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UPDATE 13 January: Measuring Narrative Space by Dr. Rohrbacher tomorrow via ZOOM
by Berenike Herrmann 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

Dear all, (with apologies for cross-postings) Due to public transport problems because of the wintry weather conditions Dr. Rohrbacher’s talk “Measuring Narrative Space: A Computational Study of German and English Prose Fiction” will take place via zoom only. See all infos below. Starting off the New Year with more food for thought, the Bielefeld research colloquium “LiLi revisited: Digital Interface Research between Literary Studies and Linguistics" (Herrmann) and the Bielefeld “Computational/Digital Linguistics Work Group Meeting” (H. Buschmeier/S. Zarrieß) will host a guest lecture to which I would like to draw your attention: Tuesday, January 13: Dr. Katrin Rohrbacher (Nürnberg/Erlangen): Measuring Narrative Space: A Computational Study of German and English Prose Fiction The lecture is public and can be attended only via zoom. The talk will not be recorded. Dr. Katrin Rohrbacher (Nürnberg/Erlangen): Measuring Narrative Space: A Computational Study of German and English Prose Fiction In this talk, I will present ongoing work on measuring the notion of narrative space using machine learning methods, specifically by fine-tuning BERT-based classification models and applying them to a large collection of German and English historical prose fiction, including both canonical works and non-fiction. Moving from theorization and conceptualization to dataset creation, modeling, analysis, and interpretation, I will outline the steps involved in conducting a computational study of this kind. We will examine results that show how the concepts of “setting” and “lived space” have been used in fiction over time and discuss their implications for “experientiality” and embodiment more broadly, including cross-linguistic perspectives between German and English. The talk also introduces a methodological model for iterative, interpretive “computational reading” that bridges qualitative and quantitative approaches. When: January 13, 2026, 10-12 hs Where: Zoom Zoom link: https://uni-bielefeld.zoom-x.de/j/67280092106?pwd=Zlzqqy980r2N7I1wTktAbbV33… Meeting-ID: 672 8009 2106 Passwort: 719720 We are looking forward to a vivid discussion! Berenike Herrmann, Hendrik Buschmeier, Sina Zarrieß (DH, CLS, CL, DL) prof. dr. berenike herrmann german literature | digital humanities bielefeld university | faculty of linguistics and literature universitaetsstraße 25 33615 bielefeld germany main building (UHG) U6, office 122 +49 (0)521 106-67194 personal homepage secretary: ms. andrea schrottenloher (andrea.schrottenloher(a)uni-bielefeld.de) office: main building (UHG) U6-135, phone: +49 (0)521 106-3702

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CfP: Historical Labour Markets in Text: Computational and Historical Perspectives on Labour Market Evolution 24./25.4.2026
by Georg Vogeler 09 Jan '26

09 Jan '26

Dear European Digital Humanists, the workshop "Historical Labour Markets in Text: Computational and Historical Perspectives on Labour Market Evolution" brings together social and economic historians, labour economists, and digital humanities scholars who use textual sources (for instance job advertisements, ego-documents, legal documentation) to study historical economies of the labour markets. In the context of our Job ads project (https://historical-job-ads.uni-graz.at/) — whether in newspapers, trade journals, or early employment agencies — we used this unique window into employer demand and labor supply: occupations, skills, gender expectations, and social norms. With digitization and advances in natural language processing (NLP), new possibilities emerge for systematic, large-scale analyses across time and place. The goal of the workshop is to exchange experiences on how to prepare, model, and interpret textual sources like job advertisement data for economic, historical and digital research. We will discuss social and economic history of labour, methodological challenges (OCR, classification, text annotation, comparability across periods), share ongoing projects, and explore how computational tools can support broader historical questions about skill demand, gender segmentation, and structural change. Topics include: - Which historical sources can inform us about changing skill requirements, technological change, and gendered labour markets. - What can we learn from historical job ads about changing labour markets? - Which methods are available for extracting structured social and economic information from historical text? - How can we set up comparative and longitudinal studies of labour markets across countries and centuries drawing on data beyond already historically aggregations? - How can we enrich textual sources by linking them to economic taxonomies like HISCO, ISCO, or occupational prestige scales? - What has to be done to aggregate and integrate data created on the historical labour market? If you want to participate with a talk (ca. 20min), send an abstract with min. 400 and 750 words (excl. bibliographic references) and a short biographical sketch to wiltrud.moelzer(a)uni-graz.at by **February 1st, 2026**. We will inform you about acceptance by the beginning of March. There will be limited financial support for travel and accommodation. Attached the call in PDF Looking forward to read your contributions Georg Vogeler -- Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler Department of Digital Humanities University of Graz A-8010 Graz | Elisabethstraße 59/III Tel. +43 316 380 8033 <http://digital-humanities.uni-graz.at> - <http://gams.uni-graz.at> <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers…> ORCID: 0000-0002-1726-1712 Institut für Dokumentologie und Editorik e.V. <http://www.i-d-e.de> International Center for Archival Research ICARus <http://www.icar-us.eu> ERC Project DiDip <https://didip.eu>

