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Prof. Dr. Susan Aasman is a Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Arts, leading the Centre for Digital Humanities. Her academic journey includes a Senior Qualification in Education from the University of Groningen (2017). She specializes in media history, digital cultural heritage, web archaeology, and the cultural dynamics of amateur media practices.
Research Interests: Her work explores digital humanities methodologies, media archaeology, and the preservation of web-based cultural heritage. Key areas include the history of home movies, the evolution of amateur media, and ethical considerations in digital archiving.
Awards & Grants:
- NWO Vrije Competitie Geesteswetenschappen Subsidy (2012)
- 2019 Vroege Nederlandse Gemeenschap op YouTube Research Grant
- 2018 Call Data Science Project Grant
- Clariah Research Pilot Grant (2017-2018)
Advising & Grants: Supervised PhD students Tim van der Heijden and Tom Slootweg. Active in educational innovation via the Davideon project (2002-2004), integrating streaming media into higher education. Leads the Centre for Digital Humanities and serves on boards like SSHOC-NL and NWO Digitalisering Onderzoek.
Labs & Teams: Directs the Centre for Digital Humanities, collaborates on projects like the Home Movies Project and Transnational Web Archive Studies. Co-edited volumes such as Materializing Memories and authored Amateur Media and Participatory Cultures (2019).
