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    2006: Crossroads for Copyright
    (2005-12-29) Cohen, Dan
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    A Human Being, and Not a Mere Social Factor: Catholic Strategies for Dealing with Sterilization Statutes in the 1920s
    (Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Society of Church History, 2004-06) Leon, Sharon
    This article reviews the developing strategies of Catholic opposition to state laws for compulsory sterilization of so-called ‘feeble-minded’ residents of state institutions during the 1920s. In 1927 the Supreme Court, in its landmark decision Buck v. Bell, affirmed the constitutionality of such laws. This article traces the work of Catholic moral theologians, such as John A. Ryan, and representatives of various lay organizations in opposing such laws and educating Catholic laity on the natural law issues in the debate. In 1930 the National Catholic Welfare Conference published four pamphlets in a series entitled ‘Problems of Mental Deficiency’ that provided a full compliment of medical, legal, and moral objections to the laws. On 31 December 1930 Pope Pius XI in his encyclical ‘Casti Connubii’ provided an authoritative pronouncement on eugenics and sterilization that reaffirmed Catholic opposition to eugenics policy initiatives.
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    A Look Back at Braddock District
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2011) Bulova, Sharon; Cook, John; Center for History and New Media
    The Honorable Sharon Bulova spearheaded A Look Back at Braddock, when she represented Braddock District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in 2005. She initiated a series of town meetings, inviting historians and archaeologists to talk about the history of the Fairfax County's Braddock area. A task force of 80 volunteers formed out of those meetings and initiated an oral history project. From the oral history project, the book, Braddock's True Gold: 20th Century Life in the Heart of Fairfax County, a companion map of historical sites, a video, and a student history competition for secondary students evolved. This website augments and extends Braddock's True Gold with greater access to the research and documentation collected by the project team and contributed by community residents. The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media conceptualized, designed, and produced the website using Omeka. Hosted at braddockheritage.org.
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    Amazonia at the Crossroads: Setting the Agenda for International Transdisciplinary Research of Consequence
    (2023-03-15) Campbell, Jeremy; Ungvari, Judit; Alencar, Ane; Aruch, Matthew; Athayde, Simone; Barnes, Rebecca; Briceño, Fiorella; Burelli, Cristina; Dallmeier, Francisco; da Silva, Marcos Regis; Dianderas, Eduardo Romero; Gregory, Tremaine; Grosse, Andrea; Hunt, Kathleen; Langevin, Mark; Langstroth, Robert; Luther, David; Miller, Scott; Moraes, Mónica; Novarro, Rolando; Ometto, Jean P.; Pitt, William; Quispe, Fany Ramos; Rajão, Raoni; Santos, Bruna; Seigel, Tovah; Val, Adalberto
    On January 17, 2023, twenty-seven scientists, advocates, and policy leaders from throughout the Amazon River Basin gathered in Front Royal, Virginia, for an all-day Workshop focused on the future of transdisciplinary research in the region. Participants hailed from Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and the United States, and represented academic disciplines as varied as conservation biology, anthropology, environmental economics, education, botany, political science, geography, geochemistry, and climate science. In addition to academic leaders–including several members from various national academies of science–the Workshop convened funding agencies, NGOs, and multilateral banks. Here we summarize the proceedings of the Workshop. The organizers hope that our findings will help inform the development of a transnational call for transdisciplinary research of consequence focused on the most urgent research-to-action priorities in the greater Amazonian region. The Belmont Forum is currently developing a “Collaborative Research Action” call, under the leadership of the São Paulo Research Foundation and the Interamerican Institute for Global Change Research, along just these lines.
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    American Egyptomania
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2004) Grafton, Scott; English Department; Center for History and New Media
    American Egyptomania was a joint project of the Center for History and New Media, the English Department at George Mason University and Professor Scott Trafton, and the College of Arts and Sciences' Technology Across the Curriculum program (TAC). This website is devoted to exploring American fascination with Egypt and its history. It includes primary source documents, a list of secondary literature, and a list of web resources. Hosted at chnm.gmu.edu/egyptomania.
