Explore Artifacts and Cultures
through Digital Humanities:
Discover the vibrant culture of Argentina
through the eyes of our students!
2022 Digital
Buenos Aires
The 2022 Digital Buenos Aires interactive map includes digital artifacts documented and researched by Nina Carrillo Corujo and Julia Kohake, who studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the summer of 2022 through a faculty-led study abroad program co-directed by Dr. Laura Levi Altstaedter and Dr. Mauro Falasca. The design team also includes Lily Johnson, Ed Tech Consultant in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. The artifacts (captions, videos, still images and audio) can all be accessed for free using the link below.
2019 Digital
Buenos Aires
Housed initially in Omeka, Digital Buenos Aires began in 2019 as part of a faculty-led study abroad program co-directed by Dr. Laura Levi Altstaedter and Prof. Magalí Krosl. The design team included Dr. Laura Levi Altstaedter, Prof. Magalí Krosl, Dr. Irina Swain (previous Ed. Tech Consultant in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures), Brandon Suggs (graduate assistant) and study abroad students Makayla Harris, Lena Hobson, Max Kilgore, Brianna Plumb, and Garrett Reid. The artifacts (captions, videos, still images and audio) can all be accessed for free using the link below.
About Us
Our “Digital Buenos Aires” design team includes Hispanic Studies professor Laura Levi Altstaedter and Ed Tech Consultant Lily Johnson from ECU’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, as well as Nina Carrillo Corujo and Julia Kohake, two undergraduate students who studied abroad in Buenos Aires in Summer 2022. The faculty-led Summer in Buenos Aires Program, co-directed by Dr. Laura Levi Altstaedter and Dr. Mauro Falasca, includes intensive Spanish language and culture studies at our host institution, Universidad Católica Argentina, cultural and linguistic immersion through homestays, as well as myriad co-curricular cultural visits and experiences. Students currently working on the Digital Buenos Aires Project continued their studies through Dr. Levi Altstaedter’s Spring 2023 Directed Readings course.
Photo Gallery: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photos provided by Dr. Laura Levi Altstaedter
