globaloutlookdh-l January 2022

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KBR Digital Heritage Seminar Series - Computer Vision
by Isabelle Gribomont 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

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. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Dear Colleagues, [With apologies for cross-posting] KBR invites you to attend the KBR Digital Heritage Seminar Series, in cooperation with ULB, UGent, VUB and UCL. In this virtual series running from February to June 2022, three scholars will present their work on image processing in the context of cultural heritage. Tuesday 22 February 2022 at 2 pm CET Thomas Smits, University of Antwerp, “The Visual Digital Turn: Computer Vision and the humanities” https://www.kbr.be/en/agenda/computer-vision-and-the-humanities/ Abstract Digital humanities research has focused primarily on the analysis of texts. However, digital and digitized sources also contain large numbers of images. Using several research projects as examples, I’ll discuss how scholars in the humanities can apply computer vision techniques in their research. Among other things, these new visual AI methods allow researchers to analyze patterns of (re)circulation of images, analyze patterns of media (use), analyze patterns in visual content at scale, analyze patterns of representations (gender/social class), analyze patterns in visual scenes and analyze patterns of visual style. In short, I’ll show how these techniques have opened up the visual side of the digital turn. Tuesday 15th March 2022 at 2 pm CET Apostolos Antonacopoulos, University of Salford, Manchester, UK “Understanding information-rich documents: experiences with historical England & Wales censuses” https://www.kbr.be/en/agenda/dhs-censuses/ Abstract In the Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (PRImA) research Lab, from the University of Salford, UK, great efforts have been devoted to the investigation and analysis of cultural heritage materials especially using image processing and pattern recognition techniques. In the last a few years, a series of large-scale projects, including IMPACT - Improving Access to Text, Europeana Newspapers, Succeed - Support Action Centre of Competence in Digitisation, EMPO - Early Modern OCR project and Census 1961 were being hosted by PRImA. In this talk, Prof. Antonacopoulos, the founder and leading professor of PRImA, will give his insights on the processing and exploitation of cultural heritage materials. A special focus will be given to the ongoing project of Census-1961, where the main objective is to extract and model historical population census information using computer vision techniques. Monday 11th April 2022 at 2 pm CET Clemens Neudecker, Berlin State Library, Berlin, Germany “New Tools for Old Documents – Layout Analysis and OCR with Deep Learning and Heuristics” https://www.kbr.be/en/agenda/dhs-layout-analysis/ Abstract This talk will discuss the main achievements and experiences of the QURATOR project at the Berlin State Library (SBB) for document layout analysis. Historical documents that are being digitized in large quantities by libraries and archives frequently exhibit a wide array of features that disturb layout analysis, such as complex layouts with multiple columns, drop capitals and illustrations, skewed or curved text lines, noise, annotations, etc. In order to deal with these challenges and defects, a robust document layout analysis was developed that is implemented by pixel-wise segmentation using convolutional neural networks. In addition, heuristic methods are applied to detect columns or marginalia, and to determine the reading order of text regions. A key objective lies in feeding the resulting outputs to subsequent processes like a text recognition (OCR) engine or an image similarity search. Practical information: These talks will be held, via Microsoft Teams, in English, with questions in French, Dutch or English. The target audience is scholars, but the general public is warmly welcome. Registration is free but mandatory: https://forms.gle/v4Cz4jgdQ1yb33zY6. You will be sent the link to the virtual meeting on the morning of the event. This series is co-organised by KBR’s growing research labs which includes: the Digital Research Lab, Data Science Lab, and the Digital Literary Lab in cooperation with Université libre de Bruxelles, Ghent University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Université catholique de Louvain. The KBR DH Series Team Julie Birkholz, Sébastien de Valeriola, Tan Lu & Isabelle Gribomont

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[Data to Power] Events follow up
by Natalia Grincheva 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