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    American History Now: Explorations in Digital Curation
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2014) O'Malley, Michael
    2013-2014. American History Now was a WordPress publication developed as part of the PressForward project. As part of the broad effort to redefine scholarly communication in the digital age, American History Now sought to use digital media to make the peer review process more open, facilitate intellectual discussion, and build a community of readers. Conceived as an experiment in digital curation focused on collecting, juxtaposing, and framing ideas, American History Now eschewed a long pre-publication peer review and editing process. Instead, all relevant content submitted was accepted for immediate publication and opened to peer review through comments by readers. American History Now republished work found elsewhere and solicited original material. The first and only “issue” of American History Now was dedicated to vinyl, its history, and its current place in American culture. The original plan was to turn the scholarship on the site into an ebook exhibit at the end of the project in April 2014, but that final step was never completed.
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    American Women’s Dime Novel Project
    (2013) Carr, Felicia
    This website grew out of George Mason University Cultural Studies PhD Felicia Carr's research for her dissertation entitled “All For Love: Gender and Class and the Woman’s Dime Novel in Nineteenth-Century America,” which examines the genre of women’s dime novel writing and its role in changing gender and class formations. The website includes a cover gallery, introductory essay, primary source materials, and links to digitized dime novels. Hosted at chnm.gmu.edu/dimenovels.
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    Anthologize
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2010) Leon, Sharon; Gorges, Boone; Murray-John, Patrick; Cohen, Dan; Boggs, Jeremy; Owens, Trevor; Brennan, Sheila A.; Casden, Jason; Gossett, Kathie; Hanrath, Scott; Kapsalis, Effie; Knox, Doug; McCune, Zachary; Meloni, Julie; Ramsay, Steve; Rashleigh, Patrick; Remy, Jana; Scheinfeldt, Tom
    Anthologize is a free, open-source, plugin that transforms WordPress into a platform for publishing electronic texts. Grab posts from your WordPress blog, import feeds from external sites, or create new content directly within Anthologize. Then outline, order, and edit your work, crafting it into a single volume for export in several formats, including—in this release—PDF, ePUB, TEI. Anthologize was built during One Week One Tool, an NEH Summer Institute at George Mason University’s Center for History and New Media. Major sponsors of Anthologize were the Office of Digital Humanities of the National Endowment for the Humanities, City Tech OpenLab, and Demokratie & Dialog e.V. This site was intended to promote and provide resources for Anthologize, while the plugin itself is available in the WordPress plugins directory (https://wordpress.org/plugins/anthologize/). Hosted at anthologize.org.
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    Baltimore Case Study
    (Center for State and Local Government Leadership, George Mason University, 2013-09-30) Lawson, Michael
    Evidence suggests that a number of factors have contributed to Baltimore’s fiscal resiliency. These include the primary role that counties play in the structure of local government in Maryland, the state assumption of the financing and operation of key functions and the equalizing impact of state aid. Local institutions also play a major role—in particular, the responsibility and authority granted to the Board of Estimate by the city charter. Lastly, the confluence of professionalism in budgeting and financial administration combined with a political culture where the advice and guidance of those professionals is heeded by elected officials contributes to Baltimore’s fiscal resiliency.
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    Between The Wars: The United States, 1919-1941 (History 409)
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 1997) O'Malley, Michael
    Bespoke website designed in late 1990s as the digital component of a history course. URL: chnm.gmu.edu/courses/hist409/
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    Between The Wars: The United States, 1919-1941 (History 409)
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 1997) O'Malley, Michael
    Bespoke website designed in late 1990s as the digital component of a history course. URL: chnm.gmu.edu/courses/hist409/
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    Beyond Golden Age and Decline: The Legacy of Muslim Societies in Global Modernity, 1300-1900
    (Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, 2017-04-13) Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies
    Beyond Golden Age and Decline is a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Bridging Cultures Initiative on the Muslim World and the Humanities. This website facilitates exchange of ideas, reading and information in preparation for the Scholars Forum and Program Development Workshop, from March 14-17, 2011.
