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DH positions in Singapore
by Miguel Escobar Varela 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, There are two DH positions currently open in Singapore: * The national University of Singapore is recruiting for an assistant professor position in Southeast Asian Studies, with a possible specialization in Digital Humanities or STS. Candidates must be fluent in at least one Southeast Asian language other than English and have experience conducting research in an ASEAN nation: https://careers.nus.edu.sg/NUS/job/ARTS-&-SOC-SC-Assistant-Professor-%28Sou…. * The National Library Board is also receiving applications for the Digital Fellowship, to develop a DH project with the collections of the National Library and National Archives. https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/about-us/careers/research-fellowships/National-…. The fellowship is tenable for 6 months, and includes a stipend, accommodation allowance and relocation package. Please send this to anyone who might be interested. Thank you. Best, Miguel Miguel ESCOBAR VARELA, PhD :: Associate Professor :: Department of English, Linguistics & Theatre Studies :: National University of Singapore :: m.escobar(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:[email protected]> :: miguelescobar.com<http://www.miguelescobar.com/> ________________________________ Important: This email is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify us immediately; you should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you.

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Short Courses: 3D Modelling & 3D Printing for Cultural Heritage
by Michael Donnay 03 Apr '24

03 Apr '24

Hi all, The Digital Humanities Research Hub at the University of London is pleased to announce a pair of short courses we will be running, focused on using 3D modelling and 3D printing technologies for historical research & cultural heritage. Both courses cover the same material, with one being offered fully online and the other offered in-person. 3D Modelling & 3D Printing for Historical Research Cost: £50 standard / £25 unwaged or unfunded Tutors: Gabriel Bodard & Michael Donnay (University of London) Do you want to learn how to build digital reconstructions of historical buildings, monuments or archeological sites? Are you interested in how 3D printing can be useful for cultural heritage? In this short workshop, we will introduce you to Sketchup, an easy-to-use tool for building architectural or other models. Through a mix of online videos to watch in advance and synchronous time with the instructors, we will practise reconstructing a ruined building from Pompeii, following the archaeological reports, dimensions and drawings. We will also discuss the connection between 3D modelling and printing, and walk through the steps to 3D print a model from Sketchup. You will have the opportunity to apply these skills to your own research interest or project, and receive feedback from the tutors in the live sessions. In-person version Senate House MakerSpace, University of London 17 April (registration deadline is 10 April) 2:00 - 5:00 PM Register here<https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/3d-modelling-3d-printing-historical-research-p…> Online Version Asynchronous material and Zoom sessions 11 - 12 June (registration deadline is 4 June) 3:00 - 4:30 PM BST on both days Register here<https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/3d-modelling-historical-research-3d-printing-o…> All the best, Michael Michael Donnay (he/him) Manager | Digital Humanities Research Hub School of Advanced Study | University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU michael.donnay(a)sas.ac.uk<mailto:[email protected]> www.sas.ac.uk/digital-humanities<http://www.sas.ac.uk/digital-humanities> The University of London is an exempt charity and a statutory corporation in England and Wales (Company No. RC000661) HMRC Charities Reference X422. VAT Registration GB 222 7971 03.

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2 PhD positions in Graz (Austria)
by Georg Vogeler 02 Apr '24

02 Apr '24

Dear European digital humanists, anybody interested in Digital Humanities in the context of multilingualism, migration or cultural transformation? You can apply for a PhD position at Universität Graz : https://jobs.uni-graz.at/de/jobs/48ebf75c-d9f5-9e8a-f29e-65f2cb22633c https://jobs.uni-graz.at/de/jobs/1083c45a-a906-8bbd-c24b-65f2c314d635 Application deadline: April 17th, 2024 Please spread the word (or apply) Best Georg

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The Cost of Life: Female Experience of Ethnic Cleansings under Stalinism in Central Asia // Seminar series “Digital History in/of Central Asia”
by Dinara Gagarina 31 Mar '24

