Evoking Identity: Playfully assembling found sound
Sound is evocative. Sound includes voices and words, emotive notes and music, animal calls and the environment. By working with existing sound recordings, creating meaning through layers, contrasts, repetition, we can say something of our own in immersive and connected ways. This workshop will explore sound art, giving participants a chance to make something of their own.
Welcome First Year Students!
Posted: Tue, Aug 27th 2024
Tisch Library is eager to welcome first year students as you begin your journey at Tufts! Please join us for the library’s open house on Thursday, August 29th, from 1:30-4:00pm and help us complete the world’s largest puzzle—collecting snacks, drinks, and swag along the way.
We look forward to meeting you for the first time and to supporting you during your time at Tufts!
Now on display: Overlooked: Gender and Portraiture at Tufts
Posted: Wed, Aug 21st 2024
Institutional portraits on display in buildings across Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus have historically served to celebrate the achievements of the people portrayed and to promote the collective ideals and values of the university. What is not seen are the myriad decisions made long before a portrait is hung on the wall: Who will be commemorated? Will it be donated, purchased or commissioned? How much will it cost, and who will provide the funding? Where will the portrait be displayed and for what reasons might it eventually be removed from view?
Now on display: Face to Face: Portraits and Personhood from the Tufts University Permanent Collection
Posted: Wed, Aug 21st 2024
The face is one of the oldest and earliest forms of imagery produced by humankind. From the Paleolithic cave paintings at Chauvet to the modern yellow smiley face, artists have long used the most basic visage to articulate the struggles of the human condition. Spanning centuries and cultures, this selection of portraits and figurative works from the Tufts University Permanent Collection highlights a cohort of artists that explore the form of portraiture as a means to understand the complexity of identity and contemporary life.
Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Academic Research
AI is popping up in every part of life. Love it or hate it, graduate students can benefit from knowing what tools might have useful research applications. We'll cover some of these options and talk about how to approach AI with critical thinking.
Potential tools to be included:
Podcasting for public scholarship
Podcasts can be a way of engaging broad public audiences with your research interests. During this workshop, we’ll help you to conceptualize podcasting as a form of public scholarship, and walk through the process of starting a podcast.
Designing Slides and Visuals
You have a presentation coming up. You’ve dusted up your talking points and rehearsed what you’re going to say. But you’re concerned about the visual aid for your presentation—does it look good? Will it convey your message? Maybe it’s a slide deck. Maybe it’s a poster. Maybe it’s a physical object, or writing on a whiteboard. Maybe you haven’t even decided if you’re going to have a visual aid at all.
Manage your research with Zotero
Zotero is tool that acts as your own "personal research assistant." In this workshop you will learn how to use Zotero to...
- Collect and store bibliographic data
- Organize PDFs and reading notes
- Automatically cite sources and compile a bibliography in Microsoft Word or Google Docs
This workshop is part of the Graduate Workshop Series for an AS&E graduate student audience, but we invite undergraduate students and grad students from
A Survival Guide to Graduate Student Research
In this workshop, we will discuss best practices for graduate research, some of our favorite resources for research, as well as data management, citations, and support resources.