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Medieval Academy of America Travel Program for Bibliophiles: Register by August 23!
by Lisa Fagin Davis 24 Jul '18

24 Jul '18

The Medieval Academy of America is inaugurating a new travel program this fall, similar to those that universities often run for their communities of lifelong learners. Participants in this October 23-28 trip will join me in England to visit two once-in-a-lifetime exhibitions: "Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms" at the British Library and "Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth" at Oxford's Bodleian Library, with curatorial introductions and expert guides. *These exhibitions overlap for only one week, making this trip a unique opportunity for visitors to see them together.* For more information, please see the brochure here: https://www.medievalacademy.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/MAA_Trip_to_England.pdf Proceeds benefit Medieval Academy of America programs in support of student, adjunct, unaffiliated, and junior scholars. Please feel free to forward this link to anyone you know who might be interested, whether or not they are academics. Travelers do not need to be Medieval Academy members to participate. *The trip is limited to twenty travelers, so interested participants should register as soon as possible and no later than August 23!* - 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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Backoff Lemmatization for Ancient Greek with the Classical Language Toolkit (seminar)
by Gabriel Bodard 23 Jul '18

23 Jul '18

Institute of Classical Studies Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Friday July 27, 2018 at 16:30 in room 234 *Patrick J. Burns (New York University) *Backoff Lemmatization for Ancient Greek with the Classical Language Toolkit Automated lemmatization, or retrieval of dictionary headwords, is an active area of research in historical-language text analysis. In this talk, I describe the development of the Backoff Lemmatizer for Ancient Greek with the Classical Language Toolkit (CLTK), an open-source Python platform dedicated to developing natural language processing tools for historical languages. The Backoff Lemmatizer seeks to improve on existing tools by combining training-data-based and rules-based tagging as a lemmatization strategy. By way of conclusion, I discuss a current CLTK development strategy, namely the use of object-oriented architecture as an avenue to digital comparative philology. Livestream: https://youtu.be/o0neelgQlw8 Full abstract: http://digitalclassicist.org/wip/wip2018.html ALL WELCOME == Dr Gabriel BODARD Reader in Digital Classics Institute of Classical Studies University of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU E: Gabriel.bodard(a)sas.ac.uk T: +44 (0)20 78628752 http://digitalclassicist.org/

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Accessibility and archives
by R.Pope 18 Jul '18

18 Jul '18

Dear All, I was wondering if anyone had any examples of archives/libraries that were at the forefront of providing accessible alternative formats for visual content? Or of any literature on this? I have a student with partial sight who is trying to get our library to digitise and provide alternative text for 19thc cartoon images, but the archive is concerned about conveying the image as text / raising concerns about the subjectivity of catalogue descriptions. I know that we medievists are often great at this kind of thing so thought I'd ask the community. All best wishes, Rebecca Rebecca Pope Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies University of Kent, Canterbury rp366(a)kent.ac.uk

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A Travel Opportunity for Bibliophiles, from the Medieval Academy of America
by Lisa Fagin Davis 17 Jul '18

17 Jul '18

Dear friends, The Medieval Academy of America is inaugurating a new travel program this fall, similar to those that universities often run for their communities of lifelong learners. Participants in this October 23-28 trip will visit two once-in-a-lifetime exhibitions: "Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms" at the British Library, and "Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth" at the Bodleian, with curatorial introductions and expert guides. These exhibitions overlap for only one week, making this trip a unique opportunity for North Americans to see them together. For more information, please see the brochure here: https://www.medievalacademy.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/MAA_Trip_to_England.pdf Proceeds will benefit Medieval Academy programs in support of our members. Please feel free to forward this link to anyone you know who might be interested, whether or not they are academics. Travelers do not need to be Medieval Academy members to participate. The trip is limited to twenty travelers, so interested participants should register as soon as possible! - 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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DM-Board Election Results
by Bleier, Roman (roman.bleier＠uni-graz.at) 17 Jul '18

