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Call for applications | Digital Approaches to Post-Byzantine Inscriptions | University of Cologne, December 4th-7th, 2023
by Martina Filosa 24 Jul '23

24 Jul '23

Caution: This email was sent from someone outside of the University of Lethbridge. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you know they are safe. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Dear colleagues, I hope this finds you well! I would like to draw your attention to the following call for applications. Please, feel free to distribute it among interested students and scholars! All the best from Cologne, Martina Filosa Call for applications International Workshop “Digital Approaches to Post-Byzantine Inscriptions” December 4th - 7th, 2023 | University of Cologne (and online) The Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies of the University of Cologne invites applications for the International Workshop “Digital Approaches to Post-Byzantine Inscriptions”, organised in the framework of the project “DiBS – Creating a Sustainable Digital Infrastructure for Research-Based Teaching in Byzantine Studies”, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. For more information on this project see https://uni.koeln/NXPQU Assoc. Prof. Tsvetan Vasilev and Dr. Dimitar Iliev from the St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia will introduce the audience to the fascinating world of post-Byzantine church murals and their accompanying texts. Topics like the place of the text in the iconographic programme of an Orthodox religious building, text reuse and intertextuality, church inscriptions as a part of cultural code and group identity on the Balkans during the Ottoman period, language contact and multilingualism, etc., will be discussed. The participants will also be introduced to the digital methods of encoding and visualisation of such inscriptions, including EpiDoc XML, front-end tools, indices and authority files. Structure: The workshop will be hybrid and will take place from December 4th to 7th at the University of Cologne. Remote participation is not only possible but strongly encouraged. To ensure the workshop runs smoothly, the number of participants is limited to 15. Eligibility: Postgraduate (Master or PhD) students in the fields of Byzantine Studies, Classics, Medieval History, or Digital Humanities, or early career researchers (less than three years since defense of the thesis) in the same fields. Prior training in epigraphy is not a prerequisite, though desirable. Application: Please fill in the application form<https://forms.gle/yjDGa5taZY5hdLAy6> by October 6th. Successful applicants will be informed by mid-October. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Martina Filosa at martina.filosa(a)uni-koeln.de<mailto:martina.filosa@uni-koeln.de>. The full call for application can be found here: https://uni.koeln/M6KQG, as well as attached to this message. -- Martina Filosa, M.A. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin ANR/DFG DigiByzSeal<https://ifa.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/forschung/byzantinistik-und-neugriechisch…> - VolkswagenStiftung DiBS<https://ifa.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/forschung/byzantinistik-und-neugriechisch…> Universität zu Köln Institut für Altertumskunde Abteilung Byzantinistik und Neugriechische Philologie Albertus-Magnus-Platz D-50923 Köln martina.filosa(a)uni-koeln.de<mailto:martina.filosa@uni-koeln.de>

