Dear Digital Medievalist Members
If you recall, a couple of years ago, we ran a community survey to better
understand our constituency, and its interests and expectations. We have
used the survey results to guide our decisions and better represent the DM
community. A significant issue that was highlighted by the survey was a
certain lack of participation by part of (post-)graduate students and early
career researchers.
We have decided to tackle the problem by instituting a new subcommittee of
students and early career scholars to work in parallel to the Executive
Board, aiming at engaging with their peers and help the board in its
activities.
We have invited 8 outstanding and enthusiastic candidates to be part of
this first instalment of the subcommittee. I will work as a liaison between
the two boards to guarantee active communication and collaboration between
the two boards.
If the experiment will be successful—and I am confident it will!—we would
like to call on the community once more to update the bylaws and make the
subcommittee an official branch of DM, with regular calls for nominations
and elections, as it is for the Executive Board.
Allow me, therefore, to introduce the members of the subcommittee (in
alphabetical order):
Hannah Busch: PhD candidate studying the application of Artificial
Intelligence for the study of medieval Latin palaeography, at Huygens ING,
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Nathan Daniels: PhD candidate in History at Johns Hopkins University,
studying Parisian guilds, urban space and topography, with related
interests in digital editions of historical texts, linked open data, and
mapping.
Selina Galka: currently finishing the Joint-Masters-Degree in German
Medieval Philology and studying the MA “Digital Humanities” at the
Karl-Franzens-University Graz.
Tessa Gengnagel: PhD candidate at the University of Cologne, with a
background in History and Latin Philology of the Middle Ages and an
interest in digital scholarly editions of non-textual materials.
James Harr, III: PhD student focusing on medieval media studies,
petitionary networks, and material semiotics in the Communication,
Rhetoric, and Digital Media program at North Carolina State University.
Aylin Malcolm: PhD candidate studying medieval literature and science,
including digital editions of scientific manuscripts, at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Caitlin Postal: PhD student caught between medieval literature, material
culture, temporality, and digitality at the University of Washington.
Daniela Schulz studied History and English in Cologne, with a focus on
medieval history, and also received some training in what’s now commonly
called “Digital Humanities”. She is writing a doctoral thesis focusing on
the digital edition of an early medieval Roman law text.
Alberto Campagnolo
<https://digitalmedievalist.wordpress.com/about/executive-board/#AC>
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*Two open positions for 12 months at Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire
des Textes (IRHT, Paris)*
(1) http://bit.ly/320McJy Ingénieur-e d'études en traitement de données
textuelles sur les cartulaires médiévaux (H/F)
(2) http://bit.ly/323Yyk2 Ingénieur-e de recherche en traitement de
données textuelles sur les cartulaires médiévaux (H/F)
For the European research project HOME - History of Medieval Europe
(https://www.history-of-medieval-europe.eu/), we are seeking two
colleagues for the Humanities team in IRHT (Institut de Recherche et
d'Histoire des Textes).
Position (1) is mainly concerned with textual data management
(structuring, modelling, annotating), more details at http://bit.ly/320McJy.
Position (2) is mainly concerned with historical data analysis,
enhancing the output of AI-based image analysis (act segmentation in
cartularies, named entity recognition and linking) and using these large
data sets to produce new scholarly research. More details at
http://bit.ly/323Yyk2
Job description is in French. A minimal knowledge of French is required,
but applications may be written in English. Application deadline: 21/11/2019
Best wishes,
Dominique
--
M. Dominique Stutzmann
Chargé de recherche
Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes (CNRS, UPR 841)
Responsable de la section de Paléographie latine
*With apologies for cross-posting*
Dear colleagues,
A friendly reminder that the deadline for submitting an abstract to partake in the 'Growing Corpora<https://www.dbbe2020.ugent.be>' conference (Ghent, 24-25 June 2020) is approaching.
We encourage interested participants to send us their proposals by Friday 15 November.
Please do not hesitate to specify whether you want to be considered for financial support<https://www.dbbe2020.ugent.be/practicalities/#Financialsupport>.
Best wishes,
Ilse De Vos
(on behalf of the DBBE team<https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/pages/team>)
Call for papers
GROWING CORPORA
Byzantine Book Epigrams and Online Text Collections
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Ghent, 24-25 June 2020
Since 2010, the Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams team (that is: we) have been growing an online corpus of metrical paratexts, several of which were previously unpublished or unknown altogether, and made them freely available to the scholarly community (that is: you).
A new version of our database (https://www.dbbe.ugent.be<https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/>) was launched in June 2019. Exactly one year later, we are organising a two-day conference. Together with anyone interested in this particular genre of Byzantine poetry, we want to celebrate and reflect on what we have achieved so far and look ahead at what is – hopefully! – yet to come. Moreover, we want to stimulate communication and collaboration with other projects that are growing online corpora of texts.
