Scholars' Lab Virtual Artist in Residence Claudia Berger will virtually present their data quilt project, Footpath for the People? The event will be online only.  Please register to receive link to attend. The actual data quilt featured in this talk will also be installed in the Scholars' Lab (Shannon 308; map) by April 14, and will be available to visit anytime Shannon Library is open.

Berger describes their planned project: "This quilt will explore the Appalachian Trail and who this "public" resource was actually designed for. It will look at the history of the trail and through-hikers like Emma Gatewood, who popularized the trail, as well as how it was created and how it is used today. In particular the project will explore how the trail intersects with histories of race, gender, and Indigenous rights of both the trail as a whole and in the specific states is passes through. The quilt will be paired with a zine that will connect viewers to more information and resources about the trail."

To read about related past work, please see Berger's and collaborator Gabriella Evergreen's recent data embodiment project, "Pockets of Information."

Claudia Berger is the Digital Humanities Librarian at Sarah Lawrence College and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute's School of Information. Their research centers on digital environmental humanities and how we can use digital methods to tell stories about the environment, as well as data physicalization.