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Call for Papers - Formulaic Language in Historical Research and Data Extraction: An International Conference, 7-9 February 2024, Amsterdam, Netherlands
by marijn Koolen 27 Apr '23

27 Apr '23

Formulaic Language in Historical Research and Data Extraction: An International Conference CALL FOR PAPERS Huygens Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Amsterdam, 7-9 February 2024 Formulaic language is a phenomenon familiar to scholars working with a great variety of historical sources. In official documents such as charters, acts, laws, ordinances, proceedings, but also in ‘private’ texts such as letters, petitions, egodocuments, and literary texts, we find (sequences of) words that appear over and over again, often in the same position in the text, over a long period of time. Such formulaic elements seem to fulfill many different functions: they may help the reader understand the type or genre of a text, structure the text, indicate its performative character, strengthen the relationship between author and reader, or help memorizing a text, to name but a few. Given the highly formulaic character of many written sources, especially (but not only) of the premodern period, the phenomenon of formulaic language has received surprisingly little attention in historical research. It has been studied in (socio)linguistics and historical pragmatics, but few historians have engaged with this scholarship. Until recently, moreover, the potential of formulaic language for (automated) data extraction of large digitized source corpora has remained virtually unexplored. The twofold aim of this international conference is: 1. to place formulaic language on the agenda as an object of historical study (in the broadest, interdisciplinary sense of this term) 2. to explore the potential of formulaic language for the digitization and data extraction of historical sources of different types and periods. Possible questions that we would like to address in this conference include: • What is formulaic language? In which societal domains and historical sources can it be found? When and why has language been considered formulaic, and by whom? How is formulaic language defined and studied in different academic fields? How does the use of formulaic language vary across (national) linguistic traditions and across space and time? • How has formulaic language historically been understood? Which purposes has it served? How, when and where has formulaic language emerged, transferred or disappeared? How has formulaic language evolved over time, and how can change be explained? How does formulaic language in written texts relate to speech acts and ritual performances? How does it relate to text genres and genre conventions? • What are the social and political connotations and consequences of formulaic language? Who produces it, who engages with it, who knows how to use it, and who is excluded by it? How do (political, religious, legal) authorities, intermediaries, and ordinary language users employ, exploit, and interpret formulaic language? Does formulaic language facilitate or hinder the participation of subaltern groups in society? What is the relationship between formulaic language and the subsequent transitions from oral to written culture to the age of print and the digital age, or with processes of standardization, professionalization, and bureaucratization? • How can formulas be used to extract information from texts? What information do formulaic expressions convey about the subject or meaning of a text? Can they play a role in recognizing and contextualizing named entities? Can they help to link texts with other texts? • How can formulaic language be identified in text corpora and archives, including long serial publications and heterogeneous archives of diverse documents? How can formulaic expressions be categorized and how can relationships between formulas be identified? We welcome proposals for papers (c. 250 words) on these and related topics from scholars working in different fields. Proposals should be sent, together with a short bio- bibliographical statement including indication of institutional affiliation, by 15 June, to Republic_Goetgevonden(a)huygens.knaw.nl. Please give your email the title ‘Formulaic Language conference’. We will prioritize proposals that go beyond singular case studies and address questions that help us understand the phenomenon of formulaic language through comparisons across time, space, language, genre or corpus. This conference is organized in the framework of the project REPUBLIC: Resolutions Published in a Computational Environment. In this infrastructural project, (digital) historians, computer scientists, data experts and developers collaborate with the aim of providing digital access to the resolutions (decisions) of the Dutch States General (1576-1796). Organisers: Rik Hoekstra Marijn Koolen Joris Oddens Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands

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The passing of Prof. Dino Buzzetti
by Fabio Ciotti 25 Apr '23

25 Apr '23

Dear colleagues, dear EADH community, It is with immense sadness that I must inform you of the passing of Prof. Dino Buzzetti, one of the deepest and most insightful minds in the Digital Humanities, whose theoretical contributions have been a source of inspiration for many generations of scholars. Dino was a member of the Executive of EADH and President and co-founder of AIUCD, the Italian digital humanities association that first became an Associate Organization of EADH, also and especially at his behest. For me personally, he was a master and a friend whose passing opened a void that is difficult to fill. Farewell Dino, Fabio Ciotti -- Professor Fabio Ciotti Dept. "Studi letterari, filosofici e di storia dell’arte" University of Roma "Tor Vergata" Chair, European Association for Digital Humanities (EADH) Editor-in-Chief, "Umanistica Digitale" https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/ @Fabio_Ciotti @fabiociotti@fedihum.org f.ciotti(a)pec.it

