AAR to host THATCamp

The American Academy of Religion will host its first ever THATCamp, which stands for “The Humanities and Technology Camp.” THATCamps are “unconferences,” which means the sessions are built around hands-on workshops and collaborative working groups rather than formal presentations. Participants are encouraged to propose sessions they would like to attend in advance of the meeting on the THATCamp blog. The event will take place on Friday, November 22 from 9:00am to 5:00pm at the Baltimore Convention Center as a preconference workshop to AAR's annual conference.

Topics are defined on the day of the event through proposal sent by participants. Themes and topics that could be covered include academic blogging, social media in the classroom, social media in religion, digital research methods, web-based class projects, online publishing, and countless others. THATCamp is free, but a separate registration is required. For more information, please see the THATCamp AAR’s website at: http://aar2013.thatcamp.org.