You can partake in two different types of sessions.
In our demo sessions you can present your project and discuss your experiences in growing your online corpus (10-15 minutes). We are confident this will lead to a lively discussion on challenges we all face, such as data presentation, interoperability, and sustainability.
In our thematic sessions you can present your research on Byzantine book epigrams (20 minutes). Possible topics include:
* editing book epigrams;
* theoretical reflections on the concept of book epigrams and other metrical paratexts;
* book epigrams as a way to study the history of manuscripts;
* visual aspects of book epigrams;
* literary texts that function (or may have functioned) as book epigrams;
* metre and language of book epigrams;
* book epigrams in languages other than Greek.
We especially welcome contributions inspired by the Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams.
Confirmed speakers<https://www.dbbe2020.ugent.be/programme/> include Georgi Parpulov (University of Birmingham) and Andreas Rhoby (Austrian Academy of Sciences).
Interested? Send us an abstract (up to 300 words, PDF) by 15 November 2019 (dbbe(a)ugent.be<mailto:dbbe@ugent.be>, subject “Growing Corpora – abstract”) and we will get back to you early December.
Note that we want our conference to reflect who we are as a team<https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/pages/team>: welcoming and inclusive. Costs will be kept to a minimum and we are working hard to secure funding to support anyone for whom traveling might not be evident, including early career or independent scholars and carers of young children.
For any further information, please visit our conference website (https://www.dbbe2020.ugent.be<https://www.dbbe2020.ugent.be/>).
In partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS) at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce:
The 12th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age
November 21-23, 2019
Hooking Up
The concept of linked open data is the holy grail of the digital humanities. Yet the problem of how to link information across platforms has existed since civilization began. As knowledge and learning expanded in pre-modern society, the problems associated with collecting, combining, and disseminating information inspired new approaches to and technologies for the material text. In the internet age, we continue to grapple with the same problems and issues. While technologies have changed, the questions remain the same.
This year's symposium explores the connections between historic and current approaches to data linkage in regard to manuscripts and manuscript research. Hooking Up addresses the topic from a variety of angles and considers how the manuscript book operates as a vehicle for information retrieval and dissemination from the technology of the page and the textual apparatus of a book, to the library, and finally, the internet. We will also consider such questions as how medieval practices of memory shaped information retrieval and gathering, how did the technology of the manuscripts book-in all its many forms-facilitate or hinder information processing, how can medieval solutions inform modern technologies, and how do modern technologies illuminate medieval practices? The program will also feature sessions highlighting projects that are advancing linked data technologies for manuscript researchers, including the T-AP Digging Into Data Challenge project Mapping Manuscript Migrations<http://mappingmanuscriptmigrations.org/>.
For more information and to register, go to http://www.library.upenn.edu/about/exhibits-events/ljs-symposium12.
*Global Digital Humanities Symposium*
March 26-27, 2020
Michigan State University
msuglobaldh.org
*Call for Proposals*
*Deadline: November 1*
Proposal form <http://www.msuglobaldh.org/submit-a-proposal/>
The conference planning committee works to provide a welcoming space for
all at the event. When considering whether to apply to present, we work to
mitigate funding concerns as much as possible.
- Funding bursaries for travel are available to all symposium presenters.
- Registration is free, and food is provided throughout the event (see
the schedule <http://www.msuglobaldh.org/schedule/>). Dietary
restrictions and needs are taken into account in ordering food. There are
always vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available.
- There are free or low-cost accommodation options. We run a home stay
program, and housing in MSU’s dormitories is available for $50/night
(minimum 3 night stay). Find out more on the accommodation page
<http://www.msuglobaldh.org/accommodation/>.
- While parking is not free by default, we will have a number of parking
vouchers available.
- There are several available places on the schedule for virtual
presentations for speakers unable to travel to Michigan State University.
The conference keynote presentations will come from *Carrie Heitman*
<https://www.unl.edu/anthropology/carrie-heitman>, whose work includes
the Chaco
Research Archive <http://www.chacoarchive.org/cra/> and work on digital
indigeneity, and from *Miguel Escobar Varela* <http://miguelescobar.com/>,
whose work includes digital theatre projects as well as biometric study of
Javanese dance <https://villaorlado.github.io/dance/html/index.html>.
