dm-l June 2016

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Call for Nominations to DM Board 2016-18
by Lavrentev Alexey 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

Dear Digital Medievailst subscribers, Digital Medievalist will be holding elections at the end of June 2016 for four positions to its Executive Board. Board positions are for two year terms, and incumbents may be re-elected (for a maximum of three terms in a row). Members of the Board are responsible for the overall direction of the organisation and leading the Digital Medievalist’s many projects and programmes. This is a working board, and so it would be expected that you are willing and able to commit time to helping Digital Medievalist undertake some of its activities, like editing the journal, organising conference sessions, administering website, facebook group and news feeds, or maintaining a technical infrastructure - and there is room for any initiative you would like to take to foster the communication on digital methods in medieval studies. For further information about the Executive and Digital Medievalist more generally please see the DM website, particularly: - https://digitalmedievalist.wordpress.com/about/ - https://digitalmedievalist.wordpress.com/about/board-roles/ - https://digitalmedievalist.wordpress.com/about/election-procedures/ - https://digitalmedievalist.wordpress.com/about/bylaws/ We are now seeking nominations (including self-nominations) for the annual elections. In order to be eligible for election, candidates must be members of Digital Medievalist (membership is conferred simply by subscription to the organisation’s mailing list, dm-l) and have made some demonstrable contribution either to the DM project (e.g. to the mailing list, or the wiki, etc.), or generally to the field of digital medieval studies. If you are interested in running for these positions or are able to recommend a suitable candidate, please contact the returning officers, Alexei Lavrentiev (alexei.lavrentev [at] ens-lyon.fr) and Emiliano Degl'Innocenti (emiliano.degli.innocenti [at] gmail.com), who will treat your nomination or enquiries in confidence. The nomination period will close at 23:59 UTC on Wednesday, 15 June. Elections will be held by electronic ballot from Wednesday, 22 June 2016, closing at 23:59 UTC on Thursday, 7 July 2016. Best wishes, Alexei Lavrentiev and Emiliano Degl'Innocenti

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MATLIT, v. 5 (2017): Call for Papers & Call for Sounds
by Nuno Neves 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

MATLIT, 2017, vol. 5 *VOX MEDIA: O Som na Literatura | Sound in Literature | El Sonido en la Literatura* Editores: Osvaldo Manuel Silvestre (Universidade de Coimbra) Felipe Cussen (Universidade de Santiago do Chile) MATLIT’s volume 5 is intent on exploring what we call literature as VOX MEDIA: voice as a means for literature and the disturbances suffered by the medium from the combined effect of performance and the technologies for mediation, representation and reproduction. And also other instances, like the tensions between the body and technology, audibility v. inaudibility of text, sound and meaning, physical presence and/or absence of the authors, and so forth. The goal is not only that of generating a catalogue or a compendium of the contemporary effects of VOX MEDIA on the notion of literature, but that of generating an archaeology for VOX MEDIA and for all related phenomena repressed by their historical invisibility. Submissions must be uploaded before *October 31, 2016*. Prior to submission, authors have to register in the journal system: http://iduc.uc.pt/index.php/matlit/login Please see author guidelines: http://iduc.uc.pt/index.php/matlit/about/submissions MATLIT, 2017, vol. 5 *VOX MEDIA: O Som na Literatura | Sound in Literature | El Sonido en la Literatura* Editores: Nuno Miguel Neves e Tiago Schwäbl (Programa de Doutoramento FCT em Materialidades da Literatura) Call for Sounds (MATLIT vol.5) <https://matlit.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/matlit_call-for-papers_vox-media…> Given the relevance of a study of the different forms of material inscription to a more complete version, simultaneously modern and archaic, of literature that is not limited to the idea of text as merely “letters printed on paper”, volume 5 of MATLIT, to be printed in 2017 under the general theme of Vox Media, opens a call for compositions that fit either aesthetic or conceptually within sound poetry, text-sound composition, sound art, or similar practices. The sound-works submitted should not have been published before and they should have a maximum duration of 10 minutes. They should be sent to voxmedia.uc(a)gmail.com in one of the following formats: .mp3, .m4a, or .wav. The email should also include the following information: 1. Personal Info: Name and bio (between 100 and 150 words). 2. Details of the work: Title, length, concept description (up to a maximum of 200 words). 3. Installation: How should the work be listened to (ex: headset or speakers). Deadline Audio files must be submitted by *December 31, 2016*. The authors of the works selected for publication in volume 5 of MATLIT will be notified by February 28, 2017. The publication of volume 5 is scheduled for June 2017. https://matlit.wordpress.com/2016/06/06/matlit-v-5-2017-call-for-papers/ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Sem vírus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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New journal article on digital palaeography
by Franz Fischer 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

