From Deepthi Murali’s “Visualizing the Interwoven World of Eighteenth-Century South Indian Textiles” digital scholarship project.
The Digital India Learning (DIL) initiative of the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) promotes the creation and use of digital resources and media for the study of India, facilitates training in digital methodologies, strengthens India-related collections and projects in U.S. libraries, and fosters the digital production and dissemination of knowledge about India. AIIS’s DIL builds upon, extends and strengthens the AIIS core mission.
Among other activities, DIL:
- Awards funding for individual advanced research projects undertaken by US-based graduate students and faculty that have a significant digital component, as well as born-digital projects
- Funds and facilitates “labs” that bring together faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students to undertake digital projects using the physical and virtual assets of the Center for Art and Archaeology (CAA, https://www.indiastudies.org/art-archeology/) and the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology (ARCE, https://www.indiastudies.org/ethnomusicology/
- Supports conferences that showcase digital projects that advance our understanding of India, and training workshops
- Promotes digital collaboration across disciplines in the academy, including and especially between the humanities, social sciences and STEM fields
NEW OPPORTUNITY: SUMMER STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS FOR DIGITAL SONIC & VISUAL PROJECTS
Current DIL Committee Members
- James Nye (Chair)
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Ellen Ambrosone
- Gil Ben-Herut
- Jajwalya Karajgikar
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Jinah Kim
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Anandi Silva Knuppel
- Sumathi Ramaswamy