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DH2026 SIG-DLS Mini-Conference – CfP
by Simone Rebora 23 Mar '26

23 Mar '26

Dear all, (with the usual apologies for cross-posting...) I'm glad to announce the CfP for the upcoming SIG-DLS event at DH2026 (planned on 28 July in Daejeon, South Korea). This year it will be structured as a poster slam, with short presentations and poster exposition. Deadline for submissions is 30 April. You can read the Call text here below and at the following link: https://dls.hypotheses.org/2289 All the best, Simone ===== DH2026 SIG Mini-Conference – Digital and/or Comparative Literary Studies Today In the context of the 2026 edition of the Digital Humanities Conference (DH2026) Conference in Daejeon, South Korea, the Special Interest Group Digital Literary Studies within ADHO (SIG-DLS) and the Digital Comparative Literature (DCL) research committee of ICLA jointly invite submissions for a mini-conference titled "Digital and/or Comparative Literary Studies Today". *Background and Goals* Digital or Computational Literary Studies and Comparative Literature continue to evolve through the integration of computational methods, multilingual archives, and innovative analytical frameworks. This workshop seeks to explore the intersection of digital and comparative approaches, highlighting both established and emerging methods — from born-digital narratives, distant reading and cultural analytics to machine learning, generative Large Language Models, and beyond. We particularly welcome contributions that address the challenges and opportunities of multilingual, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary research, as well as critical reflections on the role of technology or such mediated narratives in literary scholarship. We encourage submissions for work that will be presented both as a (hybrid) lightning talk format as well as in an open-space, interactive poster session. *Topics of Interest* Topics of interest include but are by no means limited to the following areas: - Digital Methods in Comparative Literature: Applications of computational techniques (e.g., distant reading, network analysis, topic modeling, sentiment analysis) to compare texts across languages, cultures, or historical periods. - Multilingual and Multicultural Approaches: Case studies on digitized or born-digital literary archives, challenges of multilingual corpora, and cross-cultural literary analysis. - Generative AI and Literary Studies: Critical or applied uses of large language models (LLMs) and other AI tools, including their ethical, methodological, and theoretical implications. - Digital and Computational Linguistics for Analysis of Literary Texts: Applying linguistic theory and computational methods to study aspects of literary discourse. - Tools and Infrastructures: Software, workflows, or platforms that support digital and/or comparative literary research. - Theoretical and Methodological Innovations: New frameworks for combining digital and comparative approaches, including reflections on the limits and potentials of computational methods. - Born-Digital and Post-Digital Literature: Studies of electronic literature, hypertext, or other digital-born forms, as well as their analysis through digital tools. - Responsible Research Practices: Discussions on reproducibility, transparency, and ethical considerations in digital and/or comparative literary studies. *Submission Guidelines* Please submit a 300 to 500-word abstract (excluding references) describing your project, research idea, or theoretical contribution, by sending your abstract as one PDF file to Christof Schöch at schoech(a)uni-trier.de by the due date mentioned below. *Mini-conference Format* The half-day workshop will have two parts: first, a lightning talks session, then a poster session. All contributors are invited to participate actively in both sessions, that is: first present their work in a quick talk, then be ready to discuss their work supported by a poster. The main goal of the mini-conference is to foster exchange between researchers, developers, and practitioners, and provide a networking opportunity ahead of the start of the main conference programme. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the organizing committee. We expect to be able to offer free on-site printing of posters to most if not all participants (within our budgetary limits). *Key Dates* Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026 Notification of Acceptance: May 21, 2026 Mini-conference Date: July 28, 2026, in the afternoon (KST). *Organizers / Programme Committee* Samya Brata Roy (ICLA DCL) Youngmin Kim (ICLA DCL) Federico Pianzola (ICLA DCL) Christof Schöch (ICLA DCL / SIG DLS) Shanmugapriya T (SIG DLS) Joanna Byszuk-Podsadniuk (SIG DLS) Katherine Elkins (SIG DLS) Berenike Herrmann (SIG DLS) Nuette Heyns (SIG-DLS) Suzanne Mpouli (SIG DLS) Simone Rebora (ICLA DCL / SIG DLS) Pablo Ruiz Fabo (SIG DLS) *Contact* For inquiries, please contact Simone Rebora at simone.rebora(a)univr.it.

