November 2024 - Eadh-topics - lists.digitalhumanities.org

New Journal: Philosophy & Digitality
by Geiger, Jonathan 28 Nov '24

28 Nov '24

Dear colleagues, Sorry for crossposting. May I introduce to you a new journal: Philosophy & Digitality (open access, double-anonymous review, no publication fees). Philosophy & Digitality is an open access, double-anonymous review philosophical community journal without publication fees. It welcomes original papers on the aesthetic, ethical, political, ontological, and epistemic dimensions of digitalization. Two issues per year are scheduled: The first as a special issue (annual call for special issues) on an international conference or workshop, the second as an open issue (annual call for papers). The journal is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The first issue (1/1) has just been published in 2024. https://journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/phidi/issue/view/258 The second issue is in preperation for beginning 2025 (special issue (2/1) on "Normative Issues of Affective Computing"). Editorial Board Gabriele Gramelsberger (Aachen) (Editor in Chief) Sybille Krämer (Luneburg) Jörg Noller (Munich) Scientific Advisory Board Andrew M. Bailey (Singapore) Philip Brey (Twente) David Chalmers (New York) Petra Gehring (Darmstadt) Armin Grunwald (Karlsruhe) Ruth Hagengruber (Paderborn) Matthew G. Kirschenbaum (Maryland) Gerhard Lauer (Mainz) Sabina Leonelli (Exeter) Catrin Misselhorn (Goettingen) Karoline Reinhardt (Passau) Arno Schubbach (Zurich/Basel) Andreas Speer (Cologne) Thank you and best wishes, Jonathan D. Geiger

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CfP – International Conference on Data Ethics for Historical research in a Digital Era (Submission Deadline: 19th of January)
by Sofia Baroncini 28 Nov '24

28 Nov '24

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** ———————————————————— Call for Proposals Data Ethics for Historical research in a Digital Era: Critical reflections and solutions (10-12 November 2025, Mainz, Germany) https://ieg-dhr.github.io/Data-Ethics/ Submission deadline: 19th of January 2025 ———————————————————— Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to draw your attention to the International Conference “Data Ethics for Historical research in a Digital Era: Critical reflections and solutions” (10-12 November 2025, Mainz, Germany), organized by the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), in cooperation with NFDI 4Memory and the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz. This conference seeks to examine the ethical dimensions of data usage within historical research, fostering discussions among scholars to provide practical tools and strategies to navigate these challenges. We invite interested scholars to submit proposals in the form of abstracts (500 or 750 words, depending on the type of submission). For more information about the conference and submission guidelines, please visit our conference website: https://ieg-dhr.github.io/Data-Ethics/ Important Dates: · Submission Deadline: 19th January 2025, 23:59 CET · Notification of acceptance: 15th February 2025 · Conference dates: 10th-12th November 2025 Conference Themes: · Sensitive data · Discriminatory language in databases · AI ethics · Unequal representation of marginalized genders, cultures, social groups and identities · Data storage and infrastructure · Environmental aspects · Misused data Conference language: English We’d appreciate it if you could forward this call to interested colleagues and students. We look forward to receiving your proposals, Best regards, Sofia Baroncini Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte (IEG) Dr. Sofia Baroncini Postdoctoral researcher DH Lab Alte Universitätsstraße 19 55116 Mainz baroncini(a)ieg-mainz.de<mailto:baroncini@ieg-mainz.de> www.ieg-mainz.de<http://www.ieg-mainz.de/> [cid:image001.jpg@01DB418C.CAE9ABE0]

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CFP: ESTS 2025: Manuscripts in the Age of Print
by Elena Pierazzo 21 Nov '24

