globaloutlookdh-l December 2014

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Fwd: [EMF-L] Fwd: Sinai Icons Conference at Princeton University, April 2015
by Daniel O'Donnell 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [EMF-L] Fwd: Sinai Icons Conference at Princeton University, April 2015 Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:55:15 -0500 From: Celia Chazelle <chazelle(a)tcnj.edu> Reply-To: EMF <emf-l(a)tcnjlists.tcnj.edu> To: emf-l(a)mm.tcnj.edu Happy Holidays to all - Celia <http://www.princeton.edu/visualresources/sinai-and-its-icons/>

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Translations of announcements for DH Awards 2014
by James Cummings 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

Hi all, I've written up a set of announcements for DH Awards 2014. Call for nominations, voting, and results. Some of the nominations committee will hopefully be providing some translations, but if you would be willing to translating these three announcements (fairly repetitive prose), please do email me off-list with a note of what languages you'd feel comfortable doing. Many thanks, -James -- Dr James Cummings, James.Cummings(a)it.ox.ac.uk Academic IT Services, University of Oxford

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Fwd: [DHSI] assistant professor DH
by Daniel O'Donnell 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [DHSI] assistant professor DH Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:42:40 -0700 From: Alison Booth <ab6j(a)virginia.edu> To: institute(a)lists.uvic.ca <institute(a)lists.uvic.ca> In case list members have not seen this job listing, I share it here. Please encourage eligible candidates to apply. We interpret big data to include big cultural issues such as gender, race, accessibility and globalization, and we are making contacts across many disciplines and worldwide. Best wishes for the holidays, Alison The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in digital humanities (DH), with a focus on textual analysis or big history. Applicants should have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment, and should have a record of interdisciplinary research in computer-assisted analysis of large corpora, archival documents, or other materials. Candidates should demonstrate competencies in one or more of the following: visualization, network analysis, software development, bibliometrics, and quantitative approaches to evidence, text processing, computational linguistics, natural language processing, or computer-assisted reading. We will consider applications from scholars investigating any historical period or cultural context, genre, theory, or method within humanities. A specialist in DH who is trained in large-scale analysis would complement Virginia's traditions of excellence and innovation in DH. The appointed scholar will foster interdisciplinary collaboration, pedagogy, and public access to research in DH. Opportunities for affiliation include the long-standing Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities and Scholars' Lab, within the University of Virginia Library, and initiatives including the Data Science Institute, the Center for the Study of Data & Knowledge, and the University of Virginia Advanced Computing Services & Engagement. UVA's excellence in textual studies, bibliography and the history of book as well as diverse programs in literatures and languages will enrich this professor's opportunities, yet potential home departments also include Media Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Drama, Music, Classics, Philosophy, History, and Religious Studies. With possible affiliation in programs such as Linguistics, Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, South Asia Center, East Asia Center, Women and Gender Studies, or American Studies, the appointment nevertheless is tenure-track within a department of Arts and Sciences rather than a center, institute, library, or program. This position is one of several interdisciplinary lines sponsored by the Mellon Foundation. The successful candidate will participate in activities of the Mellon-funded Institute of Humanities and Global Cultures, including one team-taught course in the first two years. The teaching load is two courses each, in fall and spring semesters. Teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level is preferred. To apply, submit a Candidate Profile through Jobs@UVa (https://jobs.virginia.edu), search on posting number 0615478 and electronically attach the following: CV; cover letter that includes a description of your research in the field; the names and contact information for three references; a statement of teaching philosophy; and a link to an Online Portfolio that includes examples and descriptions of digital work and/or research. Additional materials will be requested of those candidates selected for interviews. The review of applications will begin on January 15, 2015. The appointment will begin August 25, 2015. Questions regarding the application process should be directed to: June Webb, 434-924-6608. Direct questions about this position to Alison Booth, Search Committee Chair, Dig-hum(a)virginia.edu <mailto:Dig-hum@virginia.edu>. The University performs background checks on all new faculty hires prior to making a final offer of employment. The University of Virginia is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. -- Alison Booth Professor, English University of Virginia P. O. Box 400121 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4121