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Announcement: Colloquium Early modern (climate) Sources – Data – Databases
by Asmussen, Marvin Jonathan 20 Mar '26

20 Mar '26

Dear digital humanists, We are pleased to announce the program for the "Early Modern Climate Cultures Colloquium" for the summer semester 2026, focusing on data-driven approaches to early modern texts and climate discourses. The interdisciplinary research colloquium “Early Modern Climate Cultures”, which is organised by the Emmy Noether Research Group “Traces of the ‘Little Ice Age’ in Early Modern German Literature (LitLIA)”, is dedicated to the presentation and discussion of current research in the field of Environmental Humanities. A particular focus is placed geographically on Europe and historically on the early modern period. In the upcoming summer semester 2026, we will especially focus on the use of data and databases in researching early modern texts and climate discourses: How can literary and historical scholarship integrate quantitative methods into the study of historical climate cultures? How do you build a database that is suitable for environmental, historical, literary research? What are the potential pitfalls of data-based approaches to early modern sources? The colloquium will take place online. If you are interested in attending, please register at: van.de.loecht(a)uni-muenster.de<mailto:[email protected]> or marvin.asmussen(a)uni-muenster.de<mailto:[email protected]>. The sessions will be held in English. Dates: 23.04.2026, 16:00 (CET): Sylvia Brockstieger, Rebecca Hirt (Heidelberg/Karlsruhe): From Material Text to Digital Data: Creating the Writing Calendar Database 21.05.2026, 16:00 (CET): Siv Gøril Brandtzæg (Trondheim): Songs on Screen: The Making of a Database 02.06.2026, 14:00 (CET): Andrew Pettegree (St. Andrews): The Universal Short Title Catalogue and the Perils of Big Data – joint event with Book Studies Münster 25.06.2026, 16:00 (CET): Rüdiger Glaser (Freiburg): Climate Data Analysis from the Little Ice Age to the Modern Warming 02.07.2026, 16:00 (CET): Jöran Landschoff, Carolin Schwegler, Leyla Rommel (Cologne/Bremen): Close Reading/Distant Reading: Approaching Climate Discourses in Large Text Corpora Best regards, Marvin Asmussen -- Marvin Asmussen (er/ihm, he/him) Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Emmy-Noether-Nachwuchsgruppe "Die Spuren der 'Kleinen Eiszeit' in der Literatur der frühen Neuzeit (1570–1780) (LitLIA)" Universität Münster Germanistisches Institut Schlossplatz 34 48143 Münster

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Venice Summer School in Digital and Public Humanities 2026, July 6-10
by Emmanuela Carbé 20 Mar '26