*Read the full Call for Proposals* <http://www.msuglobaldh.org/cfp>
This symposium, which will include a mixture of presentation types,
welcomes 300-word proposals, particularly on the following themes and
topics by *Friday, November 1, midnight in your timezone:*
- Critical cultural studies and analytics
- Cultural heritage in a range of contexts, particularly non-Western
- DH as socially engaged humanities and/or as a social movement
- Open data, open access, and data preservation as resistance,
especially in a postcolonial context
- How identity categories, and their intersections, shape digital
humanities work
- Global research dialogues and collaborations within the digital
humanities community
- Indigeneity – anywhere in the world – and the digital
- Digital humanities, postcolonialism, and neocolonialism
- Global digital pedagogies
- Borders, migration, and/or diaspora and their connection to the digital
- Digital and global languages and literatures
- Digital humanities, the environment, and climate change
- Innovative and emergent technologies across institutions, languages,
and economies
- Scholarly communication and knowledge production in a global context
- Surveillance and/or data privacy issues in a global context
- Productive failure
*Presentation Formats:*
- 5-minute lightning talk
- 15-minute presentation
- 90-minute workshop
- 90-minute panel
- Poster presentation
- There will be a limited number of slots available for 15-minute
virtual presentations
Please note that we conduct an anonymous review process, so please refrain
from identifying your institution or identity in your proposal.
*Submit a proposal here <http://www.msuglobaldh.org/submit-a-proposal/>*
*Notifications of acceptance will be given by December 9, 2019*
Kristen Mapes
Assistant Director of Digital Humanities
College of Arts and Letters
Michigan State University
kristenmapes.com
kmapes(a)msu.edu
kmapes86(a)gmail.com
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Open Position at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries: Cultural Heritage Programmer
The Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts and the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries are excited to announce a two-year programmer position to support cultural heritage and digital humanities projects.
https://wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/upenn/careers-at-penn/job/Va…
Description
Working under the department's director, the Cultural Heritage Programmer will work in the digital cultural heritage arm of Penn Libraries to develop and deploy web applications and write scripts and applications for the management of special collections data. The programmer analyst will work with the director, the staff of the Kislak Center for Special Collections Rare Books and Manuscripts, the Libraries' Technical Services team, and partners at Penn and other institutions to design and build applications and processes to support the cultural heritage computing at Penn Libraries, among them the Tikal archeological archive project, the OPenn website, the Provenance On-line Project and the Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts. The CHP will use technologies such as Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Python, XSLT, Linux shell scripting (bash) and Docker. This is a two-year position.
The Cultural Heritage Programmer will design, code, simulate, test, implement and maintain application software and associated middleware, interfaces and databases; and work with clients and IT analysts to determine functional requirements. The CHP may work with vendor delivered software. Additionally the CHP will monitor and administer applications, providing technical and application support. He/she will ensure adherence to technical, quality assistance, data integrity and security standards and may also be required to plan, organize and manage small projects.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of one year of programming or systems analysis experience or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. An understanding of programming languages, user interfaces, integration methods, and development lifecycles. Demonstrated competence in systems analysis and design and the ability to quickly learn and apply technologies.
Job Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
University Library
Pay Range
$42,953.00 - $113,435.00
Le Comité Du Cange (IRHT-CNRS, Paris 6e) propose deux contrats
d’ingénieur.e d’études à partir de février (poste 1) et mars 2020 (poste 2).
*Poste 1* (12 mois) : la personne recrutée participera à l’élaboration
d’un corpus représentatif du latin médiéval dans le cadre du projet ANR
Velum (hhtps://glossaria.eu/velum).
_Informations et candidature (date limite : 8 novembre 2019) :_
http://bit.ly/2qtWQM5
*Poste 2* (2 mois) : la personne recrutée travaillera sur un glossaire
de latin médiéval partiellement édité par un érudit du XX^e siècle (le
/Vocabularium Bruxellense/).
_Informations et candidature___(date limite : 8 novembre 2019)_ :_
http://bit.ly/32uGn8o
N’hésitez pas à diffuser largement cette annonce autour de vous !
Cordialement,
Pour le Comité Du Cange,
Renaud Alexandre
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the next edition of the conference series "Graph Technologies in the Digital Humanities", to be held 21 and 22 February 2020 at the University of Vienna. The theme of this year's installment is "Modelling the Scholarly Process".
As well as submissions relevant to the conference theme "Modelling the Scholarly Process”, we warmly welcome abstracts on the application of graph technologies to problems of provenance, source criticism, validation, and visualisation of scholarly resources.
Contributions in English or German (300-500 words, excluding bibliography) should be submitted by 21 October 2019 (23:59 CET) via email to graphentechnologien(a)adwmainz.de <mailto:graphentechnologien@adwmainz.de>.
More information on the topics and conditions can be found in the full Call for Papers, which has been published on the following web page: https://graphentechnologien.hypotheses.org/657 <https://graphentechnologien.hypotheses.org/657>
Best wishes, on behalf of the program committee,
Tara Andrews