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<\/span><\/p>\n The BU Center for the Humanities Digital Creators Awards celebrate work by current BU undergraduates at the intersection of humanistic inquiry and emerging technologies. All current BU\u00a0undergraduates<\/b>\u00a0are eligible to submit digital projects\u00a0with strong humanistic content<\/b>\u00a0in the following four categories: web design, audio, visual, or game\/app design. The awardee in each category will be celebrated at the 2026 BUCH Student Awards Ceremony and will receive a\u00a0monetary prize.<\/p>\n loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div> Project & Applicant Eligibility 1. Web design Applicants are limited to two submissions<\/b>. Please complete a separate application form for each submission. If you are unsure as to which category best describes your project, please email the Center at\u00a0buch@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n All submissions should be submitted via link and hosted on an independent platform (i.e., Youtube, website, online portfolio).\u00a0Please select a\u00a015-minute<\/span>\u00a0highlight if your project runs longer than 15 minutes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n While the applicant(s) does not need to be majoring in a humanities discipline, funding will only be awarded to projects with demonstrably strong humanistic content. Humanistic content will be evaluated according to the following definition of humanities research:<\/p>\n Research that seeks to understand human society, culture, history, and values using philosophical inquiry and\/or historical investigation and\/or interpretation or analysis of cultural production (i.e. literature, visual art, music, material culture etc.)<\/p>\n The following departments are in the CAS Humanities Division: Classical Studies, English, History of Art & Architecture, Linguistics, Philosophy, Romance Studies, World Languages & Literatures<\/p>\n If you have questions about whether your project is sufficiently humanistic, please contact the BUCH staff at\u00a0buch@bu.edu<\/a>\u00a0before applying.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n All submissions should be submitted via link and hosted on an independent platform. Congratulations to the AY 25-26 Digital Creators Awards recipients, whose diverse projects creatively bridge the humanities and emerging digital technologies.<\/p>\n Audio Category Visual Category Website Category Game Category<\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Audio Category<\/strong> App Category<\/strong> Visual Category<\/strong> Web Category<\/strong> Audio Category<\/strong> App Category<\/strong> Visual Category<\/strong> Remi Hayashi, CAS ‘265<\/div>![\"\"](\"\/humanities\/files\/2026\/04\/1.png\")
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\n<\/b><\/u>Current BU undergraduates in any major are eligible to submit digital projects with strong humanistic content in the following four categories:<\/p>\n
\n2. Audio
\n3. Visual
\n4. Game\/App design<\/p>\nDefining the Humanities<\/h3>
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\n<\/strong>Please click here<\/strong><\/a> to access the application form.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong>Sabrina Benedetti, Pardee ’28 & Kate Charlotin, CAS ’27
\nIn this episode<\/a><\/strong> of the Center on Forced Displacement Conversations podcast, Sabrina and Kate interviewed Maria Antonia Blandon, now a MFA student in literary translation. The group analyzes her father’s diary from when he was kidnapped for seven months by guerrilla groups in Colombia. They also investigate the historical significance of the periods of violence in Colombia from \u201cLa Violencia\u201d in the 60s, to guerrilla tactics of the 90s, and current points of political contention.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Bingqing Liu, CAS ’29
\nBingqing’s short film, “Just One More”<\/strong><\/a>, follows the life of a young boy caught in the grip of an unusual addiction\u2014potato chips. What begins as a harmless craving slowly spirals into something more insidious, mirroring the cycle of substance abuse.\u00a0Bingqing created the film entirely\u2014writing, directing, shooting, acting, editing, and composing the score over 150+ hours.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Abigail Lee, CAS ’27 and Jennifer Hu, CAS’ 27
\nAs part of a project led by J. Keith Vincent (WLL), Abigail and Jenniffer assisted with web development on a website and database<\/a><\/strong> that catalogs 5 translations of 795 classical Japanese poems from the 11th century novel The Tale of Genji.<\/p>\n
\nYijun “Betty” Xie, CAS ’26
\nBetty’s \u201cThe Path Home\u201d<\/strong><\/a> centered on the founding and creation of an All-Black town and community set between the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The project is a single-player video game, leading players through the steps of creating and engaging in a growing town and its people, while actively navigating the systemic issues and violence Black and African Americans faced across contexts of land ownership, home building, land clearing, and broader struggles in the aftermath and legacy of the slave trade.<\/p>\n2023-2024 Winning Projects<\/h3>
\nCongratulations to the AY 23-24 Digital Creators Awards recipients, whose diverse projects creatively bridge the humanities and emerging digital technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nNicole Ratmiroff, CAS ’27
\nNicole’s podcast, The Idealist<\/a><\/strong>, addresses mental health and wellness through media trends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCheryl Lai, COM\/CAS ’26, Public Relations, Religion
\nCheryl’s app, “Grow Your Spirit<\/a><\/strong>,” gamifies the process of building consistent rituals in users’ lives by tying their action logs to growing virtual plants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIris Ren, CAS ’27, Computer Science
\nIris’s comic<\/strong><\/a> draws connections between Kehinde Wiley’s painting, John, 1st Baron Byron<\/em>, and literature that Iris studied through the Core Curriculum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nKi Hang Cheung, COM ’24, Advertising, Japanese Language & Literature Minor
\nKi Hang’s website<\/a><\/strong> explores the enduring literary legacy of Japan’s Asakusa Rokku theatre district as depicted in Japanese literature. <\/span>
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n2024-2025 Winning Projects<\/h3>
\nCongratulations to the AY 24-25 Digital Creators Awards recipients, whose diverse projects creatively bridge the humanities and emerging digital technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nEmily Bone, CAS ’25 & Cheryl Lai, CAS\/COM ’26
\nEmily and Cheryl’s podcast, Mommy’s Issues<\/strong>, was created for a WR class themed around fairy tales. The two discuss two Maiden in the Tower tales, “Rapunzel” by the Brothers Grimm and “Petrosinella” by Giambattista Basile, and two versions of Snow White,\u00a0 “The Young Slave” by Giambattista Basile and “Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm.<\/p>\n
\nTheodore Sepulveda, ENG ’28
\nTheodore’s app, “Mind Over Batter,”<\/strong><\/a> is a short visual storytelling game where the player attempts to bake a cake while troubled by their past.<\/p>\n
\nGerry Hyunsun Hwang, CAS\/COM ’25
\nGerry’s short film, “The Lonely Jazz Singer”,<\/strong><\/a> follows a jazz singer through a city landscape while reflecting the practices and the genre conventions of\u00a0 1940s film noir classics.<\/p>\n
\nRemi’s video essay on The Impact of Technology on Our Attention Span<\/a><\/strong> aims to capture the audience\u2019s attention while discussing the very problem of shortened attention spans using Confucius\u2019s wisdom.<\/p>\n