Toolkit

Introduction

This section is written by Sina Krottmaier and co-designed by Felix Bui.
The final section of the course, The Toolkit, provides a practical guide to social justice in the digital humanities, offering a range of resources to support your research, including principles, guidelines, and tools, as well as tutorials. These resources aim to help you conduct more open, inclusive, and decolonial research.

In this section, you will discover a range of tools, tutorials, and resources on diverse facets of Social Justice in the Digital Humanities. These tools are categorized into four thematic areas: Consent and Licenses, Data Ethics, Identity and Accessibility, and Ethical Research Practice. Their purpose is to facilitate effective data management and promote inclusivity and accessibility in research communication and education.

  1. Consent and Licenses
    • Public License Selector
    • Consent Form Wizard
  2. Data Ethics
    • Data Ethics Toolkit
    • Ethics and Algorithms Toolkit
    • FAIR Data Maturity Model
  3. Identity and Accessibility
    • Hemingway Editor
    • RaceWorks Toolkit
    • Mukurtu CMS
  4. Ethical Research Practice
    •  Inclusive Terminology in Technology
    • Decolonizing Research Practices


Author Bio*: 

Sina Krottmaier is a research assistant at the Centre for Information Modelling – Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, University of Graz. She is interested in video game studies, 3D modeling and ethical and legal topics relating to the use of tools and data. Her research interests primarily focus on the representation of the past and of different cultures, alternative timelines, and horror in video games.

Designer Bio*:

Felix Bui is currently a junior lecturer at the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at Maastricht University. She teaches courses about the history and development of AI, the philosophy of technology, and research skills. She holds a master’s degree in Media Studies: Digital Cultures and a background in Marketing & Communication. Her research interest involves AI and creativity, mediatization and media representation of queer communities, data and media ethics with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

*Bios and affiliations are accurate at the time of writing.