31 Mar '24

Dear colleagues, We invite you to the *Seminar series “Digital History in/of Central Asia” <https://www.osteuropa.phil.fau.de/digital-history-central-asia/>*, organised the Chair of Modern and Eastern European History, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg in collaboration with the German Association for East European Studies* (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde, DGO) The fifth seminar will be held on April 4, 14:15 CEST <https://www.osteuropa.phil.fau.de/veranstaltungen/iuliia-iashchenko/> (14:15 Berlin / 17:15 Almaty & Tashkent / 18:15 Bishkek) online in Zoom and onsite: Erlangen, Bismarckstr. 12. Topic: *The Cost of Life: Female Experience of Ethnic Cleansings under Stalinism in Central Asia.* Presenter: *Iuliia Iashchenko*, visiting researcher at the Chair of Modern and Eastern European History FAU; Ph.D. candidate in European History at La Sapienza University of Rome; researcher at the CEMAS Research Center of Sapienza. She focuses on Transitional Justice in post-communist countries, particularly examining the collective memory of ethnic cleansing in the USSR and Soviet-occupied nations in Europe from the 1930s to the 1980s. The seminar delves into the often-overlooked narratives of women affected by ethnic cleansings during the Stalinist era in Central Asia. Through a gendered lens, it examines the unique challenges, traumas, and resilience displayed by women in the face of forced migration, violence, and loss. By highlighting these experiences, the anticipated discussion aims to enrich our understanding of the broader impact of ethnic cleansings and provide a platform for marginalized voices in historical discourse. Language: English. For registration click here <https://fau.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u5Upc-2qpjotGtfYoZFbo7dwT3R8jrUSnZjB> . Best, Dinara Gagarina Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Lehrstuhl für Neuere und Neueste Geschichte mit dem Schwerpunkt der Geschichte Osteuropas Bismarckstraße 12, 91054 Erlangen, Raum 2.312 https://www.osteuropa.phil.fau.de/person/dinara-gagarina dinara.gagarina(a)fau.de

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CFP extended DH Doctoral Symposium Unige-Unito
by Selenia Anastasi 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Carissim*, Extended the Call for Papers for the Doctoral Symposium Subjects of Research. Critical Perspectives and Intersections in the Digital Humanities organized by the doctoral students in Digital Humanities of the UniGe-UniTo Consortium, to be held at the University of Genoa on May 20-21. The deadline for submissions is now April 14, 2024. Below all the information for those who still intend to submit a proposal: Interested scholars may submit anonymized, original abstracts of up to 500 words (excluding bibliography) in pdf format for review via the easychair platform https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=srdh2024. Applicants are asked to provide a title of the contribution, a maximum of 5 keywords and a brief biobibliography. Contributions in English, French or Italian are allowed. The maximum length for each talk will be 15 minutes. Participation in the conference is free of charge. Accepted contributions will be collected and published after the conference in a volume published by Genova University Press. ———————— Keynote speakers: Chris Biemann (Hamburg University) Paola Ciandrini (Chiesi. R&D Project Management - Archives Management & Systems) Fabio Ciotti (Università di Roma Tor Vergata) Matteo Di Cristofaro (Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia) Laura Moretti (University of St. Andrews) Nuria Rodriguez Ortega (UMA, Universidad de Malaga) Francesca Tomasi (Università degli Studi di Bologna) Selenia Anastasi PhD student in Digital Humanities, University of Genoa (UNIGE) Piazza Santa Sabina 2 16124 Genoa (Italy)

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CfP: Cultural Heritage Data & Power. Exploring Digital Collections and Situated Knowledges in Film History and Beyond (DAVIF Research Group) / Philipps-Universität Marburg / November 14-16, 2024
by Pauline Junginger 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