20 Mar '26

*Apologies for cross-posting* Dear all, We are pleased to announce the Venice Summer School in Digital and Public Humanities - VeSSDPH 2026 <https://www.unive.it/pag/39288/> which takes place at Ca' Foscari University of Venice from 6 to 10 July 2026. The Venice Summer School in Digital and Public Humanities provides advanced and in-depth training in theories, technologies and methods applied to historical monuments, artefacts and texts. Focussing on cultural, archaeological, historical, literary, and artistic materials from Venetian sites and cultural heritage institutions, participants will engage in debates about digital cultural heritage and public humanities while enhancing their competences and skills in digitising materials and sources and in modelling, analysing and visualising multimedia humanities data. The Summer School takes place at historical sites and cultural venues across the city of Venice and its surroundings. Each day is dedicated to a specific academic field: archaeology, history, art history and textual scholarship. Teaching formats include lectures, hands-on workshops, guided tours and experimental performances. Units are planned and delivered by local experts and invited specialists. All classes will be taught in English. The programme includes “Pimp my Project” sessions for discussing the participants’ individual research projects with domain experts. *Eligibility and admission criteria*The Summer School warmly welcomes PhD students, postdocs and practitioners from the private, public, and non-governmental sectors. Applicants must hold at least a Master’s degree or equivalent at the time of application. Precedence will be given to those candidates whose cover letter will show that their research projects or profession will benefit from the Digital and Public Humanities methods that they will learn during the summer school. A fair balance among genders and among disciplinary backgrounds will be preserved. *Availability of positions*The School will host max. 25 participants. Up to five positions are reserved for applicants from the EUTOPIA DigIn Connected Community, and one position for an applicant from the Scuola di Archivistica, Paleografia e Diplomatica of the Venetian State Archives. *Participation costs*- NO FEES - Biennale entry ticket: €20 (includes three non-consecutive days for both Giardini and Arsenale) - Optional booking of a single room (99 EUR per night) or double room (121 EUR per night) at Camplus University Residences (up to 6 nights) *How to apply*Your application must contain - a curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages) - a cover letter (max. 2 pages) stating your motivations for joining the School and your expectations about it. - Applicants are required to complete the online application form available at the following link: https://forms.gle/rH9tZnkbq4aUWqLt5. The CV and cover letter must be sent in PDF format to vedph(a)unive.it, with the subject line: “VeDPH Summer School Application - Name Surname”. *Important dates *Deadline for applications: 13 April 2026 (11:59 p.m. CEST) Notification of acceptance: 29 April 2026 *Full programme and further information: * *https://www.unive.it/pag/39288/ <https://www.unive.it/pag/39288/>* Contact: vedph(a)unive.it <vedph(a)unive.it> Emmanuela Carbé Associate Professor of Contemporary Italian Literature Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities (VeDPH <https://www.unive.it/pag/39287>) Member of the Executive Board, AIUCD <https://www.aiucd.it/> Department of Humanities Ca' Foscari University of Venice Palazzo Malcanton Marcorà Dorsoduro 3484/D, Calle Contarini 30123 Venice, Italy

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Call for Positions at ADHO
by Dr. Nadezhda Povroznik 12 Mar '26

12 Mar '26

Call for Positions at ADHO Dear All, *** Apologies for the cross-posting *** Exciting Opportunities with ADHO! For details: https://adho.org/positions/ The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) is seeking expressions of interest for several positions, offering members an opportunity to contribute to and help shape the future of the field. As the field of Digital Humanities continues to grow and evolve, ADHO is committed to promoting and supporting digital research and teaching across arts and humanities disciplines, drawing together humanists engaged in digital and computer-assisted research, teaching, creation, dissemination, and beyond in all areas reflected by its diverse membership. ADHO supports initiatives for publication, presentation, collaboration, and training; recognizes and supports excellence in these endeavours; and acts as a community-based consultative and advisory force. We are seeking applications for the following positions: 1. Executive Board Chair-Elect 2. Executive Board Deputy Secretary 3. Deputy Treasurer 4. Deputy Conference Officer Please click on the links above for full role descriptions and application details. By joining the ADHO board, you will have the chance to work alongside leading experts in the field and contribute to shaping the policies and practices that define Digital Humanities. We offer a collaborative and inclusive environment where your ideas and contributions are valued. Best wishes, Nadezhda Povroznik, Communications Officer, ADHO

