UTA Libraries invites students to participate in the Data Visualization Contest, where creativity meets scholarship. This year's contest draws from the "Covers, Titles, and Tables" project, a collection tracing nearly 200 years of American literary anthologies. From shifting genres to the rise and fall of literary voices, your challenge is transforming raw data into a powerful visualization that sparks new understanding.

Requirements

Participants will use tables of contents from the CTT collection (https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/exhibit/ctt/ or https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/english_ctt/) to produce a creative and meaningful data visualization that sheds light on topics including: 

  • Trends in author inclusion across anthologies 

  • Shifts in genre or thematic representation 

  • The rise and fall of literary prominence 

  • Any other compelling story the data reveals! 

To guide your thinking, read the collection’s Introduction essay (https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/exhibit/ctt/introduction/), which asks questions like  

  • Where Does “American” literature Begin and Why Does that Matter? 

  • Who is a “Major” American Author,  

  • What is a “Major” American Trend/Theme/Concern? 

  • How Do Anthologies Spatially and Rhetorically Weigh/Answer these Questions?

 

Each team will submit their final data visualization in a browser-friendly format. In addition to the visualization, teams must submit a 200-300 word statement describing what the visualization represents. All submissions need to be made through the DevPost Project submission page.

 

Submissions must be received by Friday, November 7 at 5pm Central Time.

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
30-minute massage ar the MAC
1 winner

Winning team members may select between two prizes: a 30-minute massage session at the MAC or a UTA Libraries sweatshirt. One prize will be awarded per winning team member.

UTA Libraries Sweatshirt
1 winner

Winning team members may select between two prizes: a 30-minute massage session at the MAC or a UTA Libraries sweatshirt. One prize will be awarded per winning team member.

Judges

Rubab Shahzad

Rubab Shahzad
University of Texas at Arlington

Jessica McClean

Jessica McClean
University of Texas at Arlington

Judging Criteria

  • Visualization Judging Criteria
    1. Clarity & Communication 2. Storytelling & Narrative 3. Design & Aesthetics 4. Insightfulness & Data Analysis 5. Interactivity & User Experience 6. Accessibility 7. Creativity & Originality

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