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 Intrest

Scott Nesbit research includes Historic Preservation, Public History, Civil War Era, Digital Humanities, GIS.

List of Publications
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.
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.
Nesbit S (2015) Mapping Occupation Force, Freedom, and the Army in Reconstruction website, coauthor with Gregory P Downs.