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CfP, conference: Editopia - On the Future of Documentology and Scholarly Editing in the Post-Digital Age, Wuppertal, September External 6. ML/AIUCD ML Patrick Sahle attraverso Aiucd-l
by Emmanuela Carbé 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, I am sharing this Call for Papers circulated on the AIUCD mailing list for the conference “Editopia. On the Future of Documentology and Scholarly Editing in the Post-Digital Age”. Best, Emmanuela Carbé *Call for Papers: Editopia. On the Future of Documentology and Scholarly Editing in the Post-Digital Age* *Conference of the Institute for Documentology and Scholarly Editing (IDE), University of Wuppertal, Germany; 2-4 September 2026. Local organization: Digital Humanities Team (DH@BUW), supported by Interdisciplinary Center for Editing and Document Studies (IZED).What comes after the digital edition?* Digital editions have become an everyday scholarly practice. The critical representation of historical documents is now routinely digital, networked, openly accessible, and simultaneously available in multiple forms of representation. As the analogue–digital debate has largely come to an end, new questions come to the fore. We no longer ask whether digital methods are epistemically justified and viable, but how and to what end they are best used. Alongside persistent or newly emerging technical challenges, other challenges gain prominence in this shift. By way of example: What constitutes “the text” in the post-digital age, where principles of stability and processuality, material transmission and processual data streams, and authority and democratization coexist? How do source criticism and textual criticism and their processes of knowledge generation change under the influence of generative AI when machines act as “first readers” transcribing, interpreting, and annotating documents? Moving beyond its incunabula phase, how will the affordances of digital media shape concepts of publications? Are we moving towards an era of media presentation as a (as we used to say) mash-up or (as it is called now) transclusion of ubiquitously reusable building blocks? What responsibility do editions bear for the authenticity and trustworthiness of the edited material? How can editions be made more open, accessible, and future-proof? Does the edition as a form still persist under these conditions, or does it dissolve? And how might we need to rethink the models and processes that lead to data in the first place? One fundamental observation underlies all these questions: data constitute the content and core of the edition, and data themselves are primarily fluid, processual and networked. On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Institute for Documentology and Scholarly Editing (IDE) invites scholars to engage with these questions at the international conference *Editopia*. By post-digital we understand a condition in which digital tools and modes of thinking are no longer conceived primarily in opposition to the analogue, but as the foundation of humanities scholarship and, consequently, as the basis for further-reaching questions. We therefore invite contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following thematic areas: *The Post-Digital Document*. What does materiality mean in the digital realm, from file formats and storage media to infrastructures? Which documentological properties characterize digitized or born-digital sources such as emails, websites, or social media? How do we address versioning, ephemerality, and the processual nature of digital artefacts? What challenges arise from multimodal documents combining text, image, audio, video, and interactive elements? *Identity and Coherence of the Edition*. What constitutes an edition when its components are fluid and networked, or when externally created digital objects are integrated and reused? What roles do authorship, boundaries, closure, and authority play when editions become permanently updatable? What might establish coherence under such conditions, and is coherence still a relevant claim at all? *Scholarly Editing and Artificial Intelligence*. How do machine-based methods transform editorial practice, from automated transcription to annotation and contextualization? Where do they expand possibilities, and where do new dependencies emerge? Which new objectives arise, and which traditional aims may fade from view? How should we deal with machine-generated uncertainty and opacity? What does it mean when AI-generated texts themselves become objects of editing? How can the influence of AI on the emergence and formation of an edition be documented and critically reflected? *Source Criticism, Forensics, and Authentication*. How does source criticism change when documents are created digitally, migrated between media states or data models, and are inherently manipulable? Which methods of provenance research and authentication become necessary? How can trust in digital editions be established, and what responsibilities do editors bear with regard to transparency, traceability, and credibility? *Transmedial Representation and Aesthetics*. How does the edition change between print, screen, and other conceivable digital media? What design possibilities do interactive or immersive formats offer? How does the visual and sensory dimension of digital editions affect not only their use but also the scholarly process of knowledge production? *Labour, Economy, and Institutions*. How can editorial projects be organized between project-based logic and long-term sustainability? Do editions require new business models, and if so, which are compatible with open access and scholarly independence? How do roles and professional profiles change as editions become more collaborative, technical, and data-intensive? How can the entire process of producing an edition be fully documented? Under what conditions is good editorial work possible today? *Community, Accessibility, and Knowledge Transfer.* Who has access to digital editions, and who remains excluded? What do communities such as the TEI community contribute to editorial practice, and where are their limits? How can collaborative modes of work and open infrastructures be designed? How can scholarly editing be taught when digital competencies are assumed, and when documentological foundations as well as other technical skills must be newly conveyed? *Power, Participation, and Responsibility in Editing*. How does community-based knowledge production relate to academic gatekeeping models? How can open workflows democratize editorial decision-making? What may and what should be edited—what ethics of visibility are required? Who edits whom, with what authority—and which new perspectives, for example, gender-sensitive or decolonial approaches, open up alternative paths? What responsibilities do editors bear toward marginalized voices and sensitive content? How is the role of the editor changing? *Theoretical Foundations*. What is a “text” in the post-digital age? How can the concept of the document be redefined between stability and fluidity? What epistemic function does the edition fulfil—what do we produce, what do we represent? How can post-structuralist, neo-materialist, or other theoretical approaches renew scholarly editing? Which concepts of authorship, work, transmission, and document remain viable? These thematic areas are intended as points of orientation. We also welcome proposals that introduce additional perspectives. We invite submissions for *20-minute papers*. Abstracts should comprise 2,000–4,000 characters (including spaces and references) and clearly outline the research question, methodological approach, and expected results. Please also include a short biographical note. The *submission deadline is 22. March 2026*. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by the end of April 2026. Selected contributions are planned for publication in the *SIDE book series*. The conference languages are English and German. Participation is limited to *60 participants*. No conference fee will be charged. Please send abstracts and inquiries to editopia2026(a)i-d-e.de. Conference page: https://editopia2026.i-d-e.de