*Call for Papers* Cultural Heritage Data & Power. Exploring Digital Collections and Situated Knowledges in Film History and Beyond Closing Conference of the BMBF Research Group DAVIF Philipps-Universität Marburg November 14-16, 2024 In recent years, the application of digital tools and methods is on a rise within the field of film and media studies, often relying on data provided by film heritage and other GLAM institutions. At the same time, these institutions seek ways to make their collections more accessible for researchers. In this process, ethical considerations regarding data provenance, archival silences and situated knowledges woven into cultural heritage data take on a new urgency. While digital humanists have increasingly investigated power structures inscribed in cultural heritage data, the political, theoretical, and technological underpinnings of film historical collections need further explorations. For example, how do categorization processes underlying information technologies affect our understanding of film history? What impact do they have on different social groups and especially on marginalized communities? How should we deal with the inclusion of certain data and the exclusion of others? How can we identify and represent gaps and blind spots in cultural heritage collections when reflecting history? Bringing together researchers, scholars and practitioners, the conference seeks to stimulate a critical debate about the creation, processing and archiving of film historical data and other cultural heritage data. The goal of the conference is to examine how critical perspectives on historical research data can be combined with new ways of applying and exploring digital tools and methods in film and media studies and beyond. Based on DAVIF’s research on data visualizations and women in film history, the conference focuses on the intersections of feminist (film) historiography, critical data studies, data feminism, archival and curatorial practices, computational approaches, AI applications, and information infrastructures. We invite film and media scholars, film historians, film archivists and digital humanists from various fields to reflect on and challenge power structures of data collections and practices. In particular, we welcome feminist perspectives that seek not only to tell different stories, but also to tell them differently. Participants are encouraged to consider a wide range of subjects for their proposals. These may include but are not limited to: * Datafication of film and media studies and beyond * Feminist film historiography including speculative approaches * Archival silences, biases and gaps in cultural heritage collections * Power-critical analysis of the creation, processing and archiving of film historical data and other cultural heritage data * Data provenance in film heritage institutions and other GLAM institutions * Critical, feminist, queer, postcolonial approaches to data visualizations * Analysis of information infrastructures and authority data (e.g. Wikidata, GND, LoC, VIAF) *Submissions* We welcome two types of proposals: 1) papers and 2) workshops. But we can also try to facilitate other formats. Please submit your proposal (title, abstract of max. 300 words and a short biographical note of max. 150 words, 5 keywords, and 3 references) by *April 30, 2024* via davif.researchgroup(a)gmail.com. Presentations will be allowed 20 minutes + 10 minutes of discussion. For workshop proposals please indicate the number of participants. Abstracts will be selected by *June 15, 2024*. *Publication* An open access publication of all conference papers is planned for fall 2025. *Conference* The event is the closing conference of the BMBF research group “Aesthetics of Access. Visualizing Research Data on Women in Film History” (DAVIF) (2021-2025). It will take place at Philipps-Universität Marburg in Marburg, Germany, from *November 14–16, 2024*. The conference will be held in English. For speakers who do not have their own means of travel, travel and accommodation costs may be covered on application. Please contact us regarding further arrangements. More information will follow shortly at the conference website: https://uni-marburg.de/CaPWG1 *Timeline* Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2024 Notification of paper/workshop acceptance: June 15, 2024 Conference: November 14–16, 2024 Deadline for publication submission: January 10, 2024 Scheduled publication date: Fall 2025 *Contact* The conference is organized by Dr. Sarah-Mai Dang, Pauline Junginger and Anne Hart (DAVIF Research Group). Email: davif.researchgroup(a)gmail.com -- Pauline Junginger, M.A. (sie/ihr - she/her) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin & Doktorandin BMBF-Forschungsgruppe "Ästhetiken des Zugangs" (DAVIF) Philipps-Universität Marburg Institut für Medienwissenschaft Hans-Meerwein-Straße 6 D-35043 Marburg +49 6421 28 211 85

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Talk "The Driving Forces of Literary Evolution" at the DH Network Potsdam (online, April 2)
by Daniil Skorinkin 25 Mar '24

25 Mar '24

Dear DH colleagues, we (the Digital Humanities Network at the University of Potsdam) invite you to the online open lecture titled 'The Driving Forces of Literary Evolution: Tracing the Causes of Cultural Change with the Price Equation', by Oleg Sobchuk (researcher at the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; author of the upcoming chapter on Evolution of Modern Literature and Film in the Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution). This lecture is the inaugural event of the 'Code & Culture' series of open talks <https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/digital-humanities/aktivitaeten/code-and-cult…> at the DH Network Potsdam. Annotation: Does literature progress “one funeral at a time”, as Max Planck famously claimed about science? Is the change mainly driven by the turnover of “generations”, or cohorts? Who contributes more to change in literature and arts – “old masters” or “young geniuses”? And how can we separate the different causes of cultural change? A trendline spanning a period of time is one of the most common graphs in the computational humanities. Often, such a trendline is explained with a single causal mechanism: a cause C is driving a trait T over a period P. For example, the proportion of negative words (T1) during the 20th century (P1) in literature is increasing due to “negativity bias” (C1). Or, the proportion of abstract words (T2) in the 19th century (P2) is growing due to urbanisation (C2). On the surface, this approach may look sufficient but, under the surface, there are rocks: not only there could be multiple causes, but also different parts of the trendline may be driven by different causes. In computational humanities, there is no effective method for “dissecting the trendline” and uncovering these hidden causal mechanisms. The scholars of evolution, however, do have such a method: a simple and elegant – and famous – equation that was suggested by the mathematician George R. Price over 50 years ago, known as “the Price equation”. It allowed biologists to uncover the potential driving forces behind evolutionary change. The forces behind literary – and, more broadly, cultural – change are still little known – and much debated. The Price equation can give us some answers. Time and place: 🗓️ April 2, 2024, 18:30 (CEST), Zoom. Please register here to get the Zoom link: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/digital-humanities/aktivitaeten/code-and-cult… Daniil Skorinkin, Digital Humanities Coordinator, Uni Potsdam https://hcommons.social/@dh_potsdam https://twitter.com/DH_Potsdam

