Scott Nesbit
Associate Professor
Environmental Department
University of Georgia
United States of America
Biography
Scott Nesbit is an assistant professor of digital humanities at the University of Georgia’s College of Environment and Design. His work explores the intersection between digital tools and humanistic questions, particularly questions touching on the history and spaces of the American South. He earned a PhD in history at the University of Virginia in 2013, where he wrote about the geography of slavery and emancipation in the Civil War South.
Research Interest
Scott Nesbit research includes Historic Preservation, Public History, Civil War Era, Digital Humanities, GIS.
Publications
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Nesbit S (2013) Visualizing Emancipation Mapping the End of Slavery in the American Civil War, in Justyna Zander and Pieter J Mosterman, eds Computation for Humanity Information Technology to Advance Society Pp: 427-435.
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Nesbit S (2013) Creating Deep Maps and Spatial Narratives through Design, with Mia Ridge and Don Lafreniere, International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing Pp: 176-189.
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Nesbit S (2015) Mapping Occupation Force, Freedom, and the Army in Reconstruction website, coauthor with Gregory P Downs.
