Dear members of the Digital Medievalist Community,

 

On behalf of the Executive Board of Digital Medievalist, I write to wish everyone in the DM community a happy and healthy 2021 and to give you an update on some recent DM news. Amid the uncertainty of 2020, the Executive Board not only continued its work to foster community among digital medievalists around the world, but it has also been active in building new resources and thinking about new opportunities presented by the sudden and long-term shift to virtual scholarly work. We are particularly excited to announce the following:

 

Digital Medieval Webinar Repository  (DMWR)

Led by board member Laura Morreale, the DM board recently created the curated Zenodo community DMWR to house recorded presentations on medieval topics, especially those that involve digital work. DMWR follows best practices for digital preservation that encourage storing materials in multiple locales. For more info, including instructions on how to upload your presentations, go to https://digitalmedievalist.wordpress.com/digital-medieval-webinar-repository/

 

Coding Codices Podcast

The DM Postgraduate Subcommittee has started a podcast! Coding Codices – Podcast (digitalmedievalist.org) launched on 20 December, 2020, with special introductory episode, followed by the drop of the first episode  Episode 1: Sexy Codicology and the DMMapp – Coding Codices (digitalmedievalist.org) on 6 January, featuring an interview with sexy codicologists Giulio Menna and Marjolein de Vos. This is a great way to stay up to date on the latest happenings in digital medieval studies. Please subscribe and follow! New episodes are released monthly, on the first Friday of the month (usually). Follow on Twitter @digitalmedieval or subscribe to the podcast on your preferred platform. For more info, go to About – Coding Codices (digitalmedievalist.org).

 

vIMC Leeds DM Postgraduate Subcommittee Roundtable

The DM Postgraduate Subcommittee has also had a roundtable accepted for the vIMC 2021 to be held virtually from 5-9 July 2021, in Leeds, UK. The roundtable discussion will be on  the topic “Early Career Researchers in Digital Medieval Studies.” Participants include Helen Davies (University of Colorado), Bastien Dubuisson (Université de Luxembourg / Université de Namur), Tessa Gengnagel (Universität Köln), Aylin Malcolm (University of Pennsylvania), and Hannah Busch (Chair; Huygens ING, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences). Schedule information will be made available once the program is published.

 

DM Journal

The editors are delighted to announce a special issue forthcoming in 2021. The issue features results from The Canterbury Tales Project and is edited by Barbara Bordalejo with contributions by Nicole Atkins, Kendall Bitner, Barbara Bordalejo, Kyle Dase, Peter Robinson, and Adam Alberto Vázquez. The editors are also currently seeking submissions for future issues. If you are interested in submitting to DM please go to https://journal.digitalmedievalist.org/ for more info.

 

Upcoming: Virtual DM Conference

The DM Executive Board has just begun planning for a three-part global conference to take place late May and early June on the topic of “The Past, Present, and Future of Digital Medieval Studies.”  Stay tuned for more information as our plans develop. In the meantime, follow us on Twitter @digitalmedieval and Facebook.

 

If you have any questions or comments on the above, have ideas for other community resources, or want to inquire about how to get more involved with DM, please don’t hesitate to contact the board at Dmedievalist@googlegroups.com, or feel free to start a discussion on this list. Either way, we look forward to hearing from you in 2021!

 

Best,

Lynn Ransom

Director, Digital Medievalist