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. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Hello all, Apologies for X-postings. Thank you to all those who attended our first Online Research Session last week! https://www.datatopower.net/events It was a pleasure to organize the Webinar and the Datathon for you. We are impressed with the amount of your interest, positive feedback, and useful suggestions that you shared with us! We have compiled a Padlet Ideas Wall with all links to additional resources, projects, and ideas that you generously provided during the online events. Please, feel free to add more links or comment on any of the listed resources. You can do it here: https://padlet.com/DataToPower/links If you missed any of the events, you are welcome to watch the recordings: Webinar: GLAM collections and exhibitions in immersive environments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH-Kn5hGabw Mapping the potential appeal of heritage collections: From API to geo-visualization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcU9EPYzcvU We will be happy to see you again at the end of March for our Second Research Session, which will be devoted to risks and challenges that the GLAM sector meets in the global media spaces, including digital propaganda, fake news, AI censorship and data surveillance. More info on the session will come soon and will be available on our website https://www.datatopower.net/ Please check for the updates or subscribe to our mailing group https://groups.google.com/g/datatopower With kind regards, Dr Natalia Grincheva Programme Leader, BA(Hons) Arts Management School of Creative Industries, LASALLE College of the Arts Senior Research Fellow (Hon) Digital Studio, the University of Melbourne Recent Books: Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age (Routledge 2020) Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy (Routledge 2019) Research Creation Project: datatopower.net<http://datatopower.net/>

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Email lockout at the University of Lethbridge and its impact on this list
by O'Donnell, Dan 29 Jan '22

29 Jan '22

Hi all, The Administration of the University of Lethbridge has announced that it is planning to lockout faculty from their email accounts in the event a current labour impasse proceeds to strike lockout. This is an irresponsible and reckless step for the administration of a research university to take, as it both endangers ongoing research projects, and places the health and safety of students, human subjects, and others at risk. Since this list has been hosted by the University for about 10 years, there is a possibility that the list will be disrupted. I have updated my profile to use my alternate email address (daniel.odonnell(a)gmail.com), but we are unsure as to whether or not the lockout will affect the operation of the list (the administration is compounding its recklessness by refusing to say which systems will be affected and how). If you would like to register a concern about the Administration's decision to disrupt its faculty's professional communication and the operation of international research projects such as this, you can contact the president, Mike Mahon, at president(a)uleth.ca The union has indicated that it will not strike against research, precisely because of the harm this poses to health, safety, and the long-term reputation of the university. This means that I will be able to continue my participation in this project without crossing its (virtual) picket lines. -dan ------------------------------------------- The Board of Governors of the University of Lethbridge and my Faculty Association are currently at an impasse in labour negotiations. The Administration recently has informed us that they intend to lock faculty out of their university email and other online services in the event of job action. To ensure continuity in the event the Board carries through on this reckless and irresponsible threat, please begin using the following alternate email for professional correspondence: daniel.odonnell(a)gmail.com. For union email, my usual address will remain operational: president(a)ulfa.ca. Note that the Faculty Association has indicated that it will not ask members to strike against research and other non-service or teaching duties in the event of a strike or lockout. This is to avoid inflicting long-term damage on the institution and to ensure faculty are able to fulfil their research, ethical, and health and safety obligations. It also means that I will be able to continue with most correspondence even in the event of Job Action without crossing our (virtual) picket lines. If you would like to register a concern about the University’s decision to disrupt our professional communication, you can contact the president, Dr. Michael Mahon, at president(a)uleth.ca. I apologise for any inconvenience. [cid:cb4d65f7-1d4b-4ec5-9497-79da951f2fef]

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Global Digital Humanities Symposium - Registration Open & Program Announced (March 23-25)
by Mapes, Kristen 26 Jan '22

