Episode 007 - Lynn Ramey

In this episode, we feature an interview with Lynn Ramey, Associate Professor of French here at Vanderbilt. She is the author of multiple books and essays, including most recently Black Legacies: ‘Race’ and the European Middle Ages. Lynn is currently engaged in several ambitious digital projects exploring the use of video games and 3D environments as means to explore how societies and cultures have interacted in the past. She recently sat down for a conversation with Ole Molvig, an assistant professor of the History of Science and Technology, and a member of Vanderbilt’s Institute for Digital Learning. The two discuss the challenges of employing complex digital tools in the humanities, these tools’ promise for teaching, research, and outreach, as well as Lynn’s path and experiences in the digital humanities. Links • Lynn Ramey’s faculty page: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/lynnramey/ • @lynnramey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynnramey • Unity game engine: https://unity3d.com/ • Blender 3D creation tool: https://www.blender.org/ • Global Middle Ages Project: http://globalmiddleages.org/ • Virtual Placensia: http://globalmiddleages.org/project/virtual-plasencia • Voyages of St. Brendan (preview): http://www.discoveriesoftheamericas.org/explorers/brendan-of-clonfort/experience-brendans-world/ • Students as Producers on the Center for Teaching blog: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/tag/students-as-producers/