This bilingual project on the work of Lester Hamlet explores Hamlet’s poetry, archival materials, and cultural contexts. It combines literary analysis with interactive features like translations, audio, and archival scans that enrich Hamlet’s bilingual work. avannotate.github.io/LesterHamlet/

This project explores the theory and topic of Auteurism and some of the filmmakers who best represent it. Instead of just reading about film theory, you can watch and listen to the examples right alongside the analysis. Check out our website to see the full project! jackdevry.github.io/Auteurism/

Meet Darinelle Merced-Calderon, a research fellow from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, whose AVAnnotate project examines how communities in Vieques & St. Croix express solidarity and resistance, tracing the intertwined legacies of colonialism and cultural connection across U.S. territories.

Meet Gabriel Noreiga, a research fellow from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, whose AVAnnotate project examines Latin American political and indigenista cinema, with a particular emphasis on Ecuador through an annotated online exhibit of El cielo para la cunshi, carajo! (1975).

Meet Fernanda Aguero, a research fellow from the School of Information, whose AVAnnotate project examines Net Art and Postinternet art, with particular focus on Latin America through the work of Amalia Ulman, analyzing how her audience engagements complicate her position within Postinternet art.

Meet Alexis Velazquez, a research fellow from the Department of Ethnomusicology/Butler School of Music, whose AVAnnotate project focuses on the sustainability of Puerto Rican music, particularly bomba, by examining how digital archives/exhibits can preserve and revitalize musical traditions.

Meet Grace Nwoke, a research fellow from the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, whose AVAnnotate project annotates materials from the AfroGreeks archive, examining Black identity formation in Greece with a particular focus on the cultural presence of Afro descendants in Greece.

Meet Eduardo Gorobets, a teaching fellow from the Department of Spanish/Portuguese, whose AVAnnotate project brings digital humanities into language classrooms through interactive Spanish and Portuguese lessons that connect linguistic learning with Indigenous cultures across Latin America.

Meet Yenibel Ruiz Mirabal, a research fellow from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, whose AVAnnotate project examines Afro-Venezuelan women’s experiences of migration and displacement by foregrounding women’s strategies of resistance and challenges the silences embedded in official records.

Meet Kara Culp, a research fellow from the Department of History, whose AVAnnotate project explores the experiences of Latino immigrants and Mexican Americans in Texas public schools after the 1960s, examining how federal, state, and local education policies shaped bilingual education.

Meet Fidel García Reyes, a research fellow from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, whose AVAnnotate project explores Arturo Ripstein’s 1978 film El lugar sin límites, examining how the lives & representations of transfeminine individuals were shaped by Mexico’s post-1968 sociopolitical climate.

The Initiative for Digital Humanities at UT Austin announced the inaugural AVAnnotate Teaching and Research Fellowships for Fall 2025. Meet the Fellows who have been selected and awarded funding to design and complete an AVAnnotate project over the semester!

The Latin American Press Review radio program covered all of Latin America and the Caribbean. This project uses annotations and metadata to bring history alive, letting you listen to radio segments from 1973–74 while exploring contextual notes and commentary. Check out the full project! Link in bio.

Excited to share that UT Libraries is hosting an online Digital Humanities Workshop on AVAnnotate this Friday, September 12, 12-1 PM (CT)! Join virtually to explore AVAnnotate—the free, open-source platform for crafting digital exhibits and scholarly editions with AV materials. Register today!

Using AV in class? AVAnnotate is hosting bi-weekly conversations about using AV in class. The first session (1.21 at 2pm CT) is working with AV archives: links, IIIF manifests, transcriptions, basic tags, structuring assignments. RSVP for the Zoom link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hi AVAnnotate-rs! The AVAnnotate team is hosting drop-in hours every Friday from 10-11am CT beginning tomorrow (1/24). Please fill out the Google form below if you're planning to drop by so we can share the Zoom link with you. 😊🎞️

Hi AVAnnotate-rs! The AVAnnotate team is hosting drop-in hours every Friday from 10-11am CT beginning tomorrow (1/24). Please fill out the Google form below if you're planning to drop by so we can share the Zoom link with you. 😊🎞️

Using AV in class? AVAnnotate is hosting bi-weekly conversations about using AV in class. The first session (1.21 at 2pm CT) is working with AV archives: links, IIIF manifests, transcriptions, basic tags, structuring assignments. RSVP for the Zoom link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...