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registration ESU DH 2023 "Culture & Technology"
by ALEXANDRA COTOC 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

ESU DH 2023 "Culture & Technology" hosted by Babeș-Bolyai University Romania has started the application process. Book your seat by registering for ESUDH 2023. Go to registration by clicking on the following link: https://esu-ct.conference.ubbcluj.ro/application/ Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/esudh_ct Alexandra Cotoc, PhD Senior Lecturer Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of Letters<https://lett.ubbcluj.ro/>, Babeș-Bolyai University<https://www.ubbcluj.ro/ro/> Str. Horea, 31 400202, Cluj-Napoca, Romania https://linktr.ee/alexandracotoc https://www.dial4u-uni.eu/ [cid:339f9e7f-ea14-46c3-858f-3bf2f54d6bd4] [cid:7053dc1c-d3cf-4918-8745-b67d99287001] DISCLAIMER Prezentul mesaj și orice documente atașate pot conține informații confidențiale sau sensibile care aparțin Universității Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca. Conținutul mesajului nu poate fi dezvăluit sau utilizat de către altcineva decât destinatarul, persoană fizică sau juridică. Dacă ați primit acest mesaj dintr-o eroare, vă rugăm să ne anunțati imediat, ca răspuns la mesajul de față, și să ștergeți apoi din sistemul dvs. mesajul fără a-l copia sau deschide. Prin prezenta vi se notifică faptul că orice dezvaluire, copiere, distribuire sau inițierea/omiterea unor acțiuni pe baza prezentelor informații sunt strict interzise și atrag răspunderea civilă și/sau penală (art. 302 Noul Cod Penal). UBB nu este răspunzătoare pentru modificările care pot fi aduse prezentului mesaj și nici pentru întârzierile care pot surveni în recepționarea acestuia. De asemenea, nu putem garanta integritatea mesajului și nici că acesta este lipsit de viruși, interceptări sau interferențe de orice natură. ================= The contents of this email message and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged information belonging to Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. This information is intended solely for the addressee, natural or legal person, and is legally protected from disclosure and may not be used by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. You are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments as well as taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and entails civil and/or criminal liability (under Art. 302 of the New Criminal Code). UBB accepts no liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free, as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. UBBCLUJ <https://www.ubbcluj.ro/ro/politici/>

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DH Benelux Conference 2023 : Registration now open
by Isabelle Gribomont 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Dear Colleagues, [Apologies for cross-posting] The registration<https://2023.dhbenelux.org/how-to-register/> for the upcoming DH Benelux conference is now open. The conference will take place 31 May - 2 June at KBR (Brussels, Belgium). The conference takes place in person, but talks will be streamed. Links will be provided to registered attendees shortly before the conference. The deadline for registration is on 16 May. The conference programme can be found here<https://2023.dhbenelux.org/schedule/>. We hope to see many of you there! Best wishes, on behalf of the conference organisers and the Programme Chairs, Isabelle Gribomont Chargée de recherche en humanités numériques à l'UCLouvain et responsable de LabEL (Laboratory for Electronic Literature)<https://www.kbr.be/fr/projets/label/> à la Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Researcher at UCLouvain and head of LabEL (Laboratory for Electronic Literature)<https://www.kbr.be/en/projects/laboratory-for-electronic-literature/> at the Royal Library of Belgium

