globaloutlookdh-l May 2013

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Some ideas on list language
by Daniel O'Donnell 16 Jun '13

16 Jun '13

Hi all, I had somebody ask me the other day about whether there should be any special advice for posting to a list like this--"like this" in the sense of explicitly multicultural, very conscious of multilingual issues, and so on. We've obviously been discussing aspects of language use in a variety of contexts on the list, but I don't think we've had a metadiscussion about how we should post to this list--things to keep in mind, to be careful of, and so on. Here's some of the things I suggested. What do others think? 1) Be really careful about humour, especially humour that could be misread as being dismissive, insulting, or mockery. One reason for this is because, as is well known, email doesn't convey tone well at all. But in the case of this specific list, we are also dealing with a variety of different academic cultures--what comes across as normal bantering in a more free-rolling academic culture may appear to be extremely aggressive in another. 2) Be careful about allusions to pop culture, and national history and politics. Many people may not get them. But more importantly, allusions and inside jokes shared among a small group of people can quickly create a sense of exclusion among those who don't know the references being made. 3) Since this is an academic list, we will find ourselves disagreeing with each other, attempting to correct or improve each other's ideas, and so on. In keeping with (1), be careful about how you phrase these disagreements: again, what may seem like relatively light criticism in one academic culture may seem crushing in another; and especially if there are language issues involved, it can be difficult to clear things up. This doesn't mean that we can't criticise each other's ideas, but rather that we should always try to phrase this disagreement as constructively and supportively as possible. 4) Generally, try to write in short sentences and using common words (this is true, BTW, of all languages on the list): you are being read by people who are not as strong in your language as you are. 5) Always try to provide context for people: use more links to external sites than you might normally (e.g. to explain ideas and give examples. If people think this is good and especially have additional ideas, we could perhaps publish a page on etiquette and tips for emailing in an international context? -dan -- --- Daniel Paul O'Donnell Professor of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada +1 403 393-2539

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DíaHD2013
by igalina 12 Jun '13

12 Jun '13

Dear All, Some of you may be interested in the following invitation to participate in DíaHD (Día de Humanidades Digitales) to be held on 10th of June 2013. Similarly to DayofDH the aim of the project is to document for one day what digital humanists do. This particular version focuses on digital humanists from the Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries or researchers from other parts of the world that work primarily in these languages. We hope to provide a forum that will help us identify digital humanists in these regions as well as providing them with the opportunity to share their work. DíaHD is organized by: CenterNet Humanidades Digitales Hispánicas. Sociedad Internacional (HDH) Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Red de Humanidades Digitales (RedHD) Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Humanidades Digitais, Universidade de São Paulo Please distribute as widely as possible. Isabel Galina (Red de Humanidades Digitales RedHD) -------- DíaHD Se convoca por primera vez el Día de las Humanidades Digitales. Inscríbanse antes del 10 de junio los interesados en proyectos en que concurren Humanidades y Cómputo enhttp://dhd2013.filos.unam.mx/ y participa. Un día en la vida de las Humanidades Digitales (Día HD) es un proyecto de publicación digital común abierta, que convoca a investigadores de todo el mundo interesados en las Humanidades Digitales (principalmente los que hablen o trabajen en español o portugués) para que documenten con texto e imagen (durante un día) las actividades que desarrollan. El objetivo del proyecto es ofrecer en un sitio web el panorama de la actividad desarrollada por los participantes congregados en el evento, de forma que se contribuya a dar respuesta a la pregunta: ¿qué es lo que hacen realmente los humanistas digitales? El proyecto se ha realizado en años anteriores en inglés, y este año se acomete la iniciativa en español y portugués. ¡Inscríbete en http://dhd2013.filos.unam.mx y participa! Síguenos en Twitter @Red_HD y #DiaHD. DíaHD es organizado por: CenterNet Humanidades Digitales Hispánicas. Sociedad Internacional (HDH) Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Red de Humanidades Digitales (RedHD) Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Humanidades Digitais, Universidade de São Paulo

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Reescribir Wikipedia/Rewrite Wikipedia
by Alex Gil 08 Jun '13