21 Nov '24

[with the usual apologies for cross-posting] Dear community, It's with great pleasure that I invite you to submit your proposals for the forthcoming 20th conference of the European Society of Textual Scholarship, which will be held in Tours 28-30 April 2025. Manuscripts in the Age of Print ======================== The invention and relatively rapid dissemination of print in 15th- and 16th-century Western Europe did not replace manuscript culture. Whether in the form of draft manuscripts, letters and journals, note-taking, margin annotations, manuscript dissemination to escape control, or documentary records, the two media—print and manuscript—continued to coexist, intertwining and influencing each other in complex ways across the globe. In various regions, from Europe to Asia, Africa, and the Americas, manuscripts remained central to intellectual, cultural, and religious practices, often complementing or resisting the spread of print. Although recent scholarship has addressed this dynamic in specific contexts, manuscript production is still rarely considered as a distinct phenomenon in the early modern and modern periods across different cultures. This oversight neglects the profound impact manuscripts had on intellectual and cultural life worldwide, where they served as vessels for innovation, subversion, and the preservation of alternative voices. Moreover, it overlooks the materiality of manuscripts, which developed in specific local and regional contexts, conveying unique physical characteristics that shaped both the form and content of the works themselves. The conference will explore these and other uses of manuscripts, welcoming contributions that address: • Manuscript production and circulation during the early modern and modern periods • Modern codicology and handwriting studies • Print-to-manuscript and manuscript-to-print transitions and their coexistence • Hybridization of the two media across different periods and regions • Digital representation and analysis of such documents, including Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) and quantitative codicology • Study and assembling of public and private archives and libraries • Scholarly editing of manuscripts and hybrid documents • Textuality of texts transmitted through manuscripts • Social networks and manuscript production (e.g., how social relationships, patronage, and collaboration among scribes, authors, and intellectuals influenced manuscript production and content) • Cross-cultural manuscript traditions (e.g., interactions between different manuscript practices and production centers, including trade, diplomacy, and scholarly exchanges across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and other regions) • Censorship and media circulation We also welcome contributions that examine the global persistence of manuscript culture alongside print in the early modern and modern periods, taking into account the diversity of manuscript traditions worldwide. This includes exploring how manuscripts remained essential for knowledge transmission, record-keeping, and resisting dominant discourses, even as print technologies became increasingly prevalent. Other topics such as the theory and practice of textual scholarship and digital textual scholarship will also be welcomed. Contributions to the ESTS Conference may take the following forms: Research Papers Individual scholars are welcome to submit proposals for papers which may then be selected for panels. 20 minutes in length. Please supply an abstract of 250 words (max) + bio of 100 words (max). Panel sessions We also invite groups of scholars (3 speakers) to submit proposals for thematically linked research paper panels. 90 minutes in length (3 x 20 minute papers + Q&A). Please supply 3 abstracts of 150 words (max) each + bios of 100 words (max) for each speaker. The organisers will give preference to panels that reflect the diversity of our field. Roundtable We also invite groups of scholars (up to 6 speakers) to submit proposals for thematically linked roundtable sessions. 90 minutes in length (10 mins per speaker + Q&A). Please supply an overall abstract of 350 words (250 words) for the roundtable + bios of 100 words (max) for each speaker. Poster sessions We will run a poster session as part of the main conference program. Topics of interest include all topics listed above. The poster session is an opportunity for researchers to discuss their early/ongoing work with attendees. Please provide an abstract of a maximum 250 words. Submissions and information here: https://cesr-ests2025.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en –– Elena PIERAZZO Professeure en Humanités Numériques Centre d’Études Supérieures de la Renaissance UMR 7323 Université de Tours 59 Rue Néricault Destouches – BP 12050 37020 Tours Cedex 1 ORCID: 0000-0003-1356-3884 ERC PRIMA 'Manuscripts in the Age of Print' (Grant number 101142242)

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Job: graduate assistant in computer science for the humanities (Lausanne, Switzerland)
by Michael Piotrowski 18 Nov '24