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3 year postdoc at Huygens Institute Amsterdam
by Joris van Zundert 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Dear list members, I forward this on behalf of my colleague Olivia Fialho, and might I add that the Huygens Institute and Amsterdam are great places to work! We have just opened a 3 year postdoc position at the Huygens Institute (KNAW/Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) in Amsterdam. All information can be found here: https://vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Amsterdam-Postdoc-in-the-empirical-study-of-l… Thank you for your attention, best wishes Olivia Fialho Dr. Olivia Fialho | Senior Researcher Empirical and Computational Literary Studies, Huygens Institute (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) | Oudezijds Achterburgwal 185, 1012 DK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | room 2.07 | phone number: (020) 462-8537 | olivia.fialho(a)huygens.knaw.nl -- Dr. Joris J. van Zundert Researcher & Developer in Humanities Computing Dept. of Computational Literary Studies / DHLab Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences joris.van.zundert(a)huygens.knaw.nl @jorisvanzundert +31624461051 http://jorisvanzundert.net/ https://www.huygens.knaw.nl/en/medewerkers/joris-van-zundert-2/ visiting address Oudezijds Achterburgwal 185 1012 DK Amsterdam The Netherlands postal address P.O. Box 10855 1001 EW Amsterdam The Netherlands -- Jack Sparrow: I thought you were supposed to keep to the code. Mr. Gibbs: We figured they were more actual guidelines.

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Call for Presenters: Digital Classicist London seminar
by Gabriel Bodard 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

With apologies for cross-posting and the tight deadline… The Digital Classicist London seminar invites proposals for the Summer 2023 series. We are looking for seminars on any aspect of the ancient or pre-colonial worlds, including history, archaeology, language, literature, cultural heritage or reception, that address innovative digital approaches to research, teaching, dissemination or engagement. Seminars that speak to the ancient world beyond Greco-Roman antiquity are especially welcome. Seminars will be held fortnightly through June and July in the Institute of Classical Studies, Senate House, London, and will be simultaneously streamed to remote audiences on Youtube, but we hope most speakers will be physically present in London. We have a small budget to support travel for speakers within the UK. Please send an abstract of 300 words to <gabriel.bodard(a)sas.ac.uk> (clearly marked "Digital Classicist London") by the end of Monday May 1. https://blog.stoa.org/archives/4210 == Dr Gabriel BODARD (he/him) Reader in Digital Classics Institute of Classical Studies / Digital Humanities Research Hub University of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU E: Gabriel.bodard(a)sas.ac.uk T: +44 (0)20 78628752

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Labs for Labs: a participatory workshop on digital lab practices in the humanities and social sciences
by Arianna Ciula 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

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[JOBS] PhD Position within Project CHANGE
by tobias.hodel＠unibe.ch 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Dear Colleagues [Apologies for cross posting] Please circulate and make students/interested persons aware. Starting 1st of July 2023, a Ph.D. position is available within project CHANGE at the DH@University of Bern. CHANGE stands for Chatbots in Higher Education – KI-basierte Dialogsysteme in der Hochschullehre. In the CHANGE project, the University Education Services (Hochschuldidaktik & Lehrentwicklung), the Data Science Lab, and the Digital Humanities are collaborating to investigate the successful integration of AI-based dialogue systems into university teaching. The project has two main areas: First, the development of higher education didactic concepts, models, and methods to support integrating digital dialogue systems into higher education teaching. Second, the development of digital dialog systems for university teaching. The innovations will be tested in the university's ongoing teaching operations and further developed using design-based research methods. The Ph.D. position is part of the second sub-project. We seek a dedicated researcher with a background in Computational Linguistics or Digital/Computational Humanities with experience in machine learning. You will become part of our international and interdisciplinary research group in the capital of Switzerland. The position is fully funded for 4 years. Apply before the 15th of May. More information about the job can be found here: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/a7c6982a-72e6-49d4-8605-bffb0915… For more information about the project, visit https://www.hd.unibe.ch/forschung/change/index_ger.html Feel free to reach out in case of questions or uncertainties. Best wishes, Tobias ********************************** Prof. Dr. Tobias Hodel Universität Bern Digital Humanities Walter Benjamin Kolleg Mittelstrasse 43 3012 Bern dh.unibe.ch Neu: tobias.hodel(a)unibe.ch<https://mailto:tobias.hodel@unibe.ch> Tel. +41 79 804 00 23

