May 9, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil You are invited to a four-part webinar series with editors of and contributors to the new volume, American Revolutions in the Digital Age (Cornell University Press, 2024). You can access a PDF of the book at this link. This innovative text explores how scholars are using newly digitized materials and emerging digital methods to re-examine the era of the American Revolution. Session 1: American Revolutions in the Digital Age Wednesday, May 14, 2025 / 3:00pm – 4:15pm ET – Register Here In this session, panelists will discuss how and why the fields of early American history and digital humanities have become increasingly interconnected. How have digital tools and methods changed research and interpretation of the era of the American Revolution and its historical memory? Session 2: Public History at Historic Sites Wednesday, June 4, 2025 / 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET – Register Here In this session, panelists will discuss their experiences working with historic sites that interpret histories of early America. How can we use digital humanities methods to expand interpretation and increase engagement with the public? Session 3: Slavery, Freedom, and Resistance Wednesday, July 9, 2025 / 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET – Register Here In this session, panelists will discuss how digital humanities expands our understanding of freedom in the revolutionary period. How do digital archives and mapping shape our ability to tell stories of place-making and freedom-seeking? Session 4: Information Technology and Lessons from the American Revolution Thursday, August 7, 2025 / 3:00 – 4:00pm ET – Register here In this session, panelists will discuss media structures and information flows during the revolutionary period. What can early America teach us about developing digital media literacy today? Closed captioning will be provided. Please contact me with any questions or accessibility requests Related This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.