18 Nov '24

The Department of Language and Information Sciences (https://www.unil.ch/sli/) in the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) invites applications for a position of graduate assistant in computer science for the humanities (assistant·e diplômé·e en informatique pour les sciences humaines) This is an 80% doctoral position for a maximum of 5 years, starting February 1, 2025. The application deadline is December 8, 2024. Offical job posting (in French) and application link: <https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?company=universitdP&career_job_req…> A good knowledge of French is required (you don’t have to be a native speaker, but you should be comfortable teaching in French, i.e., B1/B2 level). For further information, please don't hesitate to contact me at michael.piotrowski(a)unil.ch. Best regards, Michael -- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Piotrowski <michael.piotrowski(a)unil.ch> Professeur en humanités numériques · Université de Lausanne Section des sciences du langage et de l’information · Faculté des lettres ☎ +41 21 692-3039 · Quartier Chamberonne, bâtiment Anthropole, bureau 3137 OpenPGP public key 0x926877BF1614A044

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JOB: research assistant / Digital Humanities research assistant "Antiziganism and Ambivalence in Modernity"
by peter.bell＠uni-marburg.de 18 Nov '24

18 Nov '24

The Department of German and Art Studies, Institute of Art History at University of Marburg is currently accepting applications for a Research Assistant The position is offered for a period of 4 years. The starting date is as soon as possible. The position is fulltime with salary and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E 13). The sub-project “pictorial narration and visual representation of antiziganist motifs (1848-1930)” of the research group “Antiziganism and Ambivalence in Europe (1850-1950)” investigates the constitutive significance of visual antigypsyist stereotypes in figures, motifs and pictorial narratives for the formation of European modernity. Antigypsyist motifs from high and popular culture are to be indexed, catalogued, categorized and evaluated in their structural entirety for the first time in order to ensure coherent art-historical analyses on this basis. The sub-project is also responsible for setting up a multimodal database, i. e. the technical infrastructure of the research group, in which events, works and people are conected. This digital research environment is intended to enable the mapping and evaluation of antiziganist images, from paintings to advertisements, and to ensure a systematic link with the materials and discourses of the neighboring disciplines involved. Tasks: - implementation and operation of a multimodal research environment for the entire research group - research data management with regard to sensitive and discriminating data - teamwork with all sub-projects and support with digital humanities tasks - preparation and implementation of scientific workshops and conferences - own research, e. g. on multimodal databases in the humanities and the specific challenges of sensitive data - This is a project position that is not limited according to § 2, 1 WissZeitVG. Profile: - MSc degree or equivalent in digital humanities, computer science or related disciplines a PhD in a related field is an advantage - good knowledge and experience in research data management, in the development and administration of databases as well as in the communication of technical content in interdisciplinary dialog - skills in the use of graph databases and/or visualization in order to represent the complex structure of historical contexts and discursive and methodological orders - skills in image processing and experience in humanities projects or GLAM-institutions are also desirable - ability to deal sensitively with the occasionally discriminatory and marginalizing data, for example through their own experience of alterity or discrimination, e. g. as part of a minority - knowledge of Romani language or Central and Eastern European languages is desirable We offer: - a diverse and interesting range of activities in an interdisciplinary research group - a collegial environment with other digital humanities projects - opportunities for mobile working and home office - flexible working hours - ticket for free use of public transport in the state Hesse, Germany Please apply here: https://stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/93aa3849c1c8712095318de3b… -- Prof. Dr. Peter Bell Kunstgeschichte und Digital Humanities Philipps-Universität Marburg Kunstgeschichtliches Institut Biegenstraße 11 35037 Marburg Tel.: +49 6421 28-26966 Tel.: +49 6421/28-22195 (Sekretariat Angelika Fricke M.A.) Email: peter.bell(a)uni-marburg.de

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[CFP] Hybrid Human Artificial Intelligence Conference (HHAI 2025) - June 9–13, Pisa, Italy
by Chiara Natali 18 Nov '24