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ESU DH 2023
by ALEXANDRA COTOC 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Babeș-Bolyai University is hosting the 13th edition of the European Summer University in Digital Humanities. We welcome 60 Summer University participants, coming from all over Europe and beyond. Eligible applicants can be students, doctoral students, young scholars and academics from the Arts and Humanities, Library Sciences, Social Sciences, the Arts and Engineering, and Computer Sciences and are invited to partake in an interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and experience in a multilingual and multicultural context. For more information: https://esu-ct.conference.ubbcluj.ro/ See the attached call for application. Best regards, Alexandra Cotoc, PhD Senior Lecturer Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of Letters<https://lett.ubbcluj.ro/>, Babeș-Bolyai University<https://www.ubbcluj.ro/ro/> Str. Horea, 31 400202, Cluj-Napoca, Romania https://linktr.ee/alexandracotoc https://www.dial4u-uni.eu/ [cid:b388f2a9-190c-4f4b-86d4-895afcc54f84] [cid:e4dc8482-5349-4645-9232-ea85c36c01d7] DISCLAIMER Prezentul mesaj și orice documente atașate pot conține informații confidențiale sau sensibile care aparțin Universității Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca. Conținutul mesajului nu poate fi dezvăluit sau utilizat de către altcineva decât destinatarul, persoană fizică sau juridică. Dacă ați primit acest mesaj dintr-o eroare, vă rugăm să ne anunțati imediat, ca răspuns la mesajul de față, și să ștergeți apoi din sistemul dvs. mesajul fără a-l copia sau deschide. Prin prezenta vi se notifică faptul că orice dezvaluire, copiere, distribuire sau inițierea/omiterea unor acțiuni pe baza prezentelor informații sunt strict interzise și atrag răspunderea civilă și/sau penală (art. 302 Noul Cod Penal). UBB nu este răspunzătoare pentru modificările care pot fi aduse prezentului mesaj și nici pentru întârzierile care pot surveni în recepționarea acestuia. De asemenea, nu putem garanta integritatea mesajului și nici că acesta este lipsit de viruși, interceptări sau interferențe de orice natură. ================= The contents of this email message and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged information belonging to Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. This information is intended solely for the addressee, natural or legal person, and is legally protected from disclosure and may not be used by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. You are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments as well as taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and entails civil and/or criminal liability (under Art. 302 of the New Criminal Code). UBB accepts no liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free, as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. UBBCLUJ <https://www.ubbcluj.ro/ro/politici/>

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new deadline
by carola carlino 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

