Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:34:37 +0000
From: John Unsworth <unsworth(a)uiuc.edu>
Subject: Companion to Digital Humanities online
I'm pleased to announce that the complete text of _A Companion to
Digital Humanities_, ed. Susan Schreibman, Ray Siemens, John Unsworth
(Oxford: Blackwell, 2004) is now freely available online, at http://
www.digitalhumanities.org/companion/ -- please forward this
announcement to other lists and communities who may be interested in
the news. Thanks very much to Blackwell for agreeing to this
arrangement, and to Jonathan Gorman of the UIUC libraries (and the
UIUC Gradaute School of Library and Information Science) for
modifying XTF (from the California Digital Library) so that it works
with the Blackwell DTD. The editors encourage you to consider buying
the paperback when it comes out in the fall of 2007. Also, if you
spot typos or other errors in the text, please send them to
John Unsworth
unsworth(a)uiuc.edu
[Please redistribute / please excuse cross-posting]
Announcing Scholarships for the
2007 Digital Humanities Summer Institute
University of Victoria
June 18-22, 2007
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/institute/
* Scholarships
We are pleased to announce that funding from the Social Sciences and
Research Council of Canada, and other partners, makes possible the
offering of a limited number of scholarship-subsidized spots in the
2007 Summer Institute. These will be awarded to scholars in the
digital humanities, both students and professionals. The application
deadline is March 1st. Applicants will be informed of their success
before March 15th. The application form is available on line at:
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/institute/apply_scholarship.php.
* Additional ACH Travel Bursary
The Association for Computers and the Humanities (www.ach.org) is
Offering several bursaries to assist graduate students by defraying travel
and lodging costs, up to $750 CDN. You may apply for the this bursary at
The same time as for Institute scholarships by indicating on the scholarship
application form that you are a graduate student member of the ACH and would
like to be considered for the ACH bursary.
* Mandate
The Digital Humanities Summer Institute provides an environment ideal
to discuss, to learn about, and to advance skills in new computing
technologies influencing the work of those in the Arts, Humanities
and Library communities. The institute takes place across a week of
intensive coursework, seminar participation, and lectures. It brings
together faculty, staff, and graduate student theorists,
experimentalists, technologists, and administrators from different
areas of the Arts, Humanities, Library and Archives communities and
beyond to share ideas and methods, and to develop expertise in
applying advanced technologies to activities that impact teaching,
research, dissemination and preservation.
* Host and Sponsors
The institute is hosted by the University of Victoria's Faculty of
Humanities, its Humanities Computing and Media Centre, and its
Electronic Textual Cultures Lab, and is sponsored by the University
of Victoria and its Library, University of British Columbia Library,
Simon Fraser University Library, Malaspina University-College, Acadia
University, the Society for Digital Humanities / Société pour l'étude
des médias interactifs, the Association for Computers and the
Humanities, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of
Canada's Image, Text, Sound and Technology Program, and others.
* Curriculum
Institute Lectures:
Chad Gaffield (U Ottawa, SSHRC); Hugh Craig (U Newcastle); France Martineau
(U Ottawa); Matthew Driscoll (Arnamagnaean Institute, Copenhagen); David
Hoover (NYU); Bill Bowen (U Toronto); Bertrand Gervais (UQAM); Ollivier
Dyens (Concordia U)
Introductory offerings:
[1] Text Encoding Fundamentals and their Application
(instructed by Julia Flanders [Brown U] and Syd Bauman [Brown U])
[2] Digitisation Fundamentals and their Application
(instructed by Allison Benner [U Victoria])
Intermediate offerings:
[3] Edition Production
(instructed by Dot Porter [U Kentucky])
[4] Multimedia: Tools and Techniques for Digital Media Projects
(instructed by Aimée Morrison [U Waterloo])
Advanced consultations:
[5] Large Project Planning, Funding, and Management
(led by Lynne Siemens [U Victoria], with seminar speakers).
[6] Advanced Consultation in Text Encoding
(led by Susan Schreibman [U Maryland]).
[7] Text Analysis, A Masterclass
(led by Hugh Craig [U Newcastle])
* Registration Fees ($ CDN)
Early registration fees for the institute are $950 for faculty and
staff, and $450 for students. Standard fees will apply as of April
30th.
* Website
For further details -- such as the list of speakers, a tentative
schedule, the registration form, and accommodation information -- see
the institute's website, at this URL: http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/institute/.
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Daniel Paul O'Donnell, PhD
Department Chair and Associate Professor of English
Director, Digital Medievalist Project http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/
Chair, Text Encoding Initiative http://www.tei-c.org/
Department of English
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4
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Email: daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca
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Hi all,
I thought I'd pass on this interesting news item about one of our
members. Apologies for the delay... it has been sitting on my to do list
for a couple of days, but it has been one of those weeks.
-dan
> For Release: Jan. 9, 2007
>
> Contact: Clayton Berry
> Phone: (314) 977-7117
> E-mail: berrycl(a)slu.edu
>
> Theologians Use Video Game Technology to Create Virtual Tour of 13th
> Century Basilica
> Users can fly around structure and see famed frescoes up close
>
> ST. LOUIS -- Using technology typically associated with video games,
> two Saint Louis University theologians have created an interactive,
> three-dimensional tour of one of Europe's most important churches.
>
> Theology professors Jay Hammond, Ph.D., and James Ginther, Ph.D.,
> spent more than a year building the virtual version of Italy's
> landmark Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. Located two hours
> northeast of Rome in Assisi, the basilica is the third-largest
> pilgrimage site in the world, drawing more than 5 million visitors
> annually.