26 Jan '22

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. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Dear colleagues, The Symposium Planning Committee is pleased to announce the program for this year's event and to open free registration. Please share information about the Symposium widely! Thanks, Kristen Mapes Global DH Symposium Planning Committee, Chair Global Digital Humanities Symposium March 23-25, 2022 msuglobaldh.org<https://msuglobaldh.org/> | #MSUGlobalDH Wednesday, March 23, 5:00-9:00pm EDT Thursday, March 24, 1:00-5:15pm EDT Friday, March 25, 9:00am-1:20pm EDT Registration<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMNswOVZu7Ay-7043iX2KeAUeD30SNjGg…> is open and the program is now available! Join us for a fantastic free and fully virtual event. Registration Deadline: Friday, March 18 We are pleased to support presentations in English and Spanish, with live interpretation from English into Spanish and French, and from Spanish into English. Live captions will also be provided for presentations given in English. In particular, we would like to point out keynote presentations from * Olivia Quintanilla (Towards Marine Justice: Indigenous Pacific Island Ecologies and the Right to Nature), * June Rubis (Seeing the utan (forest) for the orang (people): a decolonial Indigenous approach to orangutan conservation), and * Hanna Musiol (Industry, Postcolony, and the Immersive Arts of Environmental Storytelling)! The Symposium will conclude with a roundtable discussion panel bringing together the work of these three scholars. Full Program<https://msuglobaldh.org/schedule/> All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Convert to your local time<https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/>. Wednesday, March 23, 2022 * 5:00-1:10pm - Welcome * 5:10–5:40pm – Keynote presentation: Towards Marine Justice: Indigenous Pacific Island Ecologies and the Right to Nature, Olivia Quintanilla * 5:40-6:40pm – Accessing Diasporic Histories: Values-Driven Digital Projects * Nos Cambió La Vida/Our Lives Transformed: Stories of Statelessness * The Citing Slavery Project: Reckoning with the Law of Slavery and Its Legacy * 6:50-7:50pm - Project Showcase * Round 1 (6:50-7:20pm) * Nos Cambió La Vida/Our Lives Transformed: Stories of Statelessness * “The Woods” – A Collaborative Augmented Reality Game – Kyoung Lee Swearingen and Scott Swearingen * Interactive Exploratory Analysis for DH Trends – Manuel Cebral-Loureda * Multi-dimensional Image Smart System – Unleash the value of images – Tao Chen * Quanzhou: the maritime trade network centre from 10th to 14th century in the world – Shaojian Li and Hongxia Xu * Round 2 (7:20-7:50pm) * The Construction of Collective Identities in Social Networks – Alejandro Servin * Sustainable and Extensible Cultural Heritage Access in Virtual Reality: Experiencing a Renaissance Manuscript – Sabina Zonno * Digital Film Screening in Remote Areas of Southwest China: A Study Based on Field and Digital Humanities – Zenan Pu and Zitong Zhu * Black Lives Matter Murals: Slow Looking with the BLM Murals from Downtown Raleigh, NC – Kelsey Virginia Dufresne * Hazine: For Researchers of the Diverse Islamic Worlds – Heather Hughes, N.A. Mansour, Shabbir Abbas, and Marwa Gadallah * 8:00-8:30pm – Keynote presentation: Seeing the utan (forest) for the orang (people): a decolonial Indigenous approach to orangutan conservation, June Rubis * 8:30-9:00pm - Themed Discussion Rooms (Social Time) Thursday, March 24, 2022 * 1:00-1:30pm - Keynote presentation: Industry, Postcolony, and the Immersive Arts of Environmental Storytelling, Hanna Musiol * 1:40-3:20pm - Lightning Talks * 1:40–2:10pm Digital Disruptions: DH in a Pandemic * MI Diaries: Starting a Community-Engaged DH Project during a Global Pandemic – Betsy Sneller and Suzanne Wagner * Digital Humanities Core Values Navigated in Global Pandemic Pedagogy – Najla Jarkas * The Digital Humboldt Project “in quarantine”: The challenges of digitising a German-Cuban collection in times of pandemic – Antonio Rojas Castro * 2:10–2:40pm Melding Socio-Cultural Digital Projects, Ethical Frameworks, and Artificial Intelligence Technology * Análisis comparativo digital de obras de arte indígena – Daniel Castillo * Recognizing Sounds and Aural Patterns in Ancient Chinese Texts: An Approach to Problems of Logographic Writing Systems – Gian Duri Rominger * Ética,un límite y un potenciador de la Inteligencia Artificial: una recomendación en el contexto del COVID-19 – Barbara Guadalupe Gaspar Gaona * 2:40–3:20pm Outlining Communities and Information through Digital Archives and the Static Web * An African Anthropocene Image Atlas – Amanda du Preez * Exilio 36-39: Mapping Exile Memory – Melanie Forehand * Learn-STATIC: Expanding the Potential of Digital Humanities Pedagogy With Static Web Technologies – Olivia Wikle (Presenting), Evan Peter Williamson, Gabriele Hayden, Kate Thornhill * Digital Storytelling and Knowledge Service of Academic Celebrities’ Characteristic Resources from the Perspective of Digital Humanities – Huilin Liu (Presenting), Li Niu, Jingyi Zeng, Lichao Liu * 3:30–4:40pm – Mapping Digital Spaces of Memory, Witnessing, and Resistance\ * Pauliceia 2.0 – Collaborative Mapping of the History of São Paulo (1870-1940) An experiment of open science in digital humanities – Andrew Britt and Luís Ferla * Intersectional issues in digital mapping: The (De)colonial Memory Project and colonial monuments in Puerto Rico – Rafael Capó García and Sofía Martínez Rivera * A Geography of Terror and Repression – Jennifer Ross * Walking the Archive of District Six: Memory, Augmented Reality, and Counter-Surveying – David A. Wallace and Siddique Motala * 4:45-5:15pm - Trivia (Social Time) Friday, March 25, 2022 * 9:00-9:30am - Mini Workshops and Social Time * 9:40-10:40am – Developing Multilingual Foundations for Global Digital Humanities * Missing the Digital: Infrastructures in India – Maya Dodd * Building Multilingual Internets – Puthiya Purayil Sneha * Translating Tech: Urdu Social Media Discourse and the Question of Secularism for Postcolonial Digital Humanities – Max Johnson Dugan and Elliot Montpellier * 10:50am-12:10pm - Transforming Pedagogy and Curriculum: Challenges and Insights * Humanidades transdisciplinares en la UniverCiudad: el caso del grado en Humanidades Digitales Globales de Mondragon Unibertsitatea – Aitor Zuberogoitia and Beñat Flores * Cistern: a Database of Geographical Knowledge in the Ottoman World – Merve Tekgürler, Adrien Zakar, Isin Taylan, Umar Patel, Jayna Huang * Edición de textos y cuestión idiomática: impresiones de un primer acercamiento a las Humanidades Digitales – María Agustina Ryckeboer * Defining the Transnational through Anti-colonial Digital Humanities Pedagogy – Ashley Caranto Morford, Kush Patel, and Arun Jacob * 12:20-1:20pm – Environmental Justice, Indigenous Futures, and Digital Humanities: A Discussion Among the Keynote Presenters Kristen Mapes Assistant Director of Digital Humanities, College of Arts & Letters Michigan State University East Lansing MI kmapes(a)msu.edu