08 Jun '13

[Español, English] Hola a todos, Por este medio les recuerdo que el próximo Viernes, Abril 26, el proyecto Reescribe Wikipedia (parte del #dhpoco <http://dhpoco.org/>) patrocina su primer evento, con el tema "Maratón de escritura de la mujer global." Para más información hemos creado una página en español en GO::DH<http://www.globaloutlookdh.org/grupos-de-trabajo/proyecto-reescribir-wikipe…>. No se olviden de inscribirse y usar los hashtags en Twitter. Hi all, A reminder that next Friday, April 26, the Rewriting Wikipedia Project<http://www.globaloutlookdh.org/working-groups/the-rewriting-wikipedia-proje…>will hold its first global event. The theme of the event will be "Global Women Write-in<http://dhpoco.org/2013/03/21/the-global-women-wikipedia-write-in-gwwi/>." We would love it if you can spread the word in your language of choice and through your local networks. Let me know if you would like to translate the announcement for the GO::DH site. I will also be happy to share your translations with my own networks. Abrazo, A.

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blog post about DH & language politics
by David Golumbia 31 May '13

31 May '13

Dear list colleagues, I've been promising to write up some more of my thoughts about the relationship of DH to the world politics of language, and I've now managed to put up a blog post about it: "Postcolonial Studies, Digital Humanities, and the Politics of Language" http://www.uncomputing.org/?p=241 It's about half of a longer essay version, which I figured I might submit to DSCN once I finish polishing it up. David -- David Golumbia dgolumbia(a)gmail.com

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Around the World Symposium on Technology and Culture
by Alex Gil 30 May '13

30 May '13

Hi all, If you are not following yet, a marathon symposium on digital humanities and new media is happening right now with participants from around the world. You can look at the program here<http://aroundtheworld.ualberta.ca/?page_id=22>, or watch the streaming video <http://aroundtheworld.ualberta.ca/?page_id=64>if you have the bandwidth. To follow along on Twitter use the hashtag #UofAworld Our very own Titilola Babalola will be talking at 17:55 MDT about GO::DH. Tune in! Cheers, A.

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Scholar and Scientific publication in Mid and Low Income economies
by Daniel O'Donnell 28 May '13

28 May '13

Hi all, I'm on the executive council at Force11 (http://force11.org/). This is an organisation interested in the future of scientific publishing, and especially questions like Open Access business models and executable/Open Data. A question that has come up recently there involves what we might broadly call incubator initiatives: i.e. initiatives that involve sharing best practice in, support for the development of, or other community building activities for scientific and scholarly publishing. I know of a number of such initiatives in the Humanities and Social Sciences (e.g. Erudit, revues.org, some of the work at the MLA), but all of them are located in High Income Economies and they tend to operate with that context in mind. I've recently seen a number of lectures talking about differences in how Science is published in Mid and Low regions (particularly at Force11's great "Beyond the PDF 2" conference, recently held in Amsterdam). Does anybody know of similar initiatives focused specifically on publication and dissemination issues in Mid and Low Income regions? Or focussing on geography rather than income, specifically in Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, China? I'm as interested in Scientific publishing and humanities, and within the Humanities both DH and outside that into more traditional fields. I should say I'm speaking solely for myself here: our discussion at Force11 got me thinking. I appreciate any tips people might be able to supply. -dan -- --- Daniel Paul O'Donnell Professor of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada +1 403 393-2539

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Re: [globaloutlookDH-l] Scholar and Scientific publication in Mid and Low Income economies
by Enrico Natale 27 May '13

