Dr. Amanda Licastro
@amandalicastro.bsky.social
Head of Digital Scholarship Strategies and Visiting Associate Professor of English at Swarthmore, Fellow at Rare Book School, Editor at JITP
Just arrived in Austin to lead a workshop for Humanities Texas and this hotel is 💯
June 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Just arrived in Austin to lead a workshop for Humanities Texas and this hotel is 💯
Teaching “DH in the Classroom” at DREAM Lab @pricelab.bsky.social was a rewarding experience. Fantastics students, the best collaborator @betovargas.github.io, and friends old and new. We covered a huge range of topics, but here’s a peek at the game we made in the #DHMakes unit.
May 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Teaching “DH in the Classroom” at DREAM Lab @pricelab.bsky.social was a rewarding experience. Fantastics students, the best collaborator @betovargas.github.io, and friends old and new. We covered a huge range of topics, but here’s a peek at the game we made in the #DHMakes unit.
Last week we celebrated @cathyndavidson.bsky.social, a mentor whose support and advocacy is unparalleled. The joke was that she must have clones, because she offers such personal, genuine attention to every request that it seems impossible (especially if you 👀 at her pubs). Thank you Cathy ❤️👏
May 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Last week we celebrated @cathyndavidson.bsky.social, a mentor whose support and advocacy is unparalleled. The joke was that she must have clones, because she offers such personal, genuine attention to every request that it seems impossible (especially if you 👀 at her pubs). Thank you Cathy ❤️👏
Confirming that this is delicious (made even more delightful by eating outside on a 78 degree day) cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021...
April 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Confirming that this is delicious (made even more delightful by eating outside on a 78 degree day) cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021...
Tomorrow is the biggest VR event we’ve ever done! My team made a custom canopy tour of Scott Arboretum and will be assessing learning engagement with the Kid Lab at Swarthmore. Super excited and very nervous 🤞
April 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Tomorrow is the biggest VR event we’ve ever done! My team made a custom canopy tour of Scott Arboretum and will be assessing learning engagement with the Kid Lab at Swarthmore. Super excited and very nervous 🤞
Can we talk about how this little measuring tape from @rarebookschool.bsky.social is the most handy tool in my desk drawer? 📚
April 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Can we talk about how this little measuring tape from @rarebookschool.bsky.social is the most handy tool in my desk drawer? 📚
She may look angelic, but this devil scratched me across my nose on a week when I have four in-person presentations to give and two classes to teach 😇😈
April 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
She may look angelic, but this devil scratched me across my nose on a week when I have four in-person presentations to give and two classes to teach 😇😈
Stella and Luna, in solidarity
April 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Stella and Luna, in solidarity
When the k-12 schedule doesn’t align with the college schedule, work from home looks like…
March 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
When the k-12 schedule doesn’t align with the college schedule, work from home looks like…
Kudos to this very literary comment on a NYTimes Cooking salmon recipe cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019...
February 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Kudos to this very literary comment on a NYTimes Cooking salmon recipe cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019...
Local elections matter!
February 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Local elections matter!
So proud of our Makerspace team, especially Josh Jordan, who designed our winning #DouglassDay cakes! Thank you @douglassday.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So proud of our Makerspace team, especially Josh Jordan, who designed our winning #DouglassDay cakes! Thank you @douglassday.bsky.social
Our Archivist at Swarthmore @caitlinest.bsky.social created this incredible exhibit in conjunction with #DouglassDay @douglassday.bsky.social featuring items from the Friends Historical Library titled “Printing the Underground Railroad.”
February 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our Archivist at Swarthmore @caitlinest.bsky.social created this incredible exhibit in conjunction with #DouglassDay @douglassday.bsky.social featuring items from the Friends Historical Library titled “Printing the Underground Railroad.”
Making our way through the transcriptions for #DouglassDay fueled by delicious treats! @douglassday.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Making our way through the transcriptions for #DouglassDay fueled by delicious treats! @douglassday.bsky.social
Swarthmore is ready to celebrate #DouglassDay with a packed house! We have cupcakes from a local Black-owned bakery, Kia’s, and our Makerspace laser cut stencils to make the trading cards into cookie cakes! @douglassday.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Swarthmore is ready to celebrate #DouglassDay with a packed house! We have cupcakes from a local Black-owned bakery, Kia’s, and our Makerspace laser cut stencils to make the trading cards into cookie cakes! @douglassday.bsky.social
Despite SEPTA shutting down and the laser cutter catching on fire we are hosting #DouglassDay at Swarthmore tomorrow! Come enjoy birthday treats and make history by transcribing items from the AfAm Perspectives Collections. Bonus: exhibit by @caitlinest.bsky.social! Don't miss it. #GLAM 📚
February 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Despite SEPTA shutting down and the laser cutter catching on fire we are hosting #DouglassDay at Swarthmore tomorrow! Come enjoy birthday treats and make history by transcribing items from the AfAm Perspectives Collections. Bonus: exhibit by @caitlinest.bsky.social! Don't miss it. #GLAM 📚
Y'all my student recommended my course in the school newspaper and it is the best day ever! swarthmorephoenix.com/2025/02/06/w...
February 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Y'all my student recommended my course in the school newspaper and it is the best day ever! swarthmorephoenix.com/2025/02/06/w...
Similar but feline!
February 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Similar but feline!
Last night I witnessed history at the swearing in ceremony for Congreswoman McBride. It is an honor to support a politician dedicated to working across the aisle to improve the lives of everyone in Delaware and across the country.
January 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Last night I witnessed history at the swearing in ceremony for Congreswoman McBride. It is an honor to support a politician dedicated to working across the aisle to improve the lives of everyone in Delaware and across the country.
Here are some action shots of my favorite project. An engraved block from the Peace Collection we 3D scanned and recreated 3 ways - laser cut linoleum on reclaimed maple, all linoleum, and 3D printed. Thanks to @ryancordell.org and @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social for their consultation.
January 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Here are some action shots of my favorite project. An engraved block from the Peace Collection we 3D scanned and recreated 3 ways - laser cut linoleum on reclaimed maple, all linoleum, and 3D printed. Thanks to @ryancordell.org and @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social for their consultation.
Such a cute one too
January 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Such a cute one too
Reading Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future” during the current devastation in California is unsettling and eerie. This faculty/staff book club should be interesting…
January 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reading Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future” during the current devastation in California is unsettling and eerie. This faculty/staff book club should be interesting…
I’d like to respond as one of the folks who cited this quote in a panel that 1) this story is lovely; 2) I can’t wait for your book; and 3) here is a photo of that poster made by @ryancordell.org and @quinnanya.me proudly displayed in my office!
January 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’d like to respond as one of the folks who cited this quote in a panel that 1) this story is lovely; 2) I can’t wait for your book; and 3) here is a photo of that poster made by @ryancordell.org and @quinnanya.me proudly displayed in my office!
The panels at #mla25 were 🔥, meeting up with many of you was wonderful, and the food was exceptional. It was a nourishing experience all around. A special thank you to all the MLA and Hilton staff and volunteers, and to the resilient residents of New Orleans who made it all happen.
January 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The panels at #mla25 were 🔥, meeting up with many of you was wonderful, and the food was exceptional. It was a nourishing experience all around. A special thank you to all the MLA and Hilton staff and volunteers, and to the resilient residents of New Orleans who made it all happen.