Vital Signs: A Digital Humanities Project Exploring the Impact of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on the Chippewa Valley
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Date
2024-04Author
Leach, Sylvie
Advisor(s)
Kocken, Gregory J.
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“Vital Signs: The Chippewa Valley 1918 Influenza Project” is a digital humanities resource exploring the impact of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on Northwestern Wisconsin. This poster explores a collaborative local history research method, building a digital exhibit and collection with Omeka, and creating an educational toolkit for teachers. Viewers will gain a better understanding of the impact of the event, the process, and potential of digital humanities projects, like “Vital Signs,” for historical engagement.
Subject
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Wisconsin -- Chippewa River Valley
Digital humanities
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McIntyre Library
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/94427Type
Presentation
Description
Color poster with text, images, charts, and graphs.