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Unessay Collection CFP
by Barbara Bordalejo 24 Jan '22

24 Jan '22

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. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Dear all, The “Unessay” is a popular assignment format designed to empower student enthusiasm and learning. First proposed a decade ago within the Digital Humanities, the unessay has garnered a wide and enthusiastic following among university instructors across the disciplines, from the Humanities and Social Sciences, to math and the natural sciences, to professional schools. Because it breaks with traditional essay writing, originally developed by institutions in the West to educate relatively homogenous groups of students with similar backgrounds, the “Unessay” lends itself to serve as a tool that allows alternative epistemological systems to assert themselves. In this sense, it can also serve to dismantle hierarchical models of education by becoming a tool to “unsettle” both the classroom and the university. Unsurprising, conversations around the unessay have often dovetailed with discussions of non-traditional evaluation, such as contract-based, specifications-based, or ungrading. In honour of the unessay’s tenth anniversary, we are putting together a collection of contributions papers on the Unessay in theory and practice. We are particularly interested in ensuring a broad range of perspectives, both across disciplines and from authors with a wide range of lived experiences. Some suggested topics include: Practical experiences with the unessay or similar pedagogical tools Problems with traditional essay writing and similar approaches Unsettling the classroom through alternative evaluation practices The unessay as a force to restore cognitive justice The relationship of the unessay to other “non-traditional” writing assignments, historical or contemporary Challenges—practical, theoretical, or administrative—to creating meaningful unessay assignments We also welcome practical discussions of the use of the Unessay in classroom contexts and its adaptation to different regional contexts, types of institutions, or levels of instruction (Post Secondary, K-12, two-year and four-year colleges, etc.). In the spirit of the unessay, alternative formats (including unessays) are most welcome for consideration. https://www.humanitiesinnovationlab.ca/post/cfp-the-unessay-companion Please email Barbara.bordalejo(a)uleth.ca<mailto:Barbara.bordalejo@uleth.ca> daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca<mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca> or rcordell(a)illinois.edu<mailto:rcordell@illinois.edu> if you have any questions. BB

