Project GIS, Data Collection, and Mapping Shakespeare's London Program Margo Katherine Wilke Undergraduate Research Internship Program Term Fall 2024 Status Accepted Research Area GIS, Data Mining, Drama History, Description Project part of a larger interdisciplinary study called "Shakespeare's Theaterscape" supported by a National Endowment of the Humanities collaborative research grant based at Purdue. The student research contribution involves mining topographical data from seventeenth-century manuscript and print sources to reconstructs playgoing practices in Shakespeare's London. It also uses mapping and distance tools in ArchGIS to create cartographic reconstructions of theater neighborhoods and track patterns of movement through the city. One exciting area of research concerns recent applications of ChatGPT to GIS in the collection and analysis of data. Supervisor Paul W White Mentor Type of work required Collection of data from historical sources using spreadsheets; (re)construction of urban sites with basic tools of archGIS; exploring ways ChatGPT and ArcGIS work together to achieve the project's aims. The student researcher would work directly with Prof White (Dept. of English) or the project's doctoral research assistant, Muhammad Tariq Khan (doctoral candidate in Civil Engineering). Websites shakespearestheaterscape.org
Qualifications A demonstrated interest in intersecting STEM and Humanities-based methods of research. Some experience with ArcGIS or research involving databases is preferred but not essential. Minor or Major in CLA Department or School Credit Hours 0 Weekly Hours 6 (estimated)