Building for the future: digital humanities and humanists at the american academy in rome [in response to the disruption of the academic year the academy developed a plan to offer all displaced…

The American Academy in Rome received a $278,580 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program. The grant will allow 13 American Academy in Rome fellows whose work was disrupted by COVID-19 closures to return to the Academy for up to three months to complete their work. It will also support hybrid and digital programming to share the fellows' work with local and international communities. This includes updating the Academy's broadcasting infrastructure for online broadcasts, creating podcasts, and developing new multimedia materials to be made available on the Academy's website. One full-time and two part-time positions will be created. Additionally, $40,000 will be subawarded to a contractor to install new broadcast and audiovisual equipment to support the expanded digital offerings. The period of performance is January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

Activities

This project will support the return of the thirteen 2019-2020 AAR fellows to rome to complete their work for up to three months. IT will also support updating the broadcasting infrastructure at AAR and simultaneous translation of all programming for online broadcasting. This update consists of purchasing new technologies necessary to broadcast in-person programming & nbsp; to large, international audiences. AAR will also utilize this infrastructure and funding to create podcasts, cover production costs, and create new multimedia materials. All digital programming will be made available on their website. &nbsp

Expected outcomes

The thirteen 2019-2020 AAR fellows will return to the academy in rome to complete their work for up to three months. One full-time and two part-time positions will be created for the improvement of the digital infrastructure and expansion of digital programming. There will be offerings of hybrid and digital programming from the AAR.&nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

This will benefit the 2019-2020 AAR fellows as well as the local and international communities who attend the AAR?s virtual programming.  subrecipient beneficiaries: this project will subaward $40,000 for a contractor to build out and install new broadcast and audiovisual equipment.  ]