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. Please forward suspicious emails to phishing@uleth.ca. Dear digital medievalists,

I am very pleased to announce a new master's degree in Digital and Public Humanities at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. This two-year Masters programme combines the theories and practices established in the humanities with learning new digital tools, platforms and applications used to research, archive, present and publish in the creative and cultural sectors. This programme explores public engagement with digital humanities and offers graduates the opportunities to learn the skills and knowledge required to pursue careers in a wide range of areas, including the cultural and creative sectors, education, libraries and archives, information technology and service related organisations. All classes are taught in English.

Ca’ Foscari has now established the Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities (VeDPH)https://www.unive.it/vedph - inaugurated one year ago today - which has many research activities relating to public engagement with the humanities and digital technologies. This research informs the teaching on this Masters programme with VeDPH academics teaching and working closely with students. Many projects have affiliations to cultural organisations in Venice and throughout Italy.

The intersection of art and science and engagement with the public around digital humanities is central to the theme of this masters programme. Working with local Venetian cultural organisations, researchers and academics in the Venice Digital and Public Humanities Centre (VeDPH), and Science Gallery Venice, a specialised programme of courses has been designed to explore all aspects of digital and public humanities.

This Master’s programme offers a comprehensive exploration of the different tools and methods used to engage public audiences around culture, history, critical thinking, visual arts, literature, archaeology, languages, technology, and the creative economy.

Courses include: public and digital history, digital scholarly editing and analysis of ancient, medieval and modern texts, digital manuscript and archival studies, digital and technical art history, public art and digitisation practices, heritage, ethics and political archaeology, database technologies, information visualisation, data management and legal issues, design thinking, web and user experience design, and creative entrepreneurship.

Master’s home page: unive.it/degree/fm11http://unive.it/degree/fm11 Useful information for the interested students.

Pre-enrolment for the admissions test will open 11th June until 12pm until 31th July 2020. The admissions test will take place remotely on Friday 7th August 2020. The successful candidates have to accept the place through the specific online procedure by 19th August 2020 Documents and requirements for enrolling: https://www.unive.it/pag/38909/

Please circulate widely.

Thank you, best wishes, Franz

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Franz Fischer Direttore, Venice Centre for Digital & Public Humanities (VeDPH) Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici Università Ca' Foscari Palazzo Malcanton Marcorà Dorsoduro 3484/D - 30123 Venezia

Tel.: +39 041 234 6266 (ufficio), +39 041 234 9863 (segreteria del centro) https://www.unive.it/vedph https://www.i-d-e.de/ https://journal.digitalmedievalist.org/