*apologies for cross-postings* Please circulate this to all scholars who may be interested. We are happy to announce the first edition of DH4MA, the International workshop on tangible and intangible heritage digitization to promote marginal areas and rural development. Title DH4MA - (Digital Humanities for Marginal Areas) About The Digital Humanities for Marginal Areas (DH4MA) workshop aims to investigate the state of the art of tangible and intangible heritage digitization in marginal and rural areas and their accessibility. DH4MA will be held in conjunction with the DH2023 conference <https://dh2023.adho.org/> and is organized in the framework of the KiNESIS Erasmus+ project <https://www.kinesis-network.eu/homesite/1/1/home-page.html>. The digital divide issue affects several areas all over the world, including those that despite being part of the most developed countries, are behind the times of the digital revolution. Museums, libraries and centres of culture located in these areas often cannot foster their cultural heritage. In light of the above, Digital Humanities (DH) techniques represent an opportunity not to be missed to raise awareness of their cultural heritage and to overcome the digital divide. The consciousness of the digital divide, poor visibility and the need to improve communication strategies emerged during the covid-19 lockdown, when several cultural institutions made their cultural heritage available online (Cicerchia et al., 2021; Agostino et al., 2020; Fresh, 2021), allowing people to enjoy it in a new different way (e.g. Guggenheim Museum of New York <https://www.guggenheim.org/group-visits>, The Paul Getty Museum of Los Angeles <https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/the-j-paul-getty-museum/cwFdGY…>, The Uffizi Gallery of Florence <https://www.virtualuffizi.com/map-%26-virtual-tour.html>, The Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam <https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/masterpieces-up-close>). Nevertheless, small centres of culture were not able to offer their collections online. Only a few of them were able to make a real revolution (Roblek et al., 2021), also by exploiting cooperation between only seemingly distant disciplines (e.g. computer science and librarians, humanists and game creators) to promote tangible and intangible heritage. Topics of interest Relevant topics for the DH4MA workshop include, but are not limited to, the following areas: - Cultural heritage digitization in marginal and rural areas; - Best practices to reduce the digital divide in marginal and rural areas; - Investigation and evaluation of the degree of digitization in marginal and rural areas; - DH techniques to promote cultural heritage; - Promoting cultural heritage through gamification techniques; - Research cooperation between people/teams with different expertise to promote cultural heritage; - Research projects aiming to reduce the digital divide; - Research projects aimed at promoting cultural heritage through cooperation between scholars and local associations Research questions Bringing together scholars dealing with different research fields, the DH4MA aims to answer (not only) the following questions: - Do exist examples of tangible and intangible heritage digitization that can be defined as best practices? - Which are the best strategies implemented at the global level to reduce the digital divide between marginal and rural areas and most developed areas? - Which are the best examples of cultural heritage promotion through the collaboration between people/teams with different backgrounds? - Is it possible to consider cultural heritage promotion through DH techniques as an opportunity to fight the depopulation phenomenon? How? Submission instructions Contributions must be submitted in English and represent original and unpublished work that is not currently under review. Contributions will be evaluated by the Program Committee according to their significance, originality, technical content, style, clarity, and relevance to the DH4MA workshop. Contributions must be sent via email at dhformarginalareas(a)gmail.com by Wednesday, 12th April 2023 Sunday, 23rd April 2023 and must not exceed 1,500 words in length (not including the bibliography). The publication of a selection of contributions from the DH4MA workshop is planned. After the workshop, authors of the selected contributions will be asked to send an extended version. Further details on the publication will follow soon. Submissions will be evaluated based on - Reviewers’ general recommendation for acceptance; - Level of innovation of the contribution to DH subject area(s); - Appropriateness of the state of the art presented (including a bibliography); - Clarity and appropriateness of the research methodology described; - Clear and comprehensible submission Venue The DH4MA workshop will take place on-site at the University of Graz, Austria, in the framework of the DH2023 conference <https://dh2023.adho.org/>. Further details on the venue will follow soon. Best contribution award The contribution presenting the best use of DH techniques to promote cultural heritage in marginal and rural areas will be rewarded. The prize is sponsored by the KiNESIS Erasmus+ project <https://www.kinesis-network.eu/homesite/1/1/home-page.html>. All the Program Committee members will have the right to vote for the best contribution. Important dates Submission deadline - 12 April 2023 23 April 2023 Notification of acceptance - 3 May 2023 Workshop - 10 or 11 July 2023 (TBA) In line with the DH2023 conference theme (i.e. Collaboration as opportunity), contributions presenting successful cooperation between only seemingly distant disciplines to promote cultural heritage are highly requested. As workshop organizers, we will ensure a welcoming, antiracist, antidiscriminatory and inclusive environment in full respect of human beings. Organizing Committee Antonio Pascucci, L’Orientale University of Naples (IT) Carola Carlino, L’Orientale University of Naples (IT) Johanna Monti, L’Orientale University of Naples (IT) Program Committee (constantly updated) Elisa Bonacini, University of Bari (IT) Ruth Breeze, University of Navarra (ES) Andrea D’Andrea, L’Orientale University of Naples (IT) Stefania De Vincentis, University of Venice Ca’ Foscari (IT) Marianna Marcucci, Invasioni digitali (IT) Alfonso Santoriello, University of Salerno (IT) Ludovico Solima, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” (IT) Michele Domenico Todino, University of Salerno (IT) Fabio Viola, Associazione culturale Tuo Museo (IT) Chiara Zuanni, Centre for Information Modelling – Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, University of Graz (AT) Subscribe to our mailing list <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdt2OQnXg_XuUndtZ1YEzXTMuAu9-N2qSU…> to receive news updates. Alternatively, visit our website <https://sites.google.com/view/dh4ma2023/welcome> or send us an email <dhformarginalareas(a)gmail.com>. References Agostino, D., Arnaboldi, M., & Lampis, A. (2020). Italian state museums during the COVID-19 crisis: from onsite closure to online openness. Museum Management and Curatorship, 35(4), 362-372. Cicerchia, A., & Solima, L. (2021). The show must go on… line. Museums and their audiences during the lockdown in Italy. SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology, 11(1), 35-44. Fresh, C. E. (2021). Museums in Lockdown: How Digital Media and Remote Offerings Saved the Museum from COVID-19 (Doctoral dissertation, Drexel University). Roblek, V., Petrović, N. N., Gagnidze, I., & Khokhobaia, M. (2021). Role of a digital transformation in development of a rural tourism destinations. Rossato, L. (2020). When Brazil and India were modernist. Processes of digital documentation for the preservation of 20th century architectures, Maggioli Editore, Rimini.

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