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Seminar: Lexical Semantic Change Detection in Medical Latin
by Gabriel Bodard 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Caution: This email was sent from someone outside of the University of Lethbridge. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you know they are safe. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Lexical semantic change detection in Latin: a use-case on medical Latin Paola Marongiu (University of Neuchâtel) & Barbara McGillivray (KCL) Friday 14 July 2023, 5:00PM – 6:00PM Institute of Classical Studies, Senate House London This seminar will be held in the MakerSpace, Room 265, 2nd floor, Senate House. It will also be livestreamed at: https://youtu.be/wDAMEVHKBmA Lexical semantic change (LSC) is the linguistic phenomenon by which words change their meaning over time. Recently, there has been a growing interest in applying computational resources to investigate LSC. Among these resources, diachronic word embeddings have been applied with success to LSC research in various languages, among which Latin (Sprugnoli et al. 2020). In this seminar, I will report on the results of the evaluation of diachronic word embeddings to trace LSC in Latin, with a case-study on medical Latin. The lexicon of technical or specialised languages generally shows examples of LSC (Roelli 2021). The lexicon of medical Latin in particular is rich in polysemous words that have acquired more specialised meanings, developed from more basic or common ones through various types of semantic change (Langslow 2000; Roelli 2021). Examples are forceps (or forfex) from ‘tongs’ to ‘surgical pincers’, mola from ‘mill-stone’ to ‘molar tooth’, causa from ‘cause (of a disease)’ to ‘disease’ (Langslow, 2000: 155;165;182). Moreover, Latin medical texts cover a diachronic span going from the 1st century BCE (Celsus’ De medicina) to the 19th century CE (von Bene’s Elementa medicinae practicae), which allows for a diachronic study of semantic changes on technical terms. After a short introduction on the application of diachronic word embeddings to LSC detection, I will present the results of this case-study on medical Latin. In particular, I will elaborate on the strategies implemented for the evaluation of the word embeddings, based on previous work on Latin (Sprugnoli et al. 2020). This will comprise i) the presentation of the gold standard dataset built for the evaluation by combining lexical and lexicographic resources for Latin; ii) a discussion on the issues of applying diachronic word embeddings to LSC detection in Latin, specifically on medical Latin lexicon, and possible ways for improvement. ALL WELCOME == Dr Gabriel BODARD (he/him) Reader in Digital Classics Institute of Classical Studies / Digital Humanities Research Hub University of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU

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Approaching Byzantium Through Seals: A Digital Exhibition
by Martina Filosa 13 Jul '23

13 Jul '23

Caution: This email was sent from someone outside of the University of Lethbridge. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you know they are safe. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Call for applications International Seminar "Approaching Byzantium Through Seals: A Digital Exhibition" University of Cologne The Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies of the University of Cologne invites applications for the International Seminar “Approaching Byzantium through seals: a digital exhibition”, organised in the framework of the project “DiBS – Creating a Sustainable Digital Infrastructure for Research-Based Teaching in Byzantine Studies”, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Byzantine seals have emerged lately as a valuable resource for the study of Byzantium. This course aims to bring together students from various parts of the world and provide them with the skills to analyse and use seals as a source for understanding Byzantine society and culture, without requiring an extensive background in sigillography. At the same time, the students will contribute to the creation of a digital scholarly exhibition, which will revolve around some themes related to the topic of the Seminar. Structure: Two introductory sessions (17.11.2023 and 24.11.2023) after the end of which students will be handed out assignments with the aim of analysing seals under the prism of specific questions and topics, such as identity, relation between text and image, expressions of piety, and individual representation. At the end of the semester there will be a week-long workshop (19.02.–23.02.2024) with presentations and discussion of the commentary and the texts prepared by the students. Aims: The students will have the opportunity to contribute to the creation of an online exhibition that is intended to serve as reference to the wider scholarly community and public, by introducing seals as a crucial source for the society and culture of Byzantium. The exhibition will consist of texts on topics related to the history and culture of Byzantium, focused on a set number of seals selected out for this purpose. These texts will be produced by the students and the instructor during the course. Application: Please fill in the application form and the motivation statement (no longer than 500 words) describing the academic achievements, the scholarly interests, and the reasons for applying to this course. Please address any queries to: c.malatras(a)uni-koeln.de<mailto:c.malatras@uni-koeln.de> The full call for application is here https://uni.koeln/5RZFF as well as attached to this message. All the very best from Cologne and looking forward to hearing from many of you, Martina (Filosa) -- Martina Filosa, M.A. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin ANR/DFG DigiByzSeal<https://ifa.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/forschung/byzantinistik-und-neugriechisch…> - VolkswagenStiftung DiBS<https://ifa.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/forschung/byzantinistik-und-neugriechisch…> Universität zu Köln Institut für Altertumskunde Abteilung Byzantinistik und Neugriechische Philologie Albertus-Magnus-Platz D-50923 Köln martina.filosa(a)uni-koeln.de<mailto:martina.filosa@uni-koeln.de>

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