GIS for Humanities and Social Sciences
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This full-day workshop was last offered December 5, 2025. It was focused on offering hands on instruction on learning and applying several GIS and mapping techniques commonly used by those practicing in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The workshop will include discussion and interactive exercises aimed to contextualize the usage of geography and maps for each participant's individual research or teaching interests.
Specifically, the workshop will cover:
- Introduction to and examples of the digital spatial humanities and spatial social sciences
- Overview of a diverse range of spatial software, both desktop and web-based, including GIS
- Create, edit, query and analyze geographic datasets (using QGIS, ArcGIS Online, and Google Earth)
- Georeferencing historical maps
- Downloading and transform U.S. census data tables into spatial data layers
- Producing map compositions, and sharing geographic data for collaborations
Fee for the 1-day program is $25 for students with a valid Harvard ID, and $350 for others.
See https://gis.harvard.edu/faq/how-make-payments-cga for payment instructions.
Make sure to choose GIS for Humanities and Social Sciences as the workshop type.
Lead Instructor: Jeff Blossom
For remote attendees, Zoom link will be sent to the registered attendees who have paid prior to the workshop date.
How to Apply:
- For Harvard Affiliates, please submit your application by clicking here (HUID login required).
- For Non-Harvard applicants, please submit your application by filling out the form at this link.
On these forms, make sure to choose GIS for Humanities and Social Sciences as the workshop name.