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CFP: Static Websites for Scholarly Editions (SI Code4Lib)
by joris.van.zundert 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, We hope you may find the below call for papers to your interest. Kind regards -/-Joris van Zundert # Call for papers for a special issue of Code4lib # Static websites for scholarly editions and other publications in the Humanities Static websites are increasingly recognized as a sustainable solution for digital editions and other scholarly publications in the Humanities. They are broadly defined as applications that do not rely, or rely only minimally, on server-side processing; some definitions restrict static websites to applications that are free of JavaScript; others embrace its use for complex client-side generation. While static websites offer durability and ease of maintenance, they may present limitations in functionality and scalability. We frame the question of static publi-/-cations within the discussion about minimal computing in digital humanities and sustainability of research outputs as a research data management practice. This special issue will consist of short reports (1,000–2,000 words) on practical experiences and lessons learned when developing, maintaining, or refactoring digital editions and other types of research outputs as static publications. Contributions may address project-specific solutions, generic workflows, automation strategies, institutional approaches, and more. Contributions from any practitioner working on digital publication are welcome, regardless of the stage or sophistication of the publication's development. This includes boutique, shoestring publications created by PhD students or early-career researchers who may lack financial or technical support and resources, as well as large-scale projects that rely on institutional backing, development teams, practices, and infrastructure. We encourage authors to make their code and data related to their submission, or a sample of them, available in FAIR compliant repositories (e.g., Zenodo) and link to it from their article. While the emphasis is on hands-on reporting, reflective position papers discussing the definitions, sustainability, and technical or conceptual boundaries of "the static" are also welcome. Reports may describe unpublished work as well as work that has been published or presented elsewhere. ## Paper submission First, authors will submit a 500-word abstract. Five weeks later, they will submit a first complete draft (1,000-2,00 words), followed by the final draft four weeks after that. The papers will be published as a thematic special issue in the Code4Lib journal approximately six months after the abstract is submitted. All submissions will undergo peer review by the guest editors and the editors of the journal to ensure that all contributions align with the focus of the special issue and meet the journal’s quality criteria. For the complete guide on how to format the articles, please see: https://journal.code4lib.org/article-guidelines. ## Important dates * Abstract submission (500 words): 17.04.2026 * First draft (1,000–2,000 words): 22.05.2026 * Final draft (1,000–2,000 words): 19.06.2026 * Publication: autumn 2026 ## Guest editors * Peter Dängeli (University of Bern) * Chiara Martignano (University of Padua) * Matteo Romanello (University of Zurich) * Elena Spadini (University of Bern) * Joris van Zundert (Huygens Institute) -/- -- 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. (Pirates of the Caribbean) I wonder, Joe thought, if we might be one of the last generations to think of a fox as Reynard. (Terry Pratchett, The Shepherd's Crown.)