18 Nov '24

-------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS HHAI 2025 - Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence https://hhai-conference.org/2025/ June 9–13, 2025, Pisa, Italy -------------------------------------------------- Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI) is an international conference series that focuses on the study of Artificial Intelligence systems that cooperate synergistically, proactively and purposefully with humans, amplifying instead of replacing human intelligence. HHAI aims for AI systems that work together with humans, emphasizing the need for adaptive, collaborative, responsible, interactive and human-centered intelligent systems. HHAI systems leverage human strengths and compensate for human weaknesses, while taking into account social, ethical and legal considerations. HHAI 2025 will be held on June 9–13, 2025, in Pisa, Italy, and is the fourth conference in the series. The HHAI field is driven by developments in AI, but it also requires fundamentally new approaches and solutions. Thus, we encourage collaborations across research domains such as AI, HCI, cognitive and social sciences, philosophy and ethics, complex systems, and others. In this third international conference, we invite scholars from these fields to submit their best original – new as well as in progress – works, and visionary ideas on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence. **Join the HHAI community and keep up with the news:** Website: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hhai-conference/ X: https://x.com/hhai_conference Mastodon: https://sigmoid.social/@hhai IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: January 17th, 2025 Paper submission: January 24th, 2025 Acceptance notification: March 16th, 2025 Camera-ready version: April 13th, 2025 Conference: June 9-13, 2025 LOCATION HHAI 2025 will be an in-person, single-track conference organized in Pisa, Italy. Workshops and tutorials (9-10 June) will be held at the University of Pisa and Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy. The main conference (11-13 June) will be held at CNR. TOPICS We invite research on different challenges in Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence. The following list of topics is illustrative, not exhaustive: - Human-AI interaction, interpretation and collaboration - Adaptive human-AI co-learning and co-creation - Learning, reasoning and planning with humans and machines in the loop - User modeling and personalisation - Integration of learning and reasoning - Transparent, explainable, and accountable AI - Fair, ethical, responsible, and trustworthy AI - Societal awareness of AI - Multimodal machine perception of real-world settings - Social signal processing - Representations learning for Communicative or Collaborative AI - Symbolic representations for human-centric AI - Human-AI Coevolution - Foundation models and humans - Human cognition-aware AI - Decentralized human-AI systems - Reliability and robustness in human-AI systems - Applications of hybrid human-AI intelligence We welcome contributions about all types of technology, from robots and conversational agents to multi-agent systems and machine learning models. PAPER TYPES In this conference, we wish to stimulate the exchange of novel ideas and interdisciplinary perspectives. To do this, we will accept three different types of papers: - Full papers present original, impactful work (12 pages excluding references) - Blue sky papers present visionary ideas to stimulate the research community (8 pages excluding references) - Working papers present work in progress (8 pages excluding references) Accepted full papers and Blue sky papers will be published in the Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Hybrid Human-Machine Intelligence, in the Frontiers of AI series by IOS Press. Working papers can be included in these proceedings, unless the authors request the paper to remain unpublished. REVIEWING PROCESS & SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Submissions of full, blue-sky, and working papers should be original work without substantial overlap with pre-published papers. All submissions should adhere to IOS formatting guidelines. Papers should be written in English and detailed submission instructions can also be found here. **Important** HHAI 2025 will follow a double-blind reviewing process. Thus, submissions must exclude all information that might disclose the authors’ names or affiliations. All studies involving human participants should have received human-research ethics consent from the relevant institutions and mention this in the paper. Work should be submitted in PDF format via Easychair (link to be announced soon). On acceptance, at least one author should attend the conference. A significant contribution is expected from all authors. PROGRAM CHAIRS Chiara Boldrini (IIT-CNR, IT) Luca Pappalardo (ISTI-CNR, IT) Andrea Passerini (University of Trento, IT) Shenghui Wang (University of Twente, NL) CONFERENCE CHAIRS Michela Milano (University of Bologna, IT) Dino Pedreschi (University of Pisa, IT) Stuart Russell (University of California Berkeley, US) Ilaria Tiddi (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL) CONTACT INFORMATION For questions, you can reach the program chairs at: program(a)hhai-conference.org