Dear digital medievalists, I am happy to announce the publication of a new article in Digital Medievalist: "Clustering of medieval scripts through computer image analysis: Towards an evaluation protocol" by Dominique Stutzmann URL: http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/journal/10/stutzmann/ This excellent article is the last full article of the current volume #10. But before closing a review on the visualization tool CatView will follow soon. Watch this space! And enjoy reading: http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/journal/ Kind regards, Franz Fischer Editor-In-Chief, Digital Medievalist Journal Digital Medievalist -- http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/ Journal: http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/journal/ Journal Editors: editors _AT_ digitalmedievalist.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/digitalmedieval Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49320313760 Discussion list: dm-l(a)uleth.ca Change list options: http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/dm-l -- Dr. Franz Fischer Cologne Center for eHumanities Universität zu Köln, Universitätsstr. 22, D-50923 Köln Telefon: +49 - (0)221 - 470 - 4056 Email: franz.fischer(a)uni-koeln.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.cceh.uni-koeln.de http://www.i-d-e.de http://www.thomasinstitut.uni-koeln.de http://dixit.uni-koeln.de http://guillelmus.uni-koeln.de http://confessio.ie

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DiXiT workshop "Code and Collation: training textual scholars | Amsterdam, 2-4 November 2016
by Franz Fischer 05 Jun '16

05 Jun '16

[On behalf of Elli Bleeker] Dear digital medievalists, **with apologies for the inevitable cross-posting** We are pleased to announce a three-day workshop "Code and Collation: Training Textual Scholars" that takes place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) from 2 - 4 November 2016. The event is part of the DiXiT network <http://dixit.uni-koeln.de/> and is hosted by the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands <https://www.huygens.knaw.nl/?lang=en>. It brings together a group of international experts from the fields of textual scholarship and computer science. The workshop engages with the theory and practice of semi-automated collation and provides an intense training in the open source collation program CollateX. Participants will learn how to prepare source materials, how to perform semi-automated collation using CollateX, and how to inspect and modify the results; they will acquire or improve computational skills relevant to textual criticism and in particular to the production of scholarly editions. Registration is now open and free of charge. Early registration is recommended since there are limited places available. Detailed information can be found at the website: https://sites.google.com/site/dixitcodingcollation/. For all questions, do not hesitate to get in touch at dixitcollation[at]gmail[dot]com. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Amsterdam! On behalve of the organising committee, --Elli Bleeker University of Antwerp Centre for Manuscript Genetics

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PhD fellowship (Greek) - Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams
by Ilse De Vos 04 Jun '16

04 Jun '16

Job opening: PhD fellowship in Greek / Byzantine Studies at Ghent University The Department of Literary Studies at Ghent University (Belgium) is seeking well-qualified applicants for a fully-funded and full-time doctoral research fellowship (4 years), starting between 1 October 2016 and 1 January 2017. The successful applicant will be working on a project entitled Poetry from the Margins, which is closely connected with the Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams. Application deadline: 7 July 2016. For more information and details on how to apply, see http://www.letterkunde.ugent.be/en/node/4542 or attachment. Please direct any queries to kristoffel.demoen(a)ugent.be<mailto:kristoffel.demoen@ugent.be>.

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latest blogpost: an Ege trove!
by Lisa Fagin Davis 03 Jun '16

03 Jun '16

Latest blog: an Otto Ege trove found in a trunk in Maine! https://manuscriptroadtrip.wordpress.com/2016/06/03/manuscript-road-trip-an… - Lisa -- Lisa Fagin Davis Executive Director Medieval Academy of America 17 Dunster St., Suite 202 Cambridge, Mass. 02138 Phone: 617 491-1622 Fax: 617 492-3303 Email: LFD(a)TheMedievalAcademy.org

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2016 Schoenberg Symposium Announcement
by Ransom, Lynn 02 Jun '16

02 Jun '16

9th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age November 17-19, 2016 Save the Date! Registration opens at the end of the summer. Reactions: Medieval/Modern In partnership with the Rare Book Department<https://libwww.freelibrary.org/rarebooks/index.cfm> of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Schoenberg Institute of Manuscript Studies (SIMS<http://schoenberginstitute.org/>) at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce the 9th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age. This year's theme, "Reactions: Medieval/Modern," gives us space to explore the many and varied ways that people have reacted to, and acted upon, manuscripts from the Middle Ages up to today. Reactions take many forms. They include the manipulation of physical objects through, for example, the marking up of texts, addition of illustrations, the disbinding of books or rebinding of fragments, as well as the manipulation of digital objects, thanks to new technologies involved in digitization, ink and parchment analysis, virtual reconstruction, among many other processes. This symposium will also tackle how popular culture has reacted to manuscripts over time as witnessed by their use and appearance in books, games, and films. Our keynote speaker will be Michelle P. Brown, Professor emerita of Medieval Manuscript Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and former Curator of Manuscripts at the British Library. For more information and a list of speakers, visit the website: http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/lectures/ljs_symposium9.html.

