Welcome to IRIS!
The IRIS Center supports digital humanities teaching, research, and community engagement at SIUE and beyond.
Featured Projects
Recovery Hub for American Women Writers
Project Website: Recovery Hub for American Women Writers Project Director: Jessica DeSpain Collaborators: Erin Chambers, Karin Dalziel, Melissa Homestead, Kristen […]
Community-Oriented Digital Engagement Scholars
Project Website: Community-Oriented Digital Engagement Scholarship Project Director: Jessica DeSpain CODES is an alternative pathway for students who are Black, […]
St. Louis Area Digital Humanities Network
Project Website: St. Louis Area Digital Humanities Network Project Co-Directors: Geremy Carnes and Margaret Smith The St. Louis Area Digital […]
Schaefer Edoid Archive
Drawing upon materials emeritus professor Ronald Schaefer amassed over thirty years of fieldwork, the Schaefer Edoid Archive brings together history, […]
RISE-DH
Realizing Inclusive Student Engagement in the Digital Humanities (RISE-DH) is an experiential learning and training program for African American students […]
Madison Historical
Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Archive for Madison County, Illinois documents, preserves, and shares the rich history of […]
Minor in Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
DHSS minors combine computational skills with humanistic methods and research questions. DHSS minors develop a strong, interdisciplinary skillset that facilitates cross-disciplinary and collaborative projects.
What our minors say
The Digital Humanities minor was an opportunity where I was able to explore new opportunities and embrace the complex and beautiful nature of this discipline. This minor enriched my major education in Mass Communications. I was introduced to new software, taught unique ways of collecting qualitative data and using creative approaches to make that data accessible to the public, and gave me a better understanding of a holistic approach to the humanities. This program gave me essential knowledge to bring into my career in healthcare communications, where I now have the skillset to help support and serve rural hospitals and their communities.
Mikayla Wilhelm
Class of 2022
Going through the process of getting a minor in the Digital Humanities has been both beneficial and enlightening. I get to learn computer skills that I would not have previously learned through regular humanities classes and I get to relate this technical knowledge to literature in ways that make me expand my understanding of textual studies. This minor helps me understand the advancement and preservation of the field of English studies.
Gabrielle Borders
Class of 2018
My digital humanities minor allowed me to combine two passions of mine: computers and the humanities. This has made my education more well-rounded and improved my marketability to both jobs and grad school. The minor is the reason why I have a job now as the IRIS Technician.