Summer 2026

Price Lab [Associate Director of Digital Research in the Humanities]

University of Pennsylvania

Dream Lab 2026

Critical Making: Enchanted Things

May 26-29, 2026
"Enchanted things refers to hybrid physical-digital objects in the real world whose seemingly magical properties imbue them with the aura of enchantment." -Kari Kraus

This hands-on course offers an introduction to critical making (thinking through prototyping) in digital humanities. The goal of this course is to gain practical takeaways that can be used in research and pedagogy. We will explore a variety of analog and digital technologies including but not limited to letterpress and bookmaking, 3D scanning and printing, vinyl and laser cutters, physical computing and paper circuits. At the end of the week, participants will use the technologies available to create enchanted things.

Critical Making: Enchanted Things GitHub

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