>
> Their three-dimensional model permits virtual tour-goers to walk
> nearly everywhere in the upper basilica, and even fly up close to the
> church's famed frescoes and beautiful stained glass windows.
>
> That's in stark contrast to most other virtual tours of historic
> buildings, which rely on 360-degree panoramas and offer limited
> interactivity. While some other projects have been equally advanced,
> the SLU professors' tour is one of the first to run on your home
> computer.
>
> "That's why we chose a game engine to build our model," Ginther said.
> "We wanted to ensure that the virtual basilica would run on the
> average PC, not just expensive computers that only universities can
> afford. Preservation has no meaning unless there is access."
>
> The virtual basilica uses controls and functions similar to the
> popular video games, such as "Quake" and "Doom," sans the fighting of
> course.
>
> "We're both educators, and we wanted this project to connect with
> young people," Hammond said.
>
> Based on laser-accurate measurements of the basilica, the virtual tour
> was built with approximately 4,000 photographs, all taken prior to a
> 1997 earthquake that blew out two sides of the basilica. Because the
> basilica's leaders do not replace artwork that has been destroyed, the
> disc offers a version of the church that cannot be seen today,
> including frescoes that are forever lost.
>
> The virtual tour is available on the newly released CD-ROM, "The
> Virtual Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi," through the Institute of
> Digital Theology, a non-profit foundation affiliated with Saint Louis
> University. Proceeds will fund research, similar digital projects and
> student scholarships.
>
> The CD-ROM also features maps of the basilica as well as guides for
> the frescoes, which were painted by some of the leading artists of the
> day. Users can click on any fresco to read about its historical and
> religious significance. All told, the tour features 175 links for
> additional information and a 35,000-word text. There also is an
> animated friar for scale.
>
> The CD-ROM is designed for Windows 2000/NT/XP. It is available for
> purchase on the institute's Web site, www.digitaltheology.org and
> Amazon.
>
> With the upper level of the basilica complete, the SLU professors will
> create similar virtual tours of the lower church, crypt and exterior
> gardens. In June, the duo will break ground on another major project:
> a virtual tour of York Minster in York, England, the largest Gothic
> church in northern Europe.
>
> The Institute of Digital Theology is a registered non-profit
> foundation, affiliated with Saint Louis University. Its mission is to
> support research and teaching in theological studies and related
> humanities disciplines through the creation of multimedia projects,
> Web-based databases and other electronic resources. Housed in the
> University's department of theological studies, the institute focuses
> primarily on the preservation of historical artifacts and texts that
> have significant religious or theological meaning.
>
> Saint Louis University is a Jesuit, Catholic university ranked among
> the top research institutions in the nation. The University fosters
> the intellectual and character development of more than 12,000
> students on campuses in St. Louis and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818,
> it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi and the second
> oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Through teaching,
> research, health care and community service, Saint Louis University is
> the place where knowledge touches lives. Learn more about SLU at
> www.slu.edu.
>
--
Daniel Paul O'Donnell, PhD
Department Chair and Associate Professor of English
Director, Digital Medievalist Project http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/
Chair, Text Encoding Initiative http://www.tei-c.org/
Department of English
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4
Vox +1 403 329-2377
Fax +1 403 382-7191
Email: daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca
WWW: http://people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odonnell/
A new article has been added to the news section at DigitalMedivalist.org -- Building Community: Medieval Technology and American History. A free web site of curricular materials for schoolteachers, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities at The Center for Medieval Studies at Penn State University
To view this article, please follow this link: http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/news.cfm?n_ID=81
Medievalismo - Portal de Historia Medieval
http://www.medievalismo.org
Apreciados/as colegas,
Os detallo las próximas convocatorias, por si fueran
de vuestro interés:
Le usate leggiadrie. I cortei, le cerimonie, le feste
e il costume nel Mediterraneo tra XV e XVI secolo,
14-16 diciembre - Nápoles
El contrato político en Europa Occidental: la cadena
contractual en Castilla. Perspectivas Ciudadanas, 15
diciembre - Madrid
I Congreso Internacional de Sociedad de Estudios
Medievales y Renacentistas, 13-16 diciembre -
Salamanca
Monasteria et Territoria. Elites, edilicia y
territorio en el Mediterráneo Occidental (siglos V-XI)
, 18-20 diciembre - Madrid
Podéis encontrar más información sobre las mismas en
la sección 'Congresos' de la web.
Un cordial y atento saludo.
Jorge Maíz Chacón
Editor de Medievalismo.org
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Apreciados/as colegas,
Juan Miguel Mendoza Garrido (Almería)
Juan Bautista Salado Escaño (Málaga)
Carlos Espí Forcén (Universidad de Murcia)
Ricardo Piñero Moral (Universidad de Salamanca)
Dolores Carmen Morales Muñiz (UNED-C.A. Gregorio
Marañón)
Carolina Coelho Fortes (Universidade Gama Filho -
Brasil)
Alejandro García Avilés (Universidad de Murcia)
Gerardo Boto Varela (Universitat de Girona)
Elena González-Blanco García (CSIC - Madrid)
Manuel Melero Serrano (Madrid)
David Gestoso Morote (Málaga)
Luis Alejandro García García (Toledo)
Os recordamos que vuestras fichas de medievalistas se
actualizan siempre que lo deseéis, por eso os
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Un cordial y atento saludo.
Jorge Maíz Chacón
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