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"Artificial Intelligence in Archives and Collections", 12-13 December 2024. Hybrid: Marburg/Germany and Online
by Zoe S 18 Nov '24

18 Nov '24

*Conference: "Artificial Intelligence in Archives and Collections: Practices, Potentials, and Evidence Production in Dealing with Images and Multimodal Cultural Heritage” 12-13 December 2024. Hybrid: Marburg/Germany and Online.* The Research Lab 1.3. ‘Digital Heuristics and Digital History’ of the Leibniz Research Alliance ‘Value of the Past’ in cooperation with NFDI4Memory, Task Area Data Quality is organising a conference in Marburg on artificial intelligence in heritage institutions, such as archives and collections, and how these new technologies are transforming archival institutional practices. Topics will primarily focus on – but will not be limited to – visual sources, such as photography and graphic collections or those with mixed image-text sources and multimodal information processing. The conference that presents speakers from Austria, China, France, Germany, USA, UK, Switzerland and Sweden will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners from the humanities, archives and collections to connect with researchers and engineers in the fields of artificial intelligence, computer science and the digital humanities, to discuss new findings, and to exchange experiences. The event seeks to promote an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral dialogue between research, development and practice. The organisers cordially invite interested parties to take part in the conference. *Programme, Registration and further Information:* https://www.herder-institut.de/event/conference-artificial-intelligence-in-… https://eveeno.com/441936742 Contact: archivesai(a)herder-institut.de

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STAGE Seminar - Derek Miller’s Presentation (18/11/24) - A Bird's-Eye View of US Theater Around 1900
by clarisse bardiot 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Dear colleagues, Next Monday (18/11/24), the third session of the STAGE seminar will take place, featuring a presentation by Derek Miller, Professor of English at Harvard University: A Bird's-Eye View of US Theater Around 1900 Like so much cultural history, theater history tends to focus on outstanding performers, writers, or productions. But most theatrical practice is normal: there are typical ways to write, stage, produce, and attend a play. Quantitative methods of historical analysis make it easier to understand the norms of theatrical practice. In this presentation, I explore data from a set of guides to the late-nineteenth-century theater in the United States. I offer model analyses of (a) the number of theaters in the US from after the Civil War to WWI, as well as their seating capacities; (b) the geographic distribution and operation of the Theatrical Syndicate; and (c) theater electrification. Along with these examples, I will explain my procedures for working with this data. I consider both what these methods can teach us about these topics, and what issues come to light, but perhaps cannot be answered, through quantitative archives and analysis. Derek Miller is Professor of English at Harvard University, where he has taught theater history and dramatic literature since 2013. He has published extensively on the theater industries in the US and UK since the nineteenth century, primarily on law and performance, particularly copyright. Recent work includes an essay on digital methods in theater studies, a chapter about legal texts as performance texts, and an elegy for theater tickets. More information: https://visualizingbroadway.com/ --- Upcoming Sessions (through December 2024): 18/11: Derek Miller, Harvard University: A Bird's-Eye View of US Theater Around 1900 02/12: Aurélie Lemaître, INRIA: Combinaison d'intelligences artificielles pour la reconnaissance d'images de documents 09/12: Thierry Coduys, Le Hub, IanniX The full program is available here: https://stage-to-data.huma-num.fr/fr/evenements/adda --- About the Seminar: The STAGE seminar (From Stage to Data, the Digital Turn of Contemporary Performing Arts Historiography) is led by Clarisse Bardiot as part of a European research project. It offers an in-depth introduction to the challenges, concepts, methods, and tools for the digital study of texts, images, and cultural data. The seminar explores the challenges and opportunities of using digital data in artistic studies, particularly in the fields of performing arts, digital art history and culture analytics, and demonstrates how digital humanities open new research perspectives in the humanities and social sciences. Sessions are held in English or French. --- Participation Details: - Time: Mondays from 4 PM to 6 PM Paris Time - Location: - In person: Villejean campus, Rennes 2 University, Building B, research area - Online: Via Zoom (registration required through this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSct-OXLGCHqzZHQaVj3j9-qzW4D4caNZlg… ) If you have already registered, there is no need to fill out the form again. The sessions will be recorded and made available on the From Stage to Data website and YouTube channel: https://stage-to-data.huma-num.fr <https://stage-to-data.huma-num.fr/> Best regards, Clarisse Bardiot ///// Clarisse Bardiot Professeur des universités en études théâtrales Département des Arts du spectacle Université Rennes 2 Site web http://www.clarissebardiot.info/ <http://www.clarissebardiot.info/> Projet ERC From Stage to Data : https://stage-to-data.huma-num.fr/en/ Dernier livre : Arts de la scène et humanités numériques. Des traces aux données <https://www.istegroup.com/fr/produit/arts-de-la-scene-et-humanites-numeriqu…> / Performing Arts and Digital Humanities. From Traces to Data. <https://www.istegroup.com/fr/produit/arts-de-la-scene-et-humanites-numeriqu…> 2021. Wiley / Iste.