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Fwd: Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School 2016: Registration Deadline Approaching!
by James Cummings 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

Please forward! There are less than two weeks left before the registration deadline of 13 June 2016 for the Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School (4-8 July 2016). Two of our workshops are now full, but the other 6 still have room. I'd especially highlight two workshops that are new this year, one on "Analysing Humanities Data" (which uses the Wolfram Language for the analysis, processing and visualisation of humanities data), and the other on "Social Humanities: Citizens at Scale in the Digital World" (looking at social media, citizen science and social machines). Not sure which to take? Our ever-popular "An Introduction to Digital Humanities" workshop gives a thorough overview of the theory and practice of Digital Humanities. Register as soon a possible to guarantee a place! There are reduced fees for academics and students. Block booking discounts are also available. Any questions? Ask events(a)it.ox.ac.uk for more information. -James ==== Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School 4 - 8 July 2016 Scholarship -- Application -- Community http://digital.humanities.ox.ac.uk/dhoxss/2016/ Do you work in the Humanities or support people who do? Are you interested in how the digital can help your research? Come and learn from experts with participants from around the world, from every field and career stage, to develop your knowledge and acquire new skills. Immerse yourself for a week in one of our 8 workshop strands, and widen your horizons through the keynote and additional sessions. Workshops: An Introduction to Digital Humanities "Expert insights into our digital landscape" An Introduction to the Guidelines of the Text Encoding Initiative "Markup for Textual Research" Analysing Humanities Data "An Introduction to Knowledge-Based Computing with the Wolfram Language" Digital Musicology "Applied computational and informatics methods for enhancing musicology" >From Text to Tech [FULL] "Corpus and Computational Linguistics for powerful text processing in the Humanities" Humanities Data: A Hands-On Approach "Making the Most of Messy Data" Linked Data for Digital Humanities [FULL] "Publishing, Querying, and Linking on the Semantic Web" Social Humanities: Citizens at Scale in the Digital World "Social Media, Citizen Science, and Social Machines" Keynotes: - Opening Keynote: Identifying the point of it all: Towards a Model of "Digital Infrapuncture", Deb Verhoeven (Deakin University) - Closing Keynote: Open Access and Digital Humanities -- Opening up to the World, Isabel Galina, (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) Additional Lectures: Supplement your chosen workshop with a choice of 3 from 9 additional morning lectures sessions (Tue-Thurs) covering a variety of Digital Humanities topics. http://digital.humanities.ox.ac.uk/dhoxss/2016/lectures Evening Events: Join us for events every evening, include a research poster and drinks reception, the annual TORCH Digital Humanities lecture, and a dinner at Exeter College. http://digital.humanities.ox.ac.uk/dhoxss/2016/events Registration: Reduced fees are available for academics and students, as well as group bookings see the registration page at http://digital.humanities.ox.ac.uk/dhoxss/2016/registration for details. For more information see: http://digital.humanities.ox.ac.uk/dhoxss/2016/ Directors of DHOxSS, James Cummings Pip Willcox -- Dr James Cummings, Academic IT Services, University of Oxford, Registration Open: Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School, 4-8 July 2016 http://digital.humanities.ox.ac.uk/dhoxss/2016

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The READ project - revolutionising access to handwritten historical documents
by Seaward, Louise 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

*With apologies for cross-posting* The Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents (READ) project is developing new technology to enable computers to recognise handwritten historical material. With Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) technology, computers can process any kind of document - from the Middle Ages to the present day, from old Greek to modern English. This research has huge and exciting implications for the accessibility of the written records of human history. It allows users to search in the full-text of large historical collections and also to extract information such as person names or data stored in tables and forms. Anyone interested in finding out more about the project can now consult presentations which were given by the READ partners at the co:op<http://coop-project.eu/> project's 'Technology meets Scholarship'<http://coop-project.eu/event/first-international-coop-convention/?instance_…> conference. Text transcripts and slides from the READ presentations are available here: http://read.transkribus.eu/2016/03/31/presentations-from-the-read-partners-… Videos of the READ presentations can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLElrWLCQvZaRny2G_gXAINGpCtNrpPBBO For an introduction to HTR technology, try watching Dr Roger Labahn (University of Rostock) on 'Handwritten Text Recognition. Key Concepts': https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLElrWLCQvZaRny2G_gXAINGpCtNrpPBBO&v=3d-… For more information visit: READ website:http://read.transkribus.eu/<https://read.transkribus.eu/><http://read.transkribus.eu/> Transkribus website: <https://transkribus.eu/> https://transkribus.eu<https://transkribus.eu/Transkribus/> Transkribus github: https://github.com/Transkribus/ Or contact: email(a)transkribus.eu<mailto:email@transkribus.eu> ---------------------------------------------------- Dr. Louise Seaward Research Associate Bentham Project, Faculty of Laws, University College London, Bidborough House, 38-50 Bidborough Street, London, WC1H 9BT louise.seaward(a)ucl.ac.uk<mailto:louise.seaward@ucl.ac.uk> 020 3108 8397

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