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Applications Open for Digital Medieval Studies Institute (DMSI)
by N. Kivilcim Yavuz 09 Jan '26

09 Jan '26

Dear all, As the New Year begins, we are delighted to announce details for the Digital Medieval Studies Institute (DMSI), now in its fourth year! In 2026, DMSI will take place in both the US and the UK, in conjunction with two of the most important gatherings for medievalists! DMSI 2026 US<https://tinyurl.com/DMSI-2026-US> will take place as part of the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University on 13 May 2026. DMSI 2026 UK<https://tinyurl.com/DMSI-2026-UK> will take place as part of the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds on 10 July 2026. The DMSI offers a full-day programme featuring workshops on digital scholarly methods specifically tailored for medievalists. Participants are introduced to a range of digital methodologies currently used in medieval studies, with the opportunity for in-depth engagement through one of five workshop options offered on each day. DMSI 2026 US in Kalamazoo, MI will feature the following five workshops: * Building a Virtual Medieval Pilgrimage (Kalani Craig, Department of History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) * From Digitized Manuscript to Digital Edition (Laura Morreale, Independent Scholar, and Nicholas Laiacona, Performant Software) * 3D Modeling from Photo and Video (Matthew Davis, Independent Scholar) * Introduction to Handwritten Text Recognition (Tobias Hodel, Digital Humanities, University of Bern) * Manuscript Description and Research in the Digital Ecosystem (L. P. Coladangelo, Digital Scriptorium, and Lynn Ransom, Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries) For more information and to apply for an award: https://tinyurl.com/DMSI-2026-US DMSI 2025 UK in Leeds will feature the following five workshops: * TEI for Beginners: Encoding Text and Extracting Data (Sebastian Dows-Miller, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, University College London) * Using Local LLMs and VLMs: Prompting, Structuring, and Automating with Medieval Data (Delphine Demelas, Southampton Digital Humanities, University of Southampton) * Nodegoat Curious: Building a Custom Relational Database for Your Research (Pim van Bree, LAB1100; Geert Kessels, LAB1100; Jesse W. Torgerson, Wesleyan University) * Artificial Intelligence: Image Analysis Applied to Medieval Manuscripts (Dominique Stutzmann, Institut de Recherche et d’Histoire des Textes (IRHT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris) * Manuscript Materiality in a Digital World (Dot Porter, Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries) For more information and to apply for a bursary: https://tinyurl.com/DMSI-2026-UK Applications are open to everyone. A maximum of 10-12 participants will be accepted into each workshop. Participants may enrol in only one workshop during each of the events (but one can apply to both the US and the UK events). Registration for DMSI 2026 will take place via the respective congress registration platforms, both of which will open in February 2026. We have a limited number of bursaries and awards available for each event. Applications for bursaries and awards are considered on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis, with the deadline for the first round being 20 January 2026. All award holders will be notified before congress registrations open in February. Early applications for bursaries and awards are encouraged. Please feel free to share the event posters and information with those who might be interested: https://tinyurl.com/DMSI-2026-US-Poster https://tinyurl.com/DMSI-2026-UK-Poster For all questions, please contact the organizers Laura K. Morreale and N. Kıvılcım Yavuz at dmsi.hello(a)gmail.com<mailto:[email protected]>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz Lecturer in Medieval Studies and Digital Humanities<https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/history/staff/4704/dr-n-kivilcim-yavuz> Programme Lead for MA in Medieval Studies<https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/7820/medieval-studies-ma> Convenor of Digital Humanities Research Group<https://dcch.leeds.ac.uk/the-digital-humanities-research-group-dcch/> Institute for Medieval Studies | School of History University of Leeds Leeds, LS2 9JT Director of the Executive Board: Digital Medievalist<https://digitalmedievalist.org/> Member of the Advisory Council: Digital Scriptorium<https://digital-scriptorium.org/> Member of the Scientific Consultative Board: Re-mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures<https://www.universityofgalway.ie/rebpaf/people/>