17 Jul '18

Dear Digital Medievalist community, We have the pleasure of announcing the results from the DM elections 2018. The tally for Digital Medievalist Executive Board Elections (term 2018-2020) has been computed and released: https://digitalmedievalist.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/digital-medievalist-exe… In alphabetical order the elected members of the community to the Board are: · Alberto Campagnolo · Franz Fischer · Mike Kestemont · Lynn Ransom · Georg Vogeler We would like to thank the other candidates for standing and providing us with an outstandingly rich choice. Thank you for your participation! Best wishes to the new DM board, and the DM community as a whole, Lisa and Roman ________________________ Roman Bleier Zentrum für Informationsmodellierung Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz roman.bleier(a)uni-graz.at<mailto:roman.bleier@uni-graz.at> Tel. 0043 316 380 5772 Elisabethstraße 59/III, 8010 Graz, Austria informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at<http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at/> Kompetenznetzwerk Digitale Edition - KONDE <http://www.digitale-edition.at/> Institut für Dokumentologie und Editorik e.V. <http://www.i-d-e.de<http://www.i-d-e.de/>> Digital Medievalist <http://digitalmedievalist.org<http://digitalmedievalist.org/>>

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The Index of Medieval Art at Kalamazoo 2019 (Roundtable/ Call for Proposals)
by Jessica L. Savage 16 Jul '18

16 Jul '18

Call for Proposals – The Index of Medieval Art<https://ima.princeton.edu/> at Kalamazoo 2019 [cid:image001.jpg@01D41CF4.A82D3540] 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, May 9 to 12, 2019 A Roundtable Encountering Medieval Iconography in the Twenty-First Century: Scholarship, Social Media, and Digital Methods Organizers: M. Alessia Rossi and Jessica Savage (Index of Medieval Art, Princeton University) Sponsored by the Index of Medieval Art, Princeton University Stemming from the launch of the new database and enhancements of search technology and social media at the Index of Medieval Art, this roundtable addresses the many ways we encounter medieval iconography in the twenty-first century. We invite proposals from emerging scholars and a variety of professionals who are teaching with, blogging about, and cataloguing medieval iconography. This discussion will touch on the different ways we consume and create information with our research, shed light on original approaches, and discover common goals. Participants in this roundtable will give short introductions (5-7 minutes) on issues relevant to their area of specialization and participate in a discussion on how they use online resources, such as image databases, to incorporate the study of medieval iconography into their teaching, research, and public outreach. Possible questions include: What makes an online collection “teaching-friendly” and accessible for student discovery? How does social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and blogging, make medieval image collections more visible? How do these platforms broaden interest in iconography and connect users to works of art? What are the aims and impact of organizations such as, the Index, the Getty, the INHA, the Warburg, and ICONCLASS, who are working with large stores of medieval art and architecture information? How can we envisage a wider network and discussion of professional practice within this specialized area? Please send a 250-word abstract outlining your contribution to this roundtable and a completed Participant Information Form (available via the Congress Submissions website: https://wmich.edu/medievalcongress/submissions) by September 15 to M. Alessia Rossi (marossi(a)princeton.edu<mailto:marossi@princeton.edu>) and Jessica Savage (jlsavage(a)princeton.edu<mailto:jlsavage@princeton.edu>). More information about the Congress can be found here: https://wmich.edu/medievalcongress.

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Data Science Summer School @ Uni Vienna
by Tara L Andrews 12 Jul '18

12 Jul '18

(Apologies for cross-posting) The application period for the 2nd International summer school on "Deep Learning and Visual Data Analysis" at the University of Vienna is now open. The school aims at bringing together students, researchers, and professionals from different fields and different countries to explore the challenges and recent developments in the field. Dates & Facts: · The Summer School will take place from 03/09/2018 to 07/09/2018 · Application is open till 23/07/2018 · Apply here: datascience.univie.ac.at/summer-school-2018/application <http://datascience.univie.ac.at/summer-school-2018/application/> Who can apply? · As we are aiming for a diverse and interdisciplinary group, a background in machine learning or visualization is not required. But we do require a technical background with some programming experience. There will be introductory courses focusing on Deep Learning and Visualization. What to expect: · Lectures, workshops, and hands-on tutorials on Deep Learning and Visual Data Analysis. · Tutorials on Tableau and Deep Learning frameworks will help you build your skills in Data Science. · There will be a practical 1-day-challenge where you can put your newly acquired knowledge to the test. · Get to know other people interested in Data Science at our organized social events, lunches, and dinners. Fees: · Austrian students: 90 EUR (including lunch) · Czech students: 90 EUR (including accommodation, breakfast and lunch) · Others: 210 EUR Link: http://datascience.univie.ac.at/summer-school-2018/ <http://datascience.univie.ac.at/summer-school-2018/> -- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tara L Andrews Digital Humanities Institut für Geschichte, Universität Wien Universitätsring 1, A-1010 Wien

