An EconoTimes perspective

Cydney Thompson

PhD Candidate, School of History, Trinity College Dublin

PhD Candidate, School of History, Trinity College Dublin Cydney Thompson is a final year PhD student at Trinity College Dublin in the School of History, doing interdisciplinary research with the Digital Humanities. She is a 2018 graduate of the TCD MPhil in Public History and Cultural Heritage, and has a decade of experience working with cultural heritage institutions around the world, including the Chester Beatty, the National Gallery of Ireland, and Trinity College Libraries. She is currently the volunteer archivist for the Dublin Lesbian Line. She specialises in digitisation, digital archiving, and digital exhibition design. Her research examines use and reuse of digitised cultural heritage materials, like the Hesitant Bride, by examining classical art memes and their development and function on social media. Her research is funded by Trinity College Dublin, and she is an early career researcher in the Trinity Long Room Hub, an interdisciplinary research office.