27 May '13

Dear all, dear Dan, http://www.hindawi.com/ is a major OA publishing house from Egypt. Cheers, Enrico Natale Le 26 mai 2013 à 11:00, globaloutlookdh-l-request(a)uleth.ca a écrit : > Send globaloutlookdh-l mailing list submissions to > globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > globaloutlookdh-l-request(a)uleth.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > globaloutlookdh-l-owner(a)uleth.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of globaloutlookdh-l digest..." > > > Digest Mode > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Scholar and Scientific publication in Mid and Low Income > economies (Daniel O'Donnell) > 2. Re: Scholar and Scientific publication in Mid and Low Income > economies (Marin Dacos) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 13:50:33 -0600 > From: Daniel O'Donnell <daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca> > Subject: [globaloutlookDH-l] Scholar and Scientific publication in Mid > and Low Income economies > To: A list for participants in the ADHO DH Global Outlook Community > <globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca> > Message-ID: <51A11609.6030002(a)uleth.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed > > Hi all, > > I'm on the executive council at Force11 (http://force11.org/). This is > an organisation interested in the future of scientific publishing, and > especially questions like Open Access business models and > executable/Open Data. > > A question that has come up recently there involves what we might > broadly call incubator initiatives: i.e. initiatives that involve > sharing best practice in, support for the development of, or other > community building activities for scientific and scholarly publishing. > > I know of a number of such initiatives in the Humanities and Social > Sciences (e.g. Erudit, revues.org, some of the work at the MLA), but all > of them are located in High Income Economies and they tend to operate > with that context in mind. I've recently seen a number of lectures > talking about differences in how Science is published in Mid and Low > regions (particularly at Force11's great "Beyond the PDF 2" conference, > recently held in Amsterdam). > > Does anybody know of similar initiatives focused specifically on > publication and dissemination issues in Mid and Low Income regions? Or > focussing on geography rather than income, specifically in Africa, Latin > America, Caribbean, China? I'm as interested in Scientific publishing > and humanities, and within the Humanities both DH and outside that into > more traditional fields. > > I should say I'm speaking solely for myself here: our discussion at > Force11 got me thinking. > > I appreciate any tips people might be able to supply. > > -dan > > -- > --- > Daniel Paul O'Donnell > Professor of English > University of Lethbridge > Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 > Canada > > +1 403 393-2539 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 09:11:12 +0200 > From: Marin Dacos <marin.dacos(a)openedition.org> > Subject: Re: [globaloutlookDH-l] Scholar and Scientific publication in > Mid and Low Income economies > To: daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca, A list for participants in the ADHO DH > Global Outlook Community <globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca> > Message-ID: > <CA+WwTNxxB8eUstZihbv34Y1_XkM4NQiLeSoq-CfULNxcw8p29g(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear all, > Dear Dan, > > Here are some informations concerning your question. > > *Open access :* > African journals online : http://www.ajol.info/ > Scielo : http://www.scielo.br/ > Redalyc : http://www.redalyc.org/ > > *Not open access :* > C.E.E.O.L. is an online archive which provides access to full text PDF > articles from humanities and social science journals : > http://www.ceeol.com/ > > I would be interested in knowing more initiatives like this. > > Best regards, > Marin > > On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Daniel O'Donnell > <daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca>wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm on the executive council at Force11 (http://force11.org/). This is an >> organisation interested in the future of scientific publishing, and >> especially questions like Open Access business models and executable/Open >> Data. >> >> A question that has come up recently there involves what we might broadly >> call incubator initiatives: i.e. initiatives that involve sharing best >> practice in, support for the development of, or other community building >> activities for scientific and scholarly publishing. >> >> I know of a number of such initiatives in the Humanities and Social >> Sciences (e.g. Erudit, revues.org, some of the work at the MLA), but all >> of them are located in High Income Economies and they tend to operate with >> that context in mind. I've recently seen a number of lectures talking about >> differences in how Science is published in Mid and Low regions >> (particularly at Force11's great "Beyond the PDF 2" conference, recently >> held in Amsterdam). >> >> Does anybody know of similar initiatives focused specifically on >> publication and dissemination issues in Mid and Low Income regions? Or >> focussing on geography rather than income, specifically in Africa, Latin >> America, Caribbean, China? I'm as interested in Scientific publishing and >> humanities, and within the Humanities both DH and outside that into more >> traditional fields. >> >> I should say I'm speaking solely for myself here: our discussion at >> Force11 got me thinking. >> >> I appreciate any tips people might be able to supply. >> >> -dan >> >> -- >> --- >> Daniel Paul O'Donnell >> Professor of English >> University of Lethbridge >> Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 >> Canada >> >> +1 403 393-2539 >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> globaloutlookdh-l mailing list >> globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca >> http://listserv.uleth.ca/**mailman/listinfo/**globaloutlookdh-l<http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l> >> >> You are currently subscribed to this list in NON-digest mode. This means >> you receive every message as it is posted. >> If this represents too much traffic, you can also subscribe in DIGEST >> mode. 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Fwd: Call For Proposals to Host Digital Humanities 2015
by Neil Fraistat 23 May '13

