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.

Hackathon Sponsors

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.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

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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