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Digital Humanities in Kyrgyzstan: Practices, Challenges, and Emerging Projects
by Dinara Gagarina 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to the second seminar in *the series on the digital history of Central Asia and the South Caucasus <https://www.osteuropa.phil.fau.de/digital-history-seminars/>,* jointly organized by the Chair of Modern and Eastern European History FAU and Max Weber Stiftung Georgia Branch Office. The seminar will be held on *March 12, 14:00 CET* | 17:00 Yerevan & Tbilisi | 18:00 Tashkent & Almaty | 19:00 Bishkek online in Zoom. Language: English. Topic: *Digital Humanities in Kyrgyzstan: Practices, Challenges, and Emerging Projects.* Invited expert: *Dr. Daniyar Karabaev*, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Registration and Zoom-link: https://fau.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/SkVB__FPTnedWLpt4KhNxA *Abstract: *Over the past two decades, Digital Humanities has become an established field within global humanities research, bringing computational methods and digital tools into the study of history, culture, and society. In Kyrgyzstan, however, the systematic use of digital methods in the humanities is a relatively recent development. This presentation offers an overview of the current state of Digital Humanities and digital history in Kyrgyzstan, with particular attention to academic teaching, research practices, and institutional initiatives. Drawing on experiences from the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), the talk introduces the development of formal coursework in Digital Humanities, including the country’s first introductory course in the field and discusses how digital methods are integrated into disciplines such as history, anthropology, folklore studies, and Manas studies. The presentation also highlights selected projects, including the digital analysis of contemporary Manas narratives, digital mapping of historical and cultural heritage sites, and ongoing efforts to digitize manuscript and oral collections. By situating these initiatives within broader international Digital Humanities debates, the presentation reflects on conceptual challenges, methodological choices, and future directions for digital scholarship in Kyrgyzstan, emphasizing the role of interdisciplinary collaboration and open-access digital resources. All interested parties are most welcome to this talk. More information: https://www.osteuropa.phil.fau.de/digital-history-seminars/ Best regards, Dinara Gagarina --- Dr. Dinara Gagarina Research Associate Chair of Eastern European History, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Bismarckstraße 12, 91054 Erlangen, Germany https://www.osteuropa.phil.fau.de/person/dinara-gagarina dinara.gagarina(a)fau.de Research Associate Digital History and Information Systems, Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe – Institute of the Leibniz Association Gisonenweg 5-7 35037 Marburg Head of Digital Humanities Major Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Budva, Montenegro Co-Founder DH CLOUD Community (Community of Russian-Speaking Digital Humanists Worldwide) https://dhcloud.org, https://t.me/dhcloud mail(a)dhcloud.org