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[Job] PhD Position (FNS) – "Peirce Interprets Peirce" Project – UNIL (Deadline: Feb 1st)
by Davide Picca 08 Jan '26

08 Jan '26

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce a new opportunity within the "Peirce Interprets Peirce" project, an international research initiative conducted in collaboration with the Bibliotheca Hertziana (Max Planck Institute), RWTH Aachen University, the University of Groningen, and metaLAB (at) Harvard University. The position title is: PhD Student (FNS) in Digital Humanities and Computational Semiotic Studies. The project stands at the intersection of theoretical semiotics and advanced technologies, focusing on: * Digital transcription using HTR techniques (Transkribus, eScriptorium); * Advanced textual analysis through NLP and Large Language Models (LLMs); * Knowledge Graph construction and data modeling (TEI-XML). Urgent Deadline: Given the start date of March 1st, 2026, the application window is extremely tight. The deadline is set for February 1st, 2026. Required Profile: * Master’s degree in Digital Humanities, Computational Linguistics, or Computer Science * Excellent command of English; * Strong motivation for interdisciplinary research and the application of quantitative methods to humanities data. Contract Details: * Activity rate: 100%; * Workplace: UNIL-Lausanne-Dorigny. Full details and the application procedure are available at the following link: https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&company=… For further inquiries, please contact Davide Picca directly (davide.picca(a)unil.ch) Thank you for your cooperation in sharing this announcement with your students and recent graduates. Best regards, Davide Picca

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TOTh 2026 - 2nd Call for Papers - Deadline POSTPONED to February 8, 2026
by Christophe Roche 05 Jan '26

05 Jan '26

Please share [Apologies for multiple postings] ====================================================== *DEADLINE POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 8, 2026* ====================================================== *TOTh 2026 - 2nd Call for Papers* *The 20th Anniversary Edition of the Longest-Running International Conference on Terminology* Terminology & Ontology: Theories and applications June 4 & 5, 2026 - University Savoie Mont-Blanc (Chambéry, France) https://toth.condillac.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This landmark event will feature invited lectures and round tables, all within a festive atmosphere to commemorate two decades of exchange within the TOTh community and explore future perspectives. Don’t miss the opportunity to submit your work to the conference bringing together the foremost experts in the field. Selected papers will be published in a special volume of the Terminologica series. Topics include (but are not limited to): - Terminology, Translation, Linguistics, Terminography, Lexicography, Lexicology, Corpus - Natural Language Processing: Corpus analysis - Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation, Ontology, Knowledge Graph, Generative AI, LLMs - Methodology (FAIR principles) & Standards (ISO, W3C) - Environments & Applications: Cultural Heritage, Digital Humanities, Education, Healthcare, Industry, Content Management Systems, Semantic Web, Metadata, Linked Open Data, etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Deadline for submission of extended abstracts POSTPONED to February 8, 2026* Notification to authors: March 8, 2026 Easychair submission page: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=toth2026 The format for submitting abstracts is free. The number of characters including spaces is between 12,000 and 15,000, excluding the bibliography Working languages: English and French ===================================================== *TOTh 2026 Training Session on * The conference is preceded by a two-day training session: 2 & 3 June 2026 *"Bringing Artificial Intelligence to Terminology: A Step-by-Step Project Approach"* https://toth.condillac.org/training-2026-ai University Savoie Mont-Blanc (Chambéry, France). ===================================================== Prof Christophe Roche University of Crete (Greece) - ERA Chair Holder University Savoie Mont Blanc (France) - Emeritus https://talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/ http://christophe-roche.fr/ roche.university(a)gmail.com

