Company
Date Published
Author
Corey Clawson
Word count
781
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

This project aims to explore artistic influence, cultural flows of concepts of sexuality and gender, and the formation of artistic communities through processes of migration and urbanization. The researchers have created a mock-up for grant applications, which will eventually be public-facing, allowing the public to look at queer histories, folks, and communities. They used Neo4j to explore histories in terms of letters, translations, and various flows through which this information and art traveled the world. The project's initial stages involved identifying figures, locating materials, and structuring data labels and properties. The researchers hope to adapt this project into a tool for public exploration on a large scale and receive funding as they scale up. They also aim to consider bigger questions like how race and gender are segregated within these communities and quantify the centrality of certain figures through token recognition.