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Convegno "Italianistica digitale: la ricerca dei giovani studiosi", 4-5 aprile 2024
by Convegno Italianistica Digitale Unimc 22 Mar '24

22 Mar '24

Gentilissim* tutt*, Con la speranza di fare cosa gradita, segnaliamo il Convegno *Italianistica digitale: la ricerca dei giovani studiosi*, che si terrà il 4 e 5 aprile presso l’Università degli Studi di Macerata (Polo didattico G. Tucci, corso Cavour, 2 Macerata). L’evento è promosso dal gruppo “Italianistica digitale” dell’AdI (Associazione degli Italianisti) e dalla Scuola di Dottorato dell’Università di Macerata, con il patrocinio dell’infrastruttura linguistica CLARIN del CNR di Pisa. Per tutti i dettagli, si rimanda al link della pagina del convegno: https://www.unimc.it/it/unimc-comunica/events/2024/italianistica-digitale-l… . Cordiali saluti -- Convegno "Italianistica digitale: la ricerca dei giovani studiosi" Università di Macerata Macerata, 4-5 aprile 2023 digitalunimc2024(a)gmail.com

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Call for chapters : Digital Humanities: Application of Computer to the Arts and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
by Enrico Natale 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

We are pleased to announce a call for papers for an upcoming book project that focuses on the intersection of technology and the arts within the realm of Digital Humanities. As technology continues to evolve, its impact on various disciplines, including the arts, is becoming increasingly significant. This book aims to explore the diverse ways in which computers and digital tools are applied to enhance and transform the landscape of humanities research, particularly within artistic domains. The book also aims to provide a critical overview of the field to the growing African digital humanities community. Scope of the Book: We invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to contribute original research papers, and reviews that explore, but are not limited to, the following topics: Digital tools and methodologies in art history The DH techniques tools for data analysis The adoption of DH tools for entrepreneurship Computational analysis of literature and literary studies Digital Pedagogy Virtual and augmented reality applications in the arts Digital archives and preservation of cultural heritage Interactive storytelling and digital narratives Computer-generated art and creative coding Machine learning and artificial intelligence in the arts Digital musicology and computational music analysis Digital humanities in film and media studies Ethical considerations in digital humanities research Application of computer technology in historical research methods Scriptwriting and storytelling in the digital age Digital history and its impact on historiography Black Digital Humanities Critical Black Data Studies Collaborations between the arts and other academic disciplines Interdisciplinary approaches to digital humanities projects Ethical considerations in interdisciplinary digital research Case studies highlighting successful interdisciplinary initiatives Innovations in the integration of technology into diverse academic fields Digital Humanities and Environmental History Security and DH Migration, Border studies and DH Digitalising museums, archives, cultural heritages, crafts and artifacts Submission Guidelines: Each potential contributor should submit an abstract of between 250 and 300 words as well as a previously published complete paper electronically to dhprojectng(a)gmail.com. The accepted and corrected paper of not more than 5000 words prepared as Microsoft Word document should include author’s name, title of the paper, institutional affiliation, email address, phone number. Papers should be in British English, Times New Roman, 12 Font Size, 1.5-line spacing and should conform to the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style (footnotes and Bibliography). A short bio-data of not more than 100 words should be submitted along with the paper. Each paper/chapter will undergo series of screening and blind peer review. Manuscripts should be original and not previously published. Submissions should be sent to dhprojectng(a)email.com Important Dates: Submission Deadline: March 20, 2024 Notification of Acceptance: May 20, 2024 Final Manuscript Due: July 28, 2024 Expected Publication: December 2024 Review Process: All submitted papers will undergo a peer-review process to ensure the quality and relevance of the contributions. The selected papers will be compiled into a comprehensive book volume that provides a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and practitioners in the field of Digital Humanities. Book Editors: Professor Tunde Ope-Davies, Department of English and Linguistics Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos Nigeria Professor Oluranti Ojo, Department of History and Diplomatic Studies University of Abuja, Nigeria Dr. Abayomi Saibu, Department of History and International Studies Anchor University Lagos Nigeria Felix Oke, Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities Loyola University Chicago, USA Enrico Natale infoclio.ch Gutenbergstrasse 37 3011 Bern Tel: +41 31 311 75 72 Abonnez-vous à la newsletter <https://www.infoclio.ch/fr/newsletter> d’infoclio.ch Follow infoclio.ch on Mastodon <https://fedihum.org/@infoclio>