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Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Indigenous Futures
by Callaghan, Samantha 17 Jan '22

17 Jan '22

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. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Tēnā koutou katoa, Sharing the following from my feed as it may be of interest: Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Indigenous Futures Featuring: Jonathan Dewar, Sofia Locklear, and Jason Lewis Hosted by: Joanna Redden 27 January 2022, 7:00PM Free Registration: https://westernuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IfDrjNyVQ0Sxei06AYA2Ow How do Indigenous peoples claim sovereignty over their data and information, and work to transform the very means, methods and values through which “data” is defined and disseminated? How can the exercise of Indigenous data sovereignty and broader computational empowerment enhance and inspire Indigenous identities, representations and futures? How can “data” be Indigenized? Why should settler scholars, organizations, and individuals learn about, support, and respect Indigenous data sovereignty? The fifth and final event in our Big Data at the Margins series examines the growing movement of Indigenous scholars and activists working to challenge the ethical, legal, and cultural impacts of the colonial imposed and externally mandated forms of data collection about Indigenous peoples and to center the generation of autonomous Indigenous data values and computational visions. Indigenous peoples know all too well the potential harms to well-being, politics and culture that can come from the imposition of settler-colonial data-informed policies. But even while nation-states around the world, including Canada, “commit” to enact the provisions in The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), implementation of these provisions continues to rely on data collection by statistical agencies of nation states, NGOs and commercial interests. Uninformed by Indigenous priorities and values, these ‘scientific’ data practices inevitably reinforce the treatment of Indigenous groups as “populations” not as sovereign “peoples” with legitimate claims to their lands, cultures, and resources, including information. In addition to demanding custody and control over externally generated Indigenous data, advocates for Indigenous data sovereignty call for the re-design, collection, dissemination and use of “data” itself, and for the empowerment of Indigenous peoples to define and imagine their own narratives and futures. Autonomous data practices and broader computational skills are vital to Indigenous political and cultural autonomy. Our internationally recognized group of panelists will guide us through a discussion of the centrality of Indigenous data sovereignty and computational empowerment to Indigenous health, identity, politics and futures. Jonathan Dewar (Métis), the Executive Director of the First Nations Information Governance Centre, is a recognized leader in healing and reconciliation and Indigenous health and well-being education, policy, and research. Sofia Locklear (Lumbee), assistant professor at Western University, has worked with the Urban Indian Health Institute, a Tribal Epidemiology Center serving urban Native communities across the US and specializes in Indigenous evaluation methodologies. Jason Lewis (Hawaiian, Samoan) is the University Research Chair in Computational Media and the Indigenous Future Imaginary at Concordia University and co-directs the Indigenous Futures Research Centre and the Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace Research Network. Nāku noa, nā, Sam --- Samantha Callaghan KDL Research Software Analyst As I am part-time, my working hours are mornings, Monday-Thursday. King's Digital Laboratory King's College London Email: Samantha.Callaghan(a)kcl.ac.uk<mailto:Samantha.Callaghan@kcl.ac.uk> Twitter: @Whetukiranana Pro-nouns: She/Her/Ia

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Join our online events
by Natalia Grincheva 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

