Sofia Martinez’s capstone project is focused on the future trajectory for the Engaged and Public Humanities’ inaugural journal, Interspaces. Here, Martinez outlines the key institutions, documents, and apparatuses that must be implemented in the future for Interspaces to succeed. Below are the three elements that she highlights as critical for Interspaces moving forward:
Martinez states that it is crucial to have clearly-defined positions to assign responsibilities, divide ownership over various areas of the journal, and allow students to create their own professional portfolios by fulfilling their roles. Creating positions allows students to feel empowered and more connected to the project as a result, and this also improves accountability measures.
Martinez stresses the importance of writing a constitution and code of conduct for Interspaces to dictate how and why the group operates, provide for failsafes, and allow newcomers to the journal to easily understand its positions and processes.
Martinez highlights the necessity for constant assessment of Interspaces, whether it be tracking milestones, collecting data at critical points, and using these assessments to demonstrate the individual impact of each contributor to the journal.