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Call for Chapters - Digital Kenya
by Fiona Barnett 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Saw this and thought of some folks on this list. The focus might be too entrepreneurial/business but perhaps you know other folks who would be interested. Fiona Barnett Director, HASTAC Scholars<http://www.hastac.org/scholars> Ph.D. candidate, Literature Program and Women's Studies Duke University fiona.barnett(a)duke.edu<mailto:fiona.barnett@duke.edu> @HASTACScholars Dear valued colleagues, The editors are please to invite you to contribute a chapter to a new book "Digital Kenya | The new generation of entrepreneurs". You may access the full call here http://digitalkenyabook.com/wp-content/uploads/bg/Extended%20Call%20for%20C… The editors, Dr. Bitange Ndemo and Tim Weiss, seek to enhance and invigorate together with practitioners and scholars the dialog surrounding business ecosystems and entrepreneurship in Kenya. The book is strategically positioned to contribute to an ongoing dialog on tech startups, entrepreneurship, business ecosystems, doing business in Africa and the influence of technology on Kenya's society. Details about the suggested themes can be accessed on the homepage http://digitalkenyabook.com/#call-for-chapters They include the themes Evolution Kenya's tech ecosystem, Entrepreneurial Mindset and Business Ventures, Kenyan Investors and International Investors, Organizational Culture, Strategy Tools and Management Practices as well as Entrepreneurial Profiles. Chapters will be subject to a peer-review. Proposals should be submitted by latest January 31st, 2015. In case of questions please contact tim.weiss(a)zu.de<mailto:tim.weiss@zu.de> Wishing you a relaxing holiday season, Tim Weiss ____________________________________ Zeppelin University bridging business culture politics Tim Weiss, MA Research Fellow | PhD Candidate Chair for Strategic Organization & Financing | Civil Society Center Zeppelin Universtät gemeinnützige GmbH Am Seemooser Horn 20 88045 Friedrichshafen | Lake Constance Germany Tel: +49 7541 6009-1225 Home: www.zu.de<http://www.zu.de/> Mobile Germany: +49 176 998 13614 A new book in the making www.digitalkenyabook.com<http://www.digitalkenyabook.com> Twitter: @TimsWeiss<https://twitter.com/TimsWeiss> Personal URL: www.timweiss.de ________________________________ Zeppelin Universität gemeinnützige GmbH Sitz der Gesellschaft Friedrichshafen | Bodensee Amtsgericht Ulm HRB 632002 Geschäftsführung Prof Dr Dr hc mult Alfred Kieser (Sprecher) | Alexander Kübler-Kreß | Katja Völcker

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Conference in Ireland - Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
by Fiona Barnett 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

The abstract submission site for DPASSH 2015 is now open! (apologies for multiple postings) DPASSH 2015 is the 1st Annual Conference on Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, hosted by the Digital Repository of Ireland, 25-26 June 2015 in Dublin, Ireland. Abstracts for Long Papers, Short Papers, and Posters are due 26th January 2015. All proposals must be submitted through the conference system: http://dpassh.dri.ie/ We look forward to your abstracts! The Call for Papers is pasted below. More information on the conference is at http://dpassh.dri.ie/, and more information on the DRI is at http://dri.ie/ Happy holidays (if a bit early...) DPASSH OC - - - Call for Papers: The 1st Annual conference on Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities “Shaping our Legacy: Safeguarding the Social and Cultural Record” hosted by the Digital Repository of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 25-26th June 2015 On the last day of June of 1922, the western block of Dublin’s Four Courts exploded, engulfing the Irish Public Record Office in flames. As smoke billowed from the eighteenth-century construction and the fire brigade struggled to bring the flames under control, debris fell onto the surrounding Dublin streets, and the Irish Times reported that a priceless library was left in ashes. The fire, caused by the outbreak of the Irish Civil War, hit at the heart of government records, destroying hundreds of years of Irish history that had been housed centrally since the 18th century. A few days after the fire, the Provisional Government issued a notice asking citizens to return to public custody any and all of the burned fragments of the public record that had “blown to other districts.” In the current digital age, our social and cultural record is also at risk, but its degradation occurs over time. Instead of burning rapidly, digital records are threatened by a slow-burning fire that can go undetected as a result of insufficient data management practices. Additionally, the preservation of our digital social and cultural heritage is subject to domain- and community-specific requirements. These issues demand that we reflect critically on the purpose of digital preservation, and ask fundamental questions about how requirements should shape our practices. Similar to the public appeal in 1922, we are looking for public, academic and industry engagement on the issue of digital preservation, to help identify the fragments that have been, or are in danger of being lost, as well as to build the digital preservation strategies that will shape and safeguard our public record. To address the complexities of long-term digital preservation in the social and cultural realms, we are hosting the first Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DPASSH 2015) conference, titled “Shaping our Legacy: Safeguarding our Social and Cultural Record.” The conference will take place on June 25-26, 2015 at Croke Park, in Dublin, Ireland, and will include international keynote speakers, networking, expert panels, peer-reviewed papers, and posters. Submissions are invited from all sectors and perspectives (academics, researchers, students, industry, cultural heritage institutions, preservation infrastructures, etc.) for a variety of presentation formats that critically reflect on all areas relating to digital preservation in the humanities and social sciences, arts, and cultural heritage sectors. Conference themes include but are not limited to: * Cultural Responsibility & Preservation: critical reflections on preservation, challenges in choosing what to preserve, digital curation, digital stewardship, archiving processes. * People & Preservation: stakeholder engagement, community approaches, partnership building, education & training, knowledge transfer. * Policy & Preservation: advocacy, national approaches, sustainability, open access, open data. * Sharing & Preservation: content curation, contextual information and metadata, aesthetics of preservation, sharing of research data, user tools, crowdsourcing. * Technology & Preservation: Technical challenges posed by datasets in arts/humanities/social sciences, digitisation vs. the born digital record, preservation infrastructures, software and tools. * Trust & Preservation: TDRs, provenance, authenticity, certification, security, data protection, copyright, licensing. Important Details: * Submission Deadline: 26th January 2015 * Notification of outcome: 30th March 2015 * Full papers due: 25th May 2015 * All abstracts will be peer reviewed, and accepted papers will be published as conference proceedings. * Authors must follow submission instructions and guidelines<http://dpassh.dri.ie/instructions.php> * Abstract Length: Long papers: 400-500 words; Short papers: 200-300 words; Posters: 50-100 words * Final Paper Word Length: Long papers: 3000-5000; Short papers: 1500-2000 _________________ Dr. Natalie Harrower | Manager, Education and Outreach | Digital Repository of Ireland Royal Irish Academy | 19 Dawson St. Dublin 2 n.harrower(a)ria.ie<mailto:n.harrower@ria.ie><mailto:n.harrower@ria.ie> | @natalieharrower | @dri_ireland | www.dri.ie<http://www.dri.ie><http://www.dri.ie/> w.dri.ie<http://w.dri.ie/> The Royal Irish Academy is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 & 2003 and is compliant with the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 & 2003. For further information see our website www.ria.ie<http://www.ria.ie>