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13 January: Bielefeld guest lectures in Computational Literary Studies/Cultural Studies/Computational Linguistics/Digital Linguistics/Open Science
by Berenike Herrmann 05 Jan '26

05 Jan '26

Dear all, (with apologies for cross-postings), Starting off the New Year with more food for thought, the Bielefeld research colloquium “LiLi revisited: Digital Interface Research between Literary Studies and Linguistics" (Herrmann) and the Bielefeld “Computational/Digital Linguistics Work Group Meeting” (H. Buschmeier/S. Zarrieß) will host a guest lecture to which I would like to draw your attention: Tuesday, January 13: Dr. Katrin Rohrbacher (Nürnberg/Erlangen): Measuring Narrative Space: A Computational Study of German and English Prose Fiction The lecture is public and can be attended in person and via zoom. The talk will not be recorded. Dr. Katrin Rohrbacher (Nürnberg/Erlangen): Measuring Narrative Space: A Computational Study of German and English Prose Fiction In this talk, I will present ongoing work on measuring the notion of narrative space using machine learning methods, specifically by fine-tuning BERT-based classification models and applying them to a large collection of German and English historical prose fiction, including both canonical works and non-fiction. Moving from theorization and conceptualization to dataset creation, modeling, analysis, and interpretation, I will outline the steps involved in conducting a computational study of this kind. We will examine results that show how the concepts of “setting” and “lived space” have been used in fiction over time and discuss their implications for “experientiality” and embodiment more broadly, including cross-linguistic perspectives between German and English. The talk also introduces a methodological model for iterative, interpretive “computational reading” that bridges qualitative and quantitative approaches. When: January 13, 2026, 10-12 hs Where: Hybrid. Bielefeld University, Lecture Hall X-E1-201 and Zoom Zoom link: https://uni-bielefeld.zoom-x.de/j/67280092106?pwd=Zlzqqy980r2N7I1wTktAbbV33… Meeting-ID: 672 8009 2106 Passwort: 719720 We are looking forward to a vivid discussion! Berenike Herrmann, Hendrik Buschmeier, Sina Zarrieß (DH, CLS, CL, DL) prof. dr. berenike herrmann german literature | digital humanities bielefeld university | faculty of linguistics and literature universitaetsstraße 25 33615 bielefeld germany main building (UHG) U6, office 122 +49 (0)521 106-67194 personal homepage secretary: ms. andrea schrottenloher (andrea.schrottenloher(a)uni-bielefeld.de) office: main building (UHG) U6-135, phone: +49 (0)521 106-3702

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Call for contributions for the 5th International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI 2026) in Brussels
by LENAERTS Tom 02 Jan '26

02 Jan '26

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS HHAI 226 - Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence July 6–10, 2026, Brussels, Belgium -------------------------------------------------- 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 2026 will be held on July 6-10, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium, and is the fifth 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 fifth international conference, we invite scholars from these fields to submit their best original – published, 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/2026/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hhai-conference/ You can contribute in many ways; Check out the Call for papers <https://hhai-conference.org/2026/cfp/> Call for workshops and tutorials <https://hhai-conference.org/2026/workshops-and-tutorials/> Call for demos and posters <https://hhai-conference.org/2026/call-for-posters-and-demos/> Call for contributions in the Doctoral consortium <https://hhai-conference.org/2026/doctoral-consortium/> This year, the main track also invites extended abstracts on research published in high-quality journals starting from publications starting in January 2025.

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