Bryan Carter

Interests

Teaching

African American literatureTeaching Philosophy: As an advocate for an engaged and transformative educational environment, my teaching philosophy is grounded in active engagement, comprehensive mentoring, exploration beyond traditional boundaries, cultural competency, and integrating new technologies, particularly within the realm of Digital Humanities. These principles are not merely components of my pedagogical approach but the bedrock upon which meaningful learning experiences are built, fostering a dynamic and inclusive academic community.Engagement is the cornerstone of my teaching philosophy. I believe in creating a learning environment where students are not passive recipients of knowledge but active participants in their educational journey. This engagement is cultivated through interactive lectures, collaborative projects, and discussions that encourage critical thinking and diverse perspectives. By involving students in their learning process, I aim to nurture a sense of ownership and personal investment in their academic and personal growth.Mentoring Philosophy: Mentoring plays a pivotal role in supporting students beyond the confines of the classroom. As a mentor, I strive to guide students through their academic endeavors, career aspirations, and personal challenges, offering support, advice, and encouragement. This relationship extends the impact of education, transforming it into a comprehensive experience that prepares students for the complexities of the real world.The spirit of exploration is essential to intellectual growth and innovation. I encourage students to question established norms, seek new knowledge, and embrace the unknown with curiosity and resilience. This exploratory mindset is especially relevant in studying Digital Humanities, where interdisciplinary approaches and novel methodologies can lead to groundbreaking insights and understandings.Cultural competency is critical in our increasingly globalized and interconnected world. My teaching emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences. Through a curriculum that integrates global contexts and cultural studies, I aim to prepare students to engage with the world empathetically and ethically, equipped with the knowledge and skills to contribute to a more inclusive and understanding society.Using new technologies and Digital Humanities is central to my pedagogical approach. I integrate digital tools, resources, and methodologies into my teaching to enhance learning outcomes, foster digital literacy, and encourage innovative thinking. By leveraging virtual reality, data visualization, and digital archives, I provide students with hands-on experiences that bridge theoretical knowledge with practical application. This integration enriches the learning experience and prepares students for the demands of the digital age, equipping them with the skills necessary to navigate and contribute to a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Research

Digital Humanities, Digital Culture, Digital Africana Studies, Afrofuturism

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Books

• Carter, B. (2021). "Afrofuturism and Digital Humanities: Cases in Digital Africana Studies".. Routledge.
• Carter, B. (2014). Digital Humanities: Current Perspective, Practices and Research. London: Emerald Press.
• Carter, B., Sosnoski, J. J., & Harkins, P. (2006). Configuring History: Teaching the Harlem Renaissance Through Virtual Reality Cityscapes. New York: Peter Lang.

Chapters

• Carter, B. (2017). "Experiencing Digital Africana Studies: Bringing the Classroom to Life". In The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities(pp 7500 words). Routledge.
• Carter, B. (2016). “Augmenting Reality: Experiencing the Past through Digital Technologies”.. In Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments(pp 77-88). Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited.
• Carter, B. (2015). Experiencing the Harlem Renaissance. In A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance(p. 18). Oxford: Wiley & Sons LTD.
• Carter, B., & Scopes, L. (2013). Cyborgogy, Second Life, and Online Technical Communication Instruction. In Online Education 2.0(p. 16). Baywood Press.
• Carter, B. (2010). Virtual Harlem: Building a Community. In Telecollaboration 2.0: Language, Literacies and Intercultural Learning in the 21st Century(p. 8). Bern: Peter Lang.
• Carter, B. (2009). Enhancing Virtual Environments. In Learning and Teaching in the Virtual World of Second Life(p. 11). Tapir Academic Press.
• Carter, B., & Elseth, D. (2008). The Usefulness of Second Life for Language Learning. In Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition(p. 12). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Inc. (IGI).
• Carter, B., & Linder, T. (2006). Collaborative Learning Environments: Developing Smart Classrooms in Theory and in Practice. In Advances in Educational Administration, Volume 8, Technology in Education: Issues in Administration, Policy, and Applications in K12 Schools(p. 10). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Journals/Publications