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‘Theatre as Data’ book presentation with Miguel Escobar Varela (November 28, 14.00 CET)
by Daniil Skorinkin 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Dear colleagues, The Network for Digital Humanities at the University of Potsdam cordially invites you to a special event of the ‘Code & Culture’ lecture series: this time we are doing a book presentation with the author. Dr. Miguel Escobar Varela (National University of Singapore) is going to present his book titled ‘Theatre as Data’. In 'Theatre as Data: Computational Journeys into Theatre Research' Miguel Escobar Varela examines the use of the use of computational methods in theatre research. On the basis of examples (not only) from his own research on Southeast Asian theatre, he shows how statistics and visualisations can offer exciting insights into various aspects of theatre studies. Date and time: November 28, 14:00 CET. The event will be held in English. Unlike other ‘Code & Culture’ events, this event is hybrid and can be attended either online or in person in Potsdam (Am Neuen Palais 10, Haus 9, Lecture hall 1.14). To attend online, please register here: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/digital-humanities/aktivitaeten/presentation-… Registration for on-site participants is not required, but it is still possible to register here to receive a reminder before the event. The DH Potsdam <https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/digital-humanities/> Team

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Invitation: Open Research Colloquium Digital History (HU Berlin, Germany) in the winter semester 2024/2025 - online
by Professur für Digital History 12 Nov '24

12 Nov '24

Dear colleagues, The Chair for Digital History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, cordially invites all those interested in Digital Humanities and Digital History to this winter semester's Open Research Colloquium on Digital History. The diverse and international program with talks on topics such as NFDI4Memory, Data Ethics, Game Studies, Queer Studies or digital source criticism as well as various methodological approaches to the investigation and analysis of research objects (and many other topics) can be found on the Chair's blog: https://dhistory.hypotheses.org/digital-history-forschungskolloquium/progra… The presentations always take place on Wednesdays from 4:15-5:45 pm (CET)*via Zoom*. For access details, please send a short request to digitalhistory(a)hu-berlin.de or subscribe to the open mailing list <https://sympa.cms.hu-berlin.de/sympa/info/offenes-kolloquium-digital-history>. You can also find some of the talks held so far on the Chair's YouTube channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp2E__culOIiZTok5WRh7lQ>. This *Wednesday, 13 November, 4:15-5:45 pm (CET),* Mila Oiva will offer insights into her research projects: *Mila Oiva (University of Turku, Finland)* /Chasing Leninism with AI. Using Computational Methods to Trace Cultural Phenomena through Historical Audiovisual Materials/ Zum Abstract <https://dhistory.hypotheses.org/8886> We look forward to welcoming you to the research colloquium and engaging in discussions with you! With kind regards, Prof. Dr. Torsten Hiltmann Melanie Althage -- Melanie Althage, M.A. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Professur für Digital History Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften Philosophische Fakultät Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Unter den Linden 6 10099 Berlin

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