NewYorkScapes is a research community dedicated to exploring the literary, historical, and social aspects of the city of New York using digital forms of scholarship.
Events
Join us for in-person and virtual events and meetups.
Doc Chat: Slavery and Capitalism in the Archives
NYPL's Matt Knutzen and NYU Professor Tom Augst explore the archives of the financial firm Brown Brothers & Co. and discuss ways of locating the deep ties between Northern bankers and the slaveowning South.
Culture Mapping 2022
NewYorkScapes is excited to invite proposals for the 2022 Culture Mapping symposium, our annual conference exploring the intersection of culture, place, and digital methods. This year's theme is "Archives & Afterlives."
All Events
Digital Downtown
Explore the world of New York City’s late twentieth-century underground arts scenes in SoHo and the Lower East Side.
Historical City Data Catalogue
Search for completed, ongoing, and prospective data sources for literary, cultural, historical, and social research of New York City.