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DH Job at UVa
by Alex Gil 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

Dear all, It is with great pleasure that I pass along this job opportunity to the list. I confirmed that they are eager to receive applications from scholars outside the United States. This is the school where me, and many others, trained as digital humanists. I encourage you to apply if you work with large data sets and mining approaches. ---- The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in digital humanities (DH), with a focus on textual analysis or big history. Applicants should have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment, and should have a record of interdisciplinary research in computer-assisted analysis of large corpora, archival documents, or other materials. Candidates should demonstrate competencies in one or more of the following: visualization, network analysis, software development, bibliometrics, and quantitative approaches to evidence, text processing, computational linguistics, natural language processing, or computer-assisted reading. We will consider applications from scholars investigating any historical period or cultural context, genre, theory, or method within humanities. A specialist in DH who is trained in large-scale analysis would complement Virginia's traditions of excellence and innovation in DH. The appointed scholar will foster interdisciplinary collaboration, pedagogy, and public access to research in DH. Opportunities for affiliation include the long-standing Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities and Scholars' Lab, within the University of Virginia Library, and initiatives including the Data Science Institute, the Center for the Study of Data & Knowledge, and the University of Virginia Advanced Computing Services & Engagement. UVA's excellence in textual studies, bibliography and the history of book as well as diverse programs in literatures and languages will enrich this professor's opportunities, yet potential home departments also include Media Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Drama, Music, Classics, Philosophy, History, and Religious Studies. With possible affiliation in programs such as Linguistics, Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, South Asia Center, East Asia Center, Women and Gender Studies, or American Studies, the appointment nevertheless is tenure-track within a department of Arts and Sciences rather than a center, institute, library, or program. This position is one of several interdisciplinary lines sponsored by the Mellon Foundation. The successful candidate will participate in activities of the Mellon-funded Institute of Humanities and Global Cultures, including one team-taught course in the first two years. The teaching load is two courses each, in fall and spring semesters. Teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level is preferred. To apply, submit a Candidate Profile through Jobs@UVa ( https://jobs.virginia.edu), search on posting number 0615478 and electronically attach the following: CV; cover letter that includes a description of your research in the field; the names and contact information for three references; a statement of teaching philosophy; and a link to an Online Portfolio that includes examples and descriptions of digital work and/or research. Additional materials will be requested of those candidates selected for interviews. The review of applications will begin on January 15, 2015. The appointment will begin August 25, 2015. Questions regarding the application process should be directed to: June Webb, 434-924-6608. Direct questions about this position to Alison Booth, Search Committee Chair, Dig-hum(a)virginia.edu.