23 May '13

All--I'd like to bring this CFP to your attention.--Best, Neil ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ray Siemens <siemens(a)uvic.ca> Date: Thu, May 23, 2013 at 2:58 PM Subject: Call For Proposals to Host Digital Humanities 2015 To: Online seminar for digital humanities < humanist(a)lists.digitalhumanities.org> *Call For Proposals to Host Digital Humanities 2015* * * Digital Humanities (DH) is the annual international conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations (AHDO, http://www.adho.org), whose constituent organisations are ALLC: The European Association for Digital Humanities, the Association for Computers and the Humanities, the Canadian Society for Digital Humanities / Société canadienne des humanités numériques, the Australasian Association for Digital Humanities, CenterNet, and the Japanese Association for Digital Humanities. The next DH conference will be at the University of Nebraska in the United States, 16-19 July 2013 (http://dh2013.unl.edu). DH2014 will be held at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. The committees of DH and its constituent organizations now invite proposals to host DH in 2015, following an earlier call for expressions of interest issued through ADHO's constituent organizations. Traditionally, the conference alternated between North America and Europe, and it will be held in the United States in 2013 and Switzerland in 2014. For 2015, we are particularly interested in proposals for hosting the conference in areas where there are developed or developing Digital Humanities communities or organizations. In any case, the local organizer must be a member of one of the ADHO constituent organizations (listed above). The conference normally attracts 300-500 attendees with 3-4 days of papers and posters. There are normally 3-5 parallel sessions per time slot, and a small number of plenary presentations. Meetings of the committees of the constituent organizations precede the conference, and lunchtime slots are normally used for member meetings of constituent organizations.**** The academic programme is selected and planned by an international Programme Committee appointed by ADHO constituent organizations. The local organizer at the host institution is responsible for the conference web site, provision of facilities, the production of a book of abstracts, a conference banquet, and any other social events that the local host thinks would be appropriate. The conference is entirely self-financed through conference fees and any other financial contributions that the local organizer is able to arrange. ADHO expects no payment from the local host in the event that the conference makes a profit, but no financial support is provided for the conference by ADHO or its constituent organizations, except in relation to the recipient of ADHO awards, such as named prizes or bursaries, and a modest incentive to ensure that the membership status of registrants is validated by the local host. In consultation with the Program Committee, the local organizer may invite other plenary speakers whose travel, subsistence and registration must be funded from the conference budget.**** The local organizer is expected to set (and verify) three levels of fees: members of ADHO constituent organizations, non-members, and students. The difference between the fee levels for members and non-members should be no less than the cost of an individual subscription to ADHO's main print journal, Literary and Linguistic Computing, because subscription to the journal is what qualifies an individual for the member rate.**** ADHO uses the conference management system Conftool, and the ADHO Conference Coordinating Committee provides support for this system, including access to data from previous conferences. Local organizers are required to use the Conftool system for registering participants, including participants in special events such as the banquet, but actual credit card payments are often processed outside Conftool, by the local organizer.**** Proposals should include**** · overview of facilities at the host institution**** · overview of local institutional engagement and support for the local organizer**** · possible arrangements for social events, to include the conference banquet**** · options for accommodation (with provisional costs)**** · travel information and advice**** · a provisional budget, with a provisional registration fee**** · options for payment (credit card, foreign currency etc) by participants**** **** Proposers must be prepared to give a short presentation and to answer questions at the ADHO Steering Committee meeting and Constituent Organisation meetings at the DH2013 conference in Lincoln, Nebraska USA in advance of DH2013. Budgets and other information about past conferences can be made available on request, for planning purposes.**** For further information, proposers are invited to discuss their plans informally with the Chair of the ADHO Conference Coordinating Committee, Ray Siemens (siemens[at]uvic.ca). Proposals should be shared in draft form with the Chair by early-June.**** -- Neil Fraistat Professor of English & Director Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) 0301 Hornbake Library North University of Maryland 301-405-5896 or 301-314-7111 (fax) http://www.mith.umd.edu/ https://twitter.com/fraistat