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CFP Kalamazoo 2019 ‘Big Data’ in Medieval Studies
by Susanna Allés Torrent 11 Jul '18

11 Jul '18

CALL FOR PAPERS – ‘Big Data’ in Medieval Studies 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies <http://www.wmich.edu/medievalcongress/submissions> Western Michigan University; May 9-12, 2019 Sponsored by Digital Philology: A Journal of Medieval Cultures <https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/digital-philology-journal-medieval-cultu…> Organized by Susanna Allés-Torrent (University of Miami) and Albert Lloret (University of Massachusetts Amherst) The creation of digital collections of texts, or textual corpora, for research and preservation may be one of the seminal technological innovations in the digital humanities that still remains at the core of many text-oriented disciplines, including those belonging to medieval studies. When creating a textual corpus, digital humanists face many key choices that will determine their project’s success. These decisions include the selection of standards, format types, methods for text recollection, searchability, access, lemmatization, and interoperability, among others. Once a textual corpus is created, quantitative analysis allows researchers to study texts from a variety of critical perspectives and methodologies: statistics, stylometry, authorship atribution and verification, intertextuality, script recognition, stemmatology, text mining, topic modeling, etc. These analytical methodologies are linked to the study of large amounts of information, to which one may be tempted to refer to as big data. But what constitutes “big data” in medieval studies and the digital humanities at large? Does thinking of textual corpora as “big data” help frame their forms and uses? We invite paper submissions that reflect on the theory, practices, and challenges of creating— and researching through—textual corpora, including but not limited to: • protocols and technologies for the creation of textual corpora. • examples of textual corpora. • methologies for the study of textual corpora (e.g., stylometry, stemmatology, script recognition, etc.). • theory of textual corpora and “big data” in medieval studies. Please send a 100-word abstract and a Participant Information form to Susanna Allés-Torrent and Albert Lloret at lloret(a)umass.edu <mailto:lloret@umass.edu> by September 15. Susanna Allés Torrent Assistant Professor University of Miami http://susannalles.com susanna_alles(a)miami.edu

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5th Cycle of Medieval Studies 2019 | CFP
by Roberto Del Monte 30 Jun '18

30 Jun '18

With apologies for cross-posting Dear all, we're glad to announce the opening of the Call for Papers to attend our 5th Cycle of Medieval Studies 2019 (June, 3rd-4th). The goal is to offer a broad overview of the current situation of Italian and international medievalist studies. Issues which are related to many different aspects of the medieval period (V-XV century) can be addressed: history, philosophy, politics, literature, art, archeology, material culture, new technologies applied to medieval studies and so on. Further info at: https://www.nuovomedioevo.it/2018/06/30/v-ciclo-di-studi-medievali-call-for… [cid:fdafcddd-726f-41e6-8878-928ba53a496b]

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DM at Kalamazoo 2019! CFP for Interdisciplinarity in Digital Medieval Studies
by Ransom, Lynn 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

The DM Executive Board is pleased to announce the CFP for the following Digital Medievalist Sponsored Session at the 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, May 9-12, 2019: Interdisciplinarity in Digital Medieval Studies Digital methodologies and tools are commonly used among medievalists working in a variety of disciplines; less common, however, is the application of these methodologies and tools to cross-disciplinary scholarship. This session will consider 1) the role that digital projects play in reaching across disciplinary boundaries in medieval studies, 2) best practices for cross-disciplinary digital and computational research, and 3) examples of the success and failure of such research. For example, proposals may consider the use of stylometrics in historical source criticism, the use of social network analysis in literary studies, or probe manuscript datasets for evidence in support of liturgical, literary, historical, and art historical research. Our goal is to demonstrate how the development and application of digital tools, methods, and formats can enable and facilitate the interdisciplinary and collaborative research of experts and specialists across their respective subdisciplines in order to produce, provide, and openly share better insights and new knowledge with scholars and the wider public alike. Please send abstracts (ca. 250 words) and the ICMS Participant Information Form* to Lynn Ransom at lransom(a)upenn.edu<mailto:lransom@upenn.edu>. Deadline is September 15, 2018. *The ICMS Participant Information form will be available here in July: http://www.wmich.edu/medievalcongress/submissions. ****************** Lynn Ransom, Ph.D. Curator of Programs, Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies schoenberginstitute.org Project Director, The New Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts https://sdbm.library.upenn.edu/ Co-Editor, Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies mss.pennpress.org The University of Pennsylvania Libraries 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206 215.898.7851

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