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Save the Date - Transforming Audiovisual Collection Search in the Age of AI
by Golnaz Sarkar Farshi 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Save The Date **Transforming Audiovisual Collection Search in the Age of AI** Based on the Data Challenge “Let’s Make a Cinephile Search Tool!” [1] by the Data Competence Center HERMES, in cooperation with Digital Cinema-Hub and the NECS working group “Digital Methods” Dear colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to the pre-conference workshop of the NECS Conference 2026 on June 17, 2026, at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier (2pm to 6pm). The workshop will feature two sessions. In the first session, the three winning teams of HERMES’ data challenge will present the extraordinary tools they have developed for the multimodal search of audiovisual collections. They will discuss their results, their working processes, and the problems they tackled to achieve these impressive outcomes. In the second half of the workshop, we invite you to join a panel discussion on the current needs of audiovisual archives and collections, and how the newly developed tools can be implemented to meet those needs. We will conclude the workshop with drinks and nibbles, providing an opportunity to continue our discussions into the evening. As room capacity is limited, attendance will be restricted to registered participants. Please save the date and stay tuned for the detailed workshop program and registration link, which will be shared via the usual newsletters toward the end of April. We are very excited to honor the talented winners of the challenge and to welcome you to what promises to be an inspiring and engaging event. Organized by the data competence center HERMES (MCDCI, University of Marburg, funded by BMFTR) and the project Digital Cinema-Hub (Universities of Marburg, Mainz and Frankfurt, funded by VW-foundation), in cooperation with NECS working group „Digital Methods“. [1] https://hermes-hub.de/forschen/datachallenges/challenges/challenge-2025.html

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Summer School in Digital Humanities in Pisa
by Enrica Salvatori 06 Mar '26

06 Mar '26

Dear Colleagues, We want to confirm that registration is still open for the annual Summer School in Digital Humanities, hosted by the LabCD-UNIPI in Pisa. The deadline for submitting applications is April 15, 2026. Dates: May 25 – May 30, 2026 Language of Instruction: English Registration Fee: €500 Further details and the detailed program can be seen at the Summer School site: https://www.unipi.it/didattica/corsi/summer-schools/digital-tools-for-human… As in the past, the Summer School will maintain a hybrid format to accommodate a diverse range of participants. Attendees may choose to participate in person or join remotely via the Microsoft Teams platform. The program is designed for scholars, researchers, and students interested in acquiring foundational knowledge and practical experience with digital tools currently shaping the humanities. The 2026 curriculum will focus on essential methodologies in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Digital Philology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and the use of Artificial Intelligence tools in humanities research. The Summer School (organized by Enrica Salvatori and Vittore Casarosa) is held under the patronage of CLARIN (European Research Infrastructure for Language Resources and Technology), AIUCD (Associazione per l'Informatica Umanistica e la Cultura Digitale) and AIPH (Associazione Italiana di Public History) We invite all interested parties to register before the application deadline. Further details regarding the program and registration process can be obtained through the official UNIPI Summer Schools channels (see link above). Hoping to see you in May, best regards, Enrica and Vittore

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Save the Date - Transforming Audiovisual Collection Search in the Age of AI
by Golnaz Sarkar Farshi 06 Mar '26

06 Mar '26

Save The Date **Transforming Audiovisual Collection Search in the Age of AI** Based on the Data Challenge "Let's Make a Cinephile Search Tool!" [1] by the Data Competence Center HERMES, in cooperation with Digital Cinema-Hub and the NECS working group "Digital Methods" Dear colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to the pre-conference workshop of the NECS Conference 2026 on June 17, 2026, at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier (2pm to 6pm). The workshop will feature two sessions. In the first session, the three winning teams of HERMES' data challenge will present the extraordinary tools they have developed for the multimodal search of audiovisual collections. They will discuss their results, their working processes, and the problems they tackled to achieve these impressive outcomes. In the second half of the workshop, we invite you to join a panel discussion on the current needs of audiovisual archives and collections, and how the newly developed tools can be implemented to meet those needs. We will conclude the workshop with drinks and nibbles, providing an opportunity to continue our discussions into the evening. As room capacity is limited, attendance will be restricted to registered participants. Please save the date and stay tuned for the detailed workshop program and registration link, which will be shared via the usual newsletters toward the end of April. We are very excited to honor the talented winners of the challenge and to welcome you to what promises to be an inspiring and engaging event. Organised by the data competence center HERMES (MCDCI, University of Marburg, funded by BMFTR) and the project Digital Cinema-Hub (Universities of Marburg, Mainz and Frankfurt, funded by VW-foundation), in cooperation with NECS working group "Digital Methods". [1] https://hermes-hub.de/forschen/datachallenges/challenges/challenge-2025.html

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