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Taylor Faires
Taylor in Parque Carolina in Quito, Ecuador

Taylor Faires

Artist, Writer, Academic

Hello There!

Taylor Faires is the Digital Scholarship Librarian at the University of Chicago, where she assists students, faculty, and staff with their projects relating to digital technologies. She also manages the libraries, Digitization Lab. A self-service lab for researchers to digitize materials for their independent projects.

Taylor entered into the field of Digital Scholarship during a post-baccalaureate fellowship at Barnard College, where she helped run the college’s new Digital Humanities Center: consulting with students and faculty on digital scholarship projects, designing programming on digital pedagogy, and creating a public-facing digital book on gender and identity performance in fan communities, The Girl, The Myth, The Fanfiction.

Outside of work, Taylor embarks on creative projects, such as writing poetry and short stories and producing music under the stage name, Ferrest.

About Me

I graduated from Barnard College in the Spring of 2019 with a degree in Political Science and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. I finished up my time at Barnard with two major projects: my political science capstone project and an independent study project conducted in Southern Ecuador. Both of these projects looked at the intersections of power when it comes to development and humanitarian aid.

Upon graduating, I pursued a post-baccalaureate fellowship at the Barnard Digital Humanities Center where I fell in love with the library community. Through my fellowship, I published my own research project, The Girl, The Myth, The Fanfiction on Scalar. This project explores the performative aspects of fan-generated content. In addition to pursuing my own research, I organized events, taught workshops on digital tools, and worked with professors to help better integrate digital pedagogy into their courses

Outside of the classroom, I enjoy writing, hiking, theatre, and music. To check out my projects, both academic and artistic, check out the projects page!