Vicky McAlister
@vickymcalister.bsky.social
Castle botherer, eternal animal writer, ranter about DH and pedagogy, peerer of hillshades. Assoc Prof of Digital Environmental Humanities at Towson U. In my spare time I shout at my cats.
Tomorrow is the last of the @medievalacademy.bsky.social #digitalhumanities Showcases. We're closing out with some awesome immersive experiences! It's not too late to register! #medievalsky
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Tomorrow is the last of the @medievalacademy.bsky.social #digitalhumanities Showcases. We're closing out with some awesome immersive experiences! It's not too late to register! #medievalsky
How do you know it's time to wrap up a research project?
When you're like... It's time for some serious background
When you're like... It's time for some serious background
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How do you know it's time to wrap up a research project?
When you're like... It's time for some serious background
When you're like... It's time for some serious background
The second meeting this semester of the @towsonu.bsky.social #digitalhumanities Special Interest Group did not disappoint. We had four students talk about their #DH projects to faculty. They knocked it out of the park in their presentations as they did with their original research!
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The second meeting this semester of the @towsonu.bsky.social #digitalhumanities Special Interest Group did not disappoint. We had four students talk about their #DH projects to faculty. They knocked it out of the park in their presentations as they did with their original research!
Giraldus lives on.
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Giraldus lives on.
Today's the first meeting of the academic year of the @towsonu.bsky.social digital humanities #DH special interest group. We're learning about ArcGIS Online from Christina Bell in TU's Center for GIS in @cooklibraryoftu.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today's the first meeting of the academic year of the @towsonu.bsky.social digital humanities #DH special interest group. We're learning about ArcGIS Online from Christina Bell in TU's Center for GIS in @cooklibraryoftu.bsky.social
Advanced DH students heard from @clayonglass.bsky.social about the creative processes behind making a digital environmental creative piece. We followed up next class with readings about looking for animals in art and archives
September 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Advanced DH students heard from @clayonglass.bsky.social about the creative processes behind making a digital environmental creative piece. We followed up next class with readings about looking for animals in art and archives
*finally* BuzzFeed gets me
September 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
*finally* BuzzFeed gets me
We should have it as an ebook with download at Towson if you can make do with a PDF?
September 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We should have it as an ebook with download at Towson if you can make do with a PDF?
Just over a month to go to get your articles in for consideration in Eolas vol. 19 (2026)! We're accepting short reports and digital humanities project reviews until end of year. I'm happy to answer any questions #medievalsky
September 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Just over a month to go to get your articles in for consideration in Eolas vol. 19 (2026)! We're accepting short reports and digital humanities project reviews until end of year. I'm happy to answer any questions #medievalsky
Today my DH class had a special tour of the Walters Art Museum as they're working on digital animal humanities projects to tie on with an upcoming exhibition. We're super excited and I will be sure to liberally spam here about it!
September 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Today my DH class had a special tour of the Walters Art Museum as they're working on digital animal humanities projects to tie on with an upcoming exhibition. We're super excited and I will be sure to liberally spam here about it!
First day at my new academic home until June!
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
First day at my new academic home until June!
Today I went to Birka. Surely one of the deserted medieval settlement greats. I sat on a grave mound and contemplated what this landscape told me about my own research sites.
Also, I was not sick on the boat - win!
Also, I was not sick on the boat - win!
August 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today I went to Birka. Surely one of the deserted medieval settlement greats. I sat on a grave mound and contemplated what this landscape told me about my own research sites.
Also, I was not sick on the boat - win!
Also, I was not sick on the boat - win!
Fieldworking isn't so shabby when the sun is out #HELMProject
August 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Fieldworking isn't so shabby when the sun is out #HELMProject
Hey fieldwork, fancy some phenomenologizing on some medieval landscapes #HELMProject #archaeologyforrealz
August 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Hey fieldwork, fancy some phenomenologizing on some medieval landscapes #HELMProject #archaeologyforrealz
Fieldwork going well, yeah, entertaining cattle right across the Irish midlands #realarchaeology
August 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fieldwork going well, yeah, entertaining cattle right across the Irish midlands #realarchaeology
I'm just off the red eye so I look like shit, but I don't feel like shit seeing myself on the shelves of Hodges Figgis. Childhood ambition unlocked.
July 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I'm just off the red eye so I look like shit, but I don't feel like shit seeing myself on the shelves of Hodges Figgis. Childhood ambition unlocked.
Call for submissions for Eolas 19 (2026). We accept full articles, short reports, and DH project reviews. Deadline starts October 17. Please share! #medievalsky
June 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Call for submissions for Eolas 19 (2026). We accept full articles, short reports, and DH project reviews. Deadline starts October 17. Please share! #medievalsky
Happy Baltimore Pride!
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy Baltimore Pride!
No Tiggy it's too early to collapse from Kalamazoo exhaustion you lightweight #medievalsky #Kzoo2025
May 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
No Tiggy it's too early to collapse from Kalamazoo exhaustion you lightweight #medievalsky #Kzoo2025
Sorry, you want to proofread this article? No I don't think so. Blep.
April 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Sorry, you want to proofread this article? No I don't think so. Blep.
Summer fieldwork preparations have commenced
April 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Summer fieldwork preparations have commenced
People of DC if you want a break from the dumpster fire of life in the US right now and want a break from regular ol drinking on Paddy's Day, then this Paddy's Day you can drink AND learn about Irish archaeology. I'll even throw in a bog body slide for free. www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof...
March 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
People of DC if you want a break from the dumpster fire of life in the US right now and want a break from regular ol drinking on Paddy's Day, then this Paddy's Day you can drink AND learn about Irish archaeology. I'll even throw in a bog body slide for free. www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof...
Giving public talks in Baltimore and DC for St Patrick's Day. Tickets available at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof...
March 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Giving public talks in Baltimore and DC for St Patrick's Day. Tickets available at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof...
Lowell Discovery Telescope sticker a big mood right now. First political dumpster fire, then grading, and now I gotta read grant rejection feedback. Same, Lowell Discovery Telescope, SAME.
March 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Lowell Discovery Telescope sticker a big mood right now. First political dumpster fire, then grading, and now I gotta read grant rejection feedback. Same, Lowell Discovery Telescope, SAME.
I'm extremely excited about this upcoming talk from the Slave Wrecks Project which ties in with the student projects in my Ocean History class. We've had to level up the venue thanks to the enthusiasm!
February 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I'm extremely excited about this upcoming talk from the Slave Wrecks Project which ties in with the student projects in my Ocean History class. We've had to level up the venue thanks to the enthusiasm!