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Angel Nieves
Overview
Angel Nieves served as co-director of Hamilton College’s Digital Humanities Initiative (DHi) alongside Janet Simons. Under their leadership, the DHi secured two Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grants totaling $1.6 million between 2010 and 2013, positioning Hamilton as a national model for digital humanities programming at small liberal arts colleges.
Relevance to Research
Nieves and the DHi are documented in Spectator issues from 2010 through 2013. The two Mellon Foundation grants represent the most significant sustained external grant relationship in the humanities documented during the decade. The DHi’s funded projects included the Soweto Historical GIS Project, a documentary film on Mohawk Valley refugees, and the Comparative Japanese Film Archive — a range spanning global history, local community, and film studies. The concurrent Burke Library renovation and the naming of the Fillius Jazz Archive during this period further consolidated Hamilton’s humanities infrastructure.
Notes
Role: Co-director, Digital Humanities Initiative
Years active at Hamilton: at least 2010–2013 (documented period)
Key events:
- Co-directed Hamilton’s Digital Humanities Initiative with Janet Simons
- Secured two Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grants totaling $1.6 million (2010–2013)
- Funded projects included the Soweto Historical GIS Project
- Funded projects included a documentary film on Mohawk Valley refugees
- Funded projects included the Comparative Japanese Film Archive
- DHi positioned Hamilton as a national model for small liberal arts college digital humanities programming