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Spanish Course on DH - completely online
by Elena González-Blanco 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Dear members of the list, It is a pleasure for me to announce youthe start of the new course “Professional qualification on Digital Humanities”.It is completely offered in Spanish and online, thanks to the e-learningplatforms at UNED. It consists of 30 Units, lasts from 15 Dec to 30 June andcosts 900 Euro. Last vacancies available (application deadline18 December)! For more information and applicationsclick here (English): http://linhd.uned.es/en/p/dh-course-professional-qualification-in-digital-h… Complete program and details (Spanish): http://linhd.uned.es/p/titulo-propio/ Please circulate to anybody that could beinterested, Best regards ElenaGonzález-Blanco García Dpto.de Literatura Española y Teoría de la Literatura, Despacho 722 Facultadde Filología, UNED Paseo Senda del Rey 7 28040 MADRID tel. 91 3986873 www.uned.es/remetca http://filindig.hypotheses.org/ http://linhd.uned.es www.uned.es/personal/elenagonzalezblanco @elenagbg

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Last call for the joint CSDH-SCHN/ACH Conference on Digital Humanities (Ottawa, 1-3 June 2015). Abstracts due Monday Dec. 8.
by Daniel O'Donnell 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Hi all, A reminder about the last call for the joint conference on Digital Humanities by the Canadian Society of Digital Humanities-Société canadienne des humanités numérique and Association for Computing in the Humanities. The conference will be held in Ottawa 1-3 June 2015 at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (a much larger joint congress of most learned societies in Canada). The deadline for abstracts is Dec. 8. https://www.conftool.net/csdh-schn-ach-2015/ This is a bilingual, French and English conference. Abstracts and papers are welcome in either language. Papers from the GO::DH community are particularly welcome! -dan -- From my Ubuntu notebook Daniel Paul O'Donnell Professor of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada +1 403 393-2539

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Reviews on digital editions - RIDE 2 out now!
by Christiane Fritze 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Dear global DH Community, *** Apologies for cross-posting *** I am very happy to announce that we just published issue 2 of RIDE, a review journal for digital editions and resources. As in the first issue, we have 5 (4 English, 1 German) reviews that critically assess publicly available scholarly digital editions. Among these a review of the digital edition of the Becerro Galicano of San Millán de la Cogolla, one of the oldest medieval cartularies in Spain and one of the most important sources for the study of Christian Spain between the 8th and 12th century. For your convenience, this is the table of contents: . 16th Century Chronicle to 21st Century Edition: A Review of The Diary of Henry Machyn, by Misha Broughton, . Der Zürcher Sommer 1968: Die digitale Edition, by Friederike Wein . The Digital Edition of the Becerro Galicano de San Millán de la Cogolla, by Francisco Javier Álvarez Carbajal . The Fleischmann Diaries, by Merisa A. Martinez . The Shelley-Godwin Archive: The edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Notebooks, by Frederike Neuber All reviews can be accessed for free via our webpage: *http://ride.i-d-e.de* Best regards, Christiane -- Christiane Fritze Interdisciplinary Research Association Digital Humanities in Berlin <http://www.ifdhberlin.de/> Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities <http://www.bbaw.de> Jaegerstr. 22/23 D-10117 Berlin www: http://www.ifdhberlin.de <http://www.ifdhberlin.de/> phone: +49 (0)30 20 37 05 95 mobile: +49 (0)162 23 58 195 mail: fritze(a)bbaw.de Institute for Documentology and Scholarly Editing <http://www.i-d-e.de> Einstein Circle Digital Humanities <http://www.digital-humanities-berlin.de/werwirsind>

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Digitization of manuscripts and printed books in Arabic script
by Dagmar Riedel 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Dear colleagues, following Domenico's example, I have created a google doc with open comments for a paper about digitization in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies: http://bit.ly/Dig-MEIS-Brown The paper is the revised version of my talk at the 2013 Brown conference on the Digital Islamic Humanities http://islamichumanities.org/conference2013/ Elias Muhanna who organized the conference is now working on publishing the conference proceedings. I would grateful for comments, corrections, criticism and the like. Best wishes, Dagmar -- Dagmar Riedel Columbia University Center for Iranian Studies https://researchblogs.cul.columbia.edu/islamicbooks/ https://twitter.com/iranicaonline

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