by lopezv | Apr 4, 2017 | DUR Spring 2017
I feel the central takeaways of this class have not only enriched me in the digital humanities but in the benefits and cons of map making research of a particular topic. In our earlier readings, we discussed how maps our problematic especially in how a map maker...
by lopezv | Mar 16, 2017 | DUR Spring 2017
Researching for my topic on Heitor Villa-Lobos has been very interesting thus far. My project will focus on his travels however focusing on his Solo Vocal Art Song works (those with voice and piano). The reason being for this narrow of a topic is because after...
by lopezv | Mar 16, 2017 | DUR Spring 2017
This mapping platform by Eliot Van Buskirk scrapes streaming music giant Spotify’s playback data to demonstrate the musical sounds of different countries and select cities. Clicking on a city, marked by a green dot, displays a musical playlist illustrating the...
by lopezv | Feb 16, 2017 | DUR Spring 2017
The map I analyzed of the Conservatories, Festivals, and Opera Houses in Western Europe demonstrated the pros and cons that a 2-D non interactive map had. Some of the strengths of the map was that it did categorize (by color and shape) and acknowledge all the...
by lopezv | Nov 9, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
The arguments by Dorf and Moore present interesting perspectives about the topic of homosexuality. In Dorf’s article, he argues that the work Socrate, based on the life of Socrates by Satie was possibly affected greatly by Princess Polignac masking her personal life....