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CfP Computational Humanities Research 2024 - 4-6 December, Aarhus, Denmark
by marijn Koolen 19 Mar '24

19 Mar '24

---------------------- Conference: Computational Humanities Research 2024 Dates: 4-6 December 2024 Location: Center for Humanities Computing, Aarhus University Website: https://2024.computational-humanities-research.org Call for Papers: https://2024.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/ Submission deadline: July 8, 2024 ---------------------- In the arts and humanities, the use of computational, statistical, and mathematical approaches has considerably increased in recent years. This research is characterized by the use of formal methods and the construction of explicit, computational models. This includes quantitative, statistical approaches, but also more generally computational methods for processing and analyzing data, as well as theoretical reflections on these approaches. Despite the undeniable growth of this research area, many scholars still struggle to find suitable research-oriented venues to present and publish computational work that does not lose sight of traditional modes of inquiry in the arts and humanities. This is the scholarly niche that the CHR conference aims to fill. More precisely, the conference aims at 1. Building a community of scholars working on humanities research questions relying on a wide range of computational and quantitative approaches to humanities data in all its forms. We consider this community to be complementary to the digital humanities landscape. 2. Promoting good practices through sharing “research stories”. Such good practices may include, for instance, the publication of code and data in order to support transparency and replication of studies; pre-registering research design to present theoretical justification, hypotheses, and proposed statistical analysis; or a redesign of the reviewing process for interdisciplinary studies that rely on computational approaches to answer questions relevant to the humanities. ### Topics of interest We invite original research papers from a wide range of topics, including -- but not limited to -- the following: - Applications of statistical methods and machine learning to process, enrich and analyse humanities data, including new media and cultural heritage data; - Hypothesis-driven humanities research, simulations and generative models; - Development of new quantitative and empirical methods for humanities research; - Modeling bias, uncertainty, and conflicting interpretation in the humanities; - Evaluation methods, evaluation data sets and development of standards; - Formal, statistical or quantitative evaluation of categorization / periodization; - Theoretical frameworks and epistemology for quantitative methods and computational humanities approaches; - Translation and transfer of methods from other disciplines, approaches to bridge humanistic and statistical interpretations; - Visualisation, dissemination (incl. Open science) and teaching in computational humanities. - Potential and challenges of AI applications to humanities research. ### Venue The 2024 edition of the Computational Humanities Research conference will be hosted by the Center for Humanities Computing, Aarhus University ( https://chc.au.dk/) The conference will be a hybrid event with an option to attend in person in Aarhus, virtually, or a combination of the two. More details will follow soon. ### Important dates - Submission deadline: July 8, 2024 - Notification to authors: September, 2024 - Final papers ready: October, 2024 - Conference: December 4 - December 6, 2024 - Pre-Conference workshops: December 3, 2024 ### Submission types **Long Papers**: up to **5000** words (ca. 10 pages, references, abstract and tables/illustrations excluded). Long papers report on completed, original and unpublished results. Brevity of argument is preferred. We welcome the use of appendices or other supplementary information. **Short Papers**: up to **3000** words (ca. 6 pages, references, abstract and tables/illustrations excluded). Short papers report on focused contributions, and may present work in progress. Short papers are presented either as short oral presentations or posters. **Lightning Talks**: Submit an abstract of up to 750 words (excluding references, tables and illustrations) to give a 5 minute presentation during a lightning talks session. This format can be well suited for reporting work in progress, introducing ideas, preliminary results, or focused question-answer research. **Workshops**: up to **1500** words. Workshops should be organised to be more interactive than the main conference. The workshops will take place before the conference, on 3 December. Workshop proposals should describe: - the aims and set up of the workshop, - the academic background for the work, - proposed length (e.g. half day or full day), - an outline of the day, including the types of activities, - the expected key outcomes, - a short bio of each organiser or presenter, including their name, affiliation, email address - a plan for promoting the workshop to draw participants. ### Submission Details See the full Call for Papers: https://2024.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/ ### Questions? Contact the organizers: info(a)computational-humanities-research.org CHR community on discourse: https://discourse.computational-humanities-research.org

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