• Carter, B., & Thompson, T. (2017). Experiencing Culture Through Digital Technologies.. Frontiers Open Access Journal.
• Carter, B., & Thompson, T. (2018). Exploring Culture through Digital Humanities. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.
• Carter, B., & Thompson, T. (2019). Crossing the Lines?: Intersections between Digital Humanities, Digital Humanism and Media Studies. Frontiers in Education.
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  The intersection between Digital Humanities, Digital Humanism, and Media Studies enables new conversations within digital humanities, between the digital fields, and how media studies must become an evolving part of the conversation because of the contextual relationship between what is being studied and the tool being used as a part of said research. Where Matthew Gold suggests that there is little difference between the Digital Humanities and Digital Humanists “The Digital Humanities Moment,” others insist that Digital Humanities tends to focus on literary and textual analysis and Digital Humanists explore how humans interact with evolving technologies. The intersection between these two areas, however, requires a re-envisioning of how we define both of these areas. Are we not interacting with technology differently when analyzing a text? Likewise, do new technologies enable us to bring a text to life in ways that allow a different form of analysis? And, where do we draw the lines between analyzing a text, studying how we as humans interact with the digital tools that allows us to research that text differently, and examining the digital tool itself?
• Carter, B., Thompson, T., & Hinton, A. (2019). "Exploring/Experiencing Culture Through the Digital Humanities". Humanities, 150.
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  The term Digital Humanities has been in the academic lexicon since the mid 2000s, evolving from pedagogies and methodologies connected to computational computing. Digital humanities, once seen as more related to the digital/computational side of the phrase, has continued to evolve as humanities scholars contribute to the discourses, create the code, design the content, and make data visible. Advances in these technologies and access to them are changing the ways we communicate, analyze content, tell our stories, and understand and visualize the world.For the collection Experiencing Culture through Digital Technologies, we are seeking papers related to Digital Humanities including areas of book history, pedagogical methods, experiential literature, archival studies or projects, text mining, literary mapping, digitally enhanced or augmented essays, and digital projects dealing with drama, novels, and poetry. Proposed essays may include a variety of forms and should include screenshots and/or access to a respective digital site
• Carter, B. (2018). Imagine the Odds: Digital Humanities, Digital Africana Studies and Afrofuturism in Practice. Fire!!! The Multimedia Journal of Black Studies, 5(1), 90.
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  Fire!!!: The Multimedia Journal of Black Studies is a semi-annual, peer-reviewed academic journal that uses diverse media to advance knowledge. While it publishes articles from the cognate subfields in other disciplines, Fire!!! seeks to advance interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary scholarship in the field of Black Studies.
• Carter, B. (2013). Expression through Machinima: A Digital Africana Studies Pedagogical Case Study. Fire, 2(1), 18.
• Carter, B., Danielsen, J., & Creelman, A. (2009). Empathy in Virtual Learning Environments. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organizations, 6(2), 16.
• Carter, B., Molka-Danielsen, J., & Creelman, A. (2009). Empathy in Virtual Learning Environments. International Journal Networking and Virtual Organisations, 6(2), 16.
• Carter, B., Molks-Danielsen, J., Richardson, D., & Jaeger, B. (2009). Teaching and Learning Affectively Within a Virtual Campus. International. Journal of Networking and Virtual Organizations, 5(5), 22.
• Carter, B., Johnson, A., Leigh, J., Sosnoski, J., & Jones, S. (2002). Virtual Harlem. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 22(5), 7.
• Carter, B., & Sosnoski, J. (2001). Virtual Experiences of the Harlem Renaissance: The Virtual Harlem Project. Works & Days 37/38, 19(1, 2), 241.
• Carter, B., Moore, J., & Amelung, C. (2000). Seeing is Believing: Advanced Visualization and the Use of Virtual Reality in an African American Literature Course. Consciousness, Literature and the Arts.
• Carter, B. (1999). Virtual Harlem. Journal of Literary and Linguistic Computing, 14(1), 10.

Proceedings Publications

• Carter, B., Park, K., Johnson, A., Brody, J., & Sosnoski, J. (2001, October). The Distance Learning Classroom Using Virtual Harlem. In The International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia.

Presentations

• Machtley, S., Carter, B., Newton, T., Son, Y., Aras, S., Hinton, J., Shevelev, D., Chen, Y., & Sepanloo, K. (2023). A multi-sensor integrated with augmented reality system for precise nursing education and analysis. IISE 2023. New Orleans, LA: Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.
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  Presentation & Paper
• Gault, E. D., & Carter, B. (2019, October). From Digital Humanities to Digital Africana Studies, in Theory and in Practice. Association for the Study of African American Life and History Annual Conference. Charleston, SC: Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
• Carter, B. (2017, August). Digital Humanities Presentation - Experiencing the Harlem Renaissance - New Virtual Harlem. Digital Humanities International Conference. Montreal, Canada: Digital Humanities.
• Carter, B. (2017, June). Keynote Speaker. Language, Literature and Linguistics International Conference. Singapore, Singapore.

Creative Productions

• Carter, B. (2022. Virtual Harlem on Tour. Broward County Library System. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Broward County Library System.