About the Project
In this project, fellows brought the Photographs of Jazz Musicians collection to life using network analysis to visualize the relationships within the jazz community. Traditional narrative methods often struggle to capture these connections, making network analysis especially relevant. The project involved fellows gathering and handling data related to the collection, focusing on the relationships between the musicians depicted in the photographs. Using network analysis tools, fellows mapped out these relationships, collectively building a network. Each fellow focused on a specific aspect of the network in order to draw insights about its structure and organization. Ultimately, the resulting network serves as a visual demonstration of the collaborative nature of jazz and highlight the value of network analysis in archival research, offering a more engaging and insightful way to interact with the material. This project offered fellows an exciting chance to engage with cutting-edge data analysis and visualization techniques and contribute to a unique archival research project.
Mentors
Julia Khait; Shenmeng Xu
Fellows
Namju Kim; Nancy Deng; Nicholas McCoy; Winn Gillen
Project
Coming soon!