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    Blackout History Project
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2000) Sparrow, Jim; Summers, John; Vuong, TuVinh; Cheng, John
    The Blackout History Project reconstructed two dramatic social responses to large-scale technological failure, specifically blackouts that encompassed the New York metropolitan region. In early November of 1965, at the height of the cold war, 30 million people living in the most densely populated region of the United States experienced a cascading power failure which blacked out almost the entire Northeast in less than fifteen minutes. Rising to the occasion, New Yorkers assisted each other in a spirit of cooperation and community uncharacteristic of ordinary city life. Twelve years later, in the summer of 1977, the New York metropolitan region experienced another massive power outage, but this time the popular response was quite different. Devastating riots and looting engulfed the poorer sections of the city, inflicting enormous economic damage at a time when New York City was already on its knees. The website includes a timeline of events, an archive of personal stories that were partially collected using a the website interface, and contextualizing essays. Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as part of the Science and Technology in the Making (STIM) project. It was hosted for a year by the Scholarly Technology Group at Brown University before moving to George Mason University and continued hosting by the Center for History and New Media at blackout.gmu.edu
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    Bridging Cultures Bookshelf - Muslim Journeys
    (National Endowment for the Humanities, 2017-03-28) Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies
    The Muslim Journeys project presents to the American public resources representing diverse perspectives on the people, places, histories, beliefs, practices, and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world. Elements of the project include: The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys collection Distribution, free of charge, of the complete Muslim Journeys Bookshelf to 953 libraries nationwide Distribution, free of charge, of the complete Muslim Journeys Bookshelf to 36 state humanities councils Library programs for the public in every state, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands This website (the Muslim Journeys website) The cornerstone of the project is the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, a carefully curated collection of resources recommended and reviewed by distinguished scholars in the fields of anthropology, world history, religious studies, interfaith dialogue, the history of art and architecture, and world literature, as well as interdisciplinary fields such as Middle East studies, Southeast Asian studies, African studies, and Islamic studies. Six public libraries hosted focus groups to review many of the titles, and all titles were reviewed by librarians and other humanities practitioners with extensive programming experience.
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    Build, Analyse, and Generalise: Community Transcription of the Papers of the War Department and the Development of Scripto
    (Ashgate, 2014) Leon, Sharon
    RRCHNM’s foray into community transcription with the Papers of the War Department, 1784-1800 and the development of Scripto offers some significant lessons for cultural heritage institutions and professionals who want to engage with their constituents in meaningful ways. Primarily, we gained a dedicated and engaged audience for PWD, and a tremendous insight into their motivations. Equally important, the development process for the generalized tool, and its role in the larger ecosystem of open-source software that enables widespread user participation in cultural heritage projects, points to viable directions for the development of subsequent tools. Together this case study of PWD and the story of the creation of Scripto suggest that a wide range of cultural heritage organizations can launch and sustain lightweight transcription projects that encourage increased engagement with core audiences.
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    Building the Washington Metro
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2007-02-26T20:44:56Z) The Echo Project; Schrag, Zachary M.
    This site tells the story of the Washington Metro, a 103-mile rapid transit system serving Washington, D.C., and the surrounding areas of Maryland and Virginia. Planning for Metro began in the 1950s, construction began in 1969, and the first segment opened for operation in 1976. Metro is one of the largest public-works projects ever built, and it is the second-busiest rail transit system in the United States. This site was researched and written by Zachary M. Schrag, author of The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006). Hosted at chnm.gmu.edu/mars/metro.
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    Burroughing into Mexico
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2020-09-01) Brett, Megan; Mullen, Abby; Cote, Andrew; McKenzie, David; Phelps, Nicole
    Season 1, Episode 1 of Consolation Prize. In our first episode of Consolation Prize, we go to Mexico to investigate how Americans tried to maintain their rights as Americans while sometimes subverting Mexican authority. In particular, we focus on Marmaduke Burrough’s relationship with one American merchant, John Baldwin. Credits: Host: Abby Mullen Producers: Abby Mullen and Megan Brett Music: Andrew Cote Voice acting: Mills Kelly Production assistant: Brenna Reilley Experts: David McKenzie and Nicole Phelps https://consolationprize.rrchnm.org/episode-1/
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    Chicago Case Study
    (Center for State and Local Government Leadership, George Mason University, 2013-09-01) Shafroth, Frank
    Chicago, after a significant effort to remake itself into a global city today confronts unprecedented challenges. The city took a serious turn for the worse during the first decade of the new century. The gleaming towers, swank restaurants, and smart shops remain, but Chicago is experiencing a decline different from other large cities. It is a troubled place, one falling behind its large urban brethren and presenting a host of challenges for Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Challenges confronting the city’s fiscal future are: schools, which one commentator cited as “almost insoluble;” police—crime—gangs (also “almost insoluble”); infrastructure (on which the mayor has earned very high marks); pensions, where Chicagoans’ long-term debt and pension obligations per capita rose 185% since 2002—which are inextricably linked to the state; and bringing jobs back to Chicago. These challenges come as state and federal aid are reduced.
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    CHNM Tools
    (Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2008)
    This is a zipped code dump of the various research tools developed by RRCHNM. These tools included survey builders, poll builders, web scrapbooking, syllabus finders, note taking tools, and more.