Both Florida and Cuba have played a central role in the socio-economic development of the Caribbean basin for centuries. What new research and analytical tools can be employed for the study of this time-honored interchange in the age of Digital Humanities? What other physical and theoretical connections can be derived from the visualization of commercial, political, military and intellectual routes between these spaces? At ThatCamp Gainesville I would like to share, discuss and get feedback about these and other core inquiries from this current DH project scheduled for presentation in Hastac2017. Using ArcGIS as our main mapping platform, our finalized product should provide a creative and dynamic contrast between conventional cartographic materials of transportation and communication such as railroads, steamships and telegraphic cables across the Florida Strait, with the literary representation of some of these connections in the works of several Cuban and American writers. Can you help brainstorming? Would you share your digital mapping experience with me?

For THATCamp, I would like to see a session focused on online exhibitions as interpretational mediums for engagement, education and interpretation with audiences inside of and outside of museums. It would be great to hear from anyone who has experience and or an interest in exhibitions, audiences and online learning.

I would be happy to have co-facilitators if any other campers are interested in this topic.