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Fwd: [DHSI] FW: Summer School in GIS for the Digital Humanities
by Daniel O'Donnell 22 May '13

22 May '13

This might be of great interest to people on this list. I've heard Ian Gregory speak many times (and indeed had him once as a Keynote at a TEI conference). He is very good! -dan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [DHSI] FW: Summer School in GIS for the Digital Humanities Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 15:45:09 +0000 From: Ray Siemens <siemens(a)uvic.ca> To: DHSI List <Institute(a)lists.uvic.ca> From: <Gregory>, Ian <i.gregory(a)lancaster.ac.uk <mailto:i.gregory@lancaster.ac.uk>> *GIS for the Digital Humanities: Part of the Lancaster Summer School in Interdisciplinary Digital Methods* *Lancaster University, 15-18^th July, 2013* Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are becoming increasingly used by historians, archaeologists, literary scholars, classicists and others, however adoption of the technology has been hampered by a lack of understanding of what GIS is and what it has to offer to these disciplines. This free summer school, sponsored by the ERCs /Spatial Humanities: Texts, GIS, Places/ project and hosted as part of the /Lancaster Summer School in Interdisciplinary Digital Methods/ provides an introduction to the use of GIS software aimed specifically at researchers from the humanities and arts. *Outline syllabus:* The course will provide an introduction to GIS software and how it can be applied to humanities research. The course assumes no prior knowledge of GIS software but a basic competence in computing is needed. We will provide hands-on training in ArcGIS, the most widely used commercial GIS software package. Other software will also be discussed. Participants are encouraged to bring their own data with them (as text files, spread sheets, databases, images, or whatever other format) so that we can investigate using it within GIS as part of the course. *Who should come?* This will be relevant to post-graduate students and early career academics who can subsequently develop these skills in their own research. This event will provide a detailed and intensive introduction to GIS software with the opportunity to work with your own data. The summer school builds on a one-day seminar held in Lancaster in November 2012. People who participated in this are encouraged to attend although attendance at this or similar events is not a requirement. *How much will it cost?* Tuition at the summer school is free and includes refreshments. All other costs must be borne by the participants. A list of possible accommodation is available from: http://ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/summerschool/travel.php. Please do *not* book this until your place on the summer school has been confirmed. *How do I apply?* Places are limited, as part of registering please include a brief description (max 200 words) of your research interests and what you want to gain from the workshop. *The* *deadline for applications is Sunday 2^nd of June*. Please email a booking form (overleaf or at http://ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/summerschool/dh-gis-reg-form.rtf) to: I.Gregory(a)lancaster.ac.uk <mailto:I.Gregory@lancaster.ac.uk>. For more details see of the Summer School see: http://ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/summerschool <http://ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/summerschool/> or contact Ian Gregory at the above email address. Subsequent events will be advertised at: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/spatialhum. Professor of Digital Humanities Department of History Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YT Tel: +44 (0)1524 594967 Email: I.Gregory(a)lancaster.ac.uk <mailto:I.Gregory@lancaster.ac.uk>

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Survey on attitudes to development practices
by James O'Sullivan 22 May '13

22 May '13

Dear all, I am currently conducting a survey on attitudes towards development practices within the DH community, and am conscious of my need to gather responses from a global audience. Thus, I'd greatly appreciate if some of you would consider taking and further disseminating what is a very quick survey for DH scholars. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C85KTBJ Sincerest thanks to those who do take the time to share their opinions with me. Research results will of course be disseminated via various channels once analysed. Thanks to Professor O'Donnell and GO::DH for allowing me use of the mailing list. All the very best, James -- *James O'Sullivan * @jamescosullivan <http://twitter.com/jamescosullivan>** Web: josullivan.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/jamescosullivan<http://twitter.com/#%21/jamescosullivan> LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/jameschristopherosullivan<http://www.linkedin.com/in/jameschristopherosullivan> Facebook: http://facebook.com/jameschristopherosullivan<http://www.facebook.com/jameschristopherosullivan> New Binary Press: http://newbinarypress.com/Bookstore.html OpenDAHT: http://opendaht.org/ Submit to *The Weary Blues*: http://thewearyblues.org/submit.html

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