Deadline: 14-Feb-23
Applications are now open for the Mapping Democracy Fellowship.
The 2023 US Fellowship is a hybrid program consisting of one week of online workshops followed by two weeks of in-person programming based in Washington, DC. Following this programming, Fellows further participate in monthly online Action Project Labs taking place from September 2023 to May 2024.
A group of approximately 20 American and European Fellows and Senior Fellows embark on a collaborative investigation and interpretation of spatial data to investigate the January 6th uprising at the Capitol. Fellows will use mapping and multimedia storytelling to visualize the fragility, shortcomings, and strengths of American democracy.
During the Mapping Democracy Fellowship, Fellows:
- Explore theories and histories of social justice, civic resistance, and collective memory in the United States Capitol and capital.
- Understand how individuals and groups employ maps and data to oppress as well as resist and protest inequities.
- Survey basic techniques in mapping, data visualization, and multimedia storytelling.
- Create their own maps and data visualizations to reveal hidden stories, expose dominant and deceiving narratives, and provoke change at a neighborhood, city, state, or country level.
Eligibility Criteria
- Application accepted from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, USA.
- Applicants should have basic experience with data collection, analysis, mapping, or visualization before the Fellowship begins. However, for selected Fellows with a keen interest in learning how to tell impactful visual stories with data but without a mapping background, there will be preparatory resources and tutorials available that provide basic mapping knowledge and skills.
- While all on-the-ground programming costs and accommodations are covered, Fellows are responsible for their transportation costs to and from the Fellowship. If a Fellow needs financial support to enable participation, Humanity in Action considers such need. Fellows should be in touch with Humanity in Action staff after acceptance into the program.
For more information, visit Humanity in Action.