Project Team

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Davide Colasanto

University of Bologna, university of strasbourg: Master of arts in European cultures
University of venezia, EScp paris: specialized master in arts and cultural management
Cuny graduate center: Phd candidate in history

Davide is a History PhD student with a specialization in Modern European History. He studies the relationships between the Allied army and Italian civilians during the Allied occupation of Italy in World War 2 and its immediate aftermath (1943 – 1950). The research is mainly focused on notions of masculinity and its relations to war and violence.

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Taylor Dietrich

Danmarks Medie og Journalisthøjskole: BA, New Media Journalism; SUNY NEw PALTZ: BA, ENGLISH LITERATURE AND LETTERS; COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: POST-Bacc Residency, Architectural history and design; CUNY Graduate Center: MA, Digital Humanities, Interactive Technology & Pedagogy

Taylor is a Master’s Student at The Graduate Center, CUNY. His research interests include 20th Century American Literature, the Future of the Book, Digital Approaches to Humanities Research, Geo-Spatial Humanities, and techniques in Data Visualization. He is especially stimulated by the concept of “interface” in explorations in material culture and design, and in human computer interaction.

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Lisa Hirschfield

New York University: MFA 1998, Creative Writing; MPhil 2007, English & American Literature
CUNY Graduate Center: MA, Digital Humanities; Interactive Technology & Pedagogy (in progress)
Lisa is preparing for a new career that integrates her enthusiasm for cultural history, new media, public humanities, and education with her skills and experience in research, writing, teaching, and humanities scholarship. For Lisa, visiting a new place is never complete without a trip to the local cemetery.
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Conn Mac Aogain

Columbia: ba, geography & economics; ma, urban planning; lehman college: ba, comparative literature/irish & linguistics; cuny graduate center: ma, linguistics & digital humanities

Conn is an urban planner who works for the City of New York.