett welcome their new colleague Emma Rothberg, who is a PhD Candidate in history at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as a co-director of the Digital History Lab. Emma discusses representations of gender … Read more
Join us on Tuesday, February 4, at 5pm in Hamilton 423, to participate in the first DHL Transcribe-A-Thon of the semester. We will work together to contribute to an exciting ongoing project, Freedom on the Move, which is designed to transcribe thousands … Read more
We are excited to announce that on Wednesday, January 15, at 1:00 P.M., we will be holding “Public-Facing Websites for Teaching,” the third in our series of Digital History Workshops. Generously supported by the Department of History and the Media … Read more
In 2019’s final episode of The Lens, UNC-Chapel Hill PhD Candidate Daniel Morgan joins co-hosts Gabe Moss and Garrett Wright again–this time to talk about the popular book series A Song of Ice and Fire and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. Tune in to … Read more
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
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
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