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. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Hello all Apologies for x-posting. You are invited to attend a series of free public online sessions bringing together academics, policy makers and GLAM professionals to offer a discussion forum in the framework of the project: GLAM and Digital Soft Power in the Post-Pandemic World. Please, read more about the project here: datatopower.net<http://datatopower.net> Check out the full program here: https://www.datatopower.net/events Webinar: GLAM collections and exhibitions in immersive environments Date: January 24, 2022 Time: 8:00AM - 10:00AM UTC | 4:00PM - 6:00PM SGT | 7:00PM - 9:00PM UTC+11 Virtual co-host: Stuart MacDonald, International Cultural Relation (ICR) Research To register follow the link: https://www.datatopower.net/webinar1 The webinar will discuss new opportunities provided by mixed realities for a wider global museum outreach and collections sharing. It will focus on the capabilities and limitations of VR, AR and digital technologies in shaping new international communication practices in museums. Datathon: Mapping the potential appeal of heritage collections: From API to geo-visualization Date: January 26, 2022 Time: 8:00AM - 10:00AM UTC | 4:00PM - 6:00PM SGT | 7:00PM - 9:00PM UTC+11 Virtual co-host: Professor Lev Manovich, Cultural Analytics Lab To register follow the link: https://www.datatopower.net/datathon1 The event will offer a discussion space to play with and assess the first layer of the software prototype that aims to geo-visualize museum collections data to explore their potential appeal in different countries around the world. It is designed by aggregating API data from the V&A Museum and the National Museum of Australia. Looking forward to seeing you all there, With kind regards, Dr Natalia Grincheva Programme Leader, BA(Hons) Arts Management School of Creative Industries, LASALLE College of the Arts Senior Research Fellow (Hon) Digital Studio, the University of Melbourne Recent Books: Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age (Routledge 2020) Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy (Routledge 2019) Research Creation Project: datatopower.net<http://datatopower.net>

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Graduate Studies Opportunity -- Early Medieval England
by Barbara Bordalejo 13 Jan '22

13 Jan '22

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. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Dear all, I would be grateful if you could pass on this notice to students interested in pursuing graduate research. Best, BB The Visionary Cross and the Humanities Innovation Lab at the University of Lethbridge seek curious and enthusiastic graduate students for funded research positions at the MA and Ph.D. levels. If you are interested in Early Medieval England, 3-D Visualization, Humanities Data or the Digital Humanities, we are interested in hearing from you. We can also consider other proposals related to our work. The Visionary Cross is a case study in the future and implications of digital editions. The Project uses and critiques newly developed digital technologies in the study of a collection of important monuments and texts of early medieval England: the eighth-century Ruthwell and Bewcastle Stone Crosses from the kingdom of Northumbria, the eleventh-century Brussels Reliquary Cross and the late tenth-/early eleventh-century Vercelli Book poems “The Dream of the Rood” and “Elene from the south.” The project explores the ways in which these objects are connected to each other and the ways in which they might be best represented digitally. The Humanities Innovation Lab<https://www.humanitiesinnovationlab.ca/> also hosts the Canterbury Tales Project<https://www.canterburytalesproject.org/>, Humanities Data Inquiry, and the Lethbridge Journal Incubator. We have been very successful in recent funding rounds internally and externally and are developing a cohort of students at the MA and PhD level interested in Digital Humanities, Medieval English Literature, Textual Scholarship and Criticism, and Research Communication/Open Science/Open Data. What we are looking for: We seek students interested in Early Medieval England, Old English, manuscript studies, digital research methods, digital humanities and Open Science. You are a curious and enthusiastic research student who will take an active role in the project while carrying out your individual line of research. You want to work as part of a team and contribute to the lab’s research environment. You believe in open science and open data published under FAIR principles. Your interests might include: * Early Medieval England * 3-D Representation * Object-Oriented Editions * Old English Literature * Manuscript Culture * Textual Scholarship * Open Data * Digital Humanities… ...but we are open to considering other proposals. If you have an innovative critical approach, we want to hear from you. What we offer: We are offering funding for a Ph.D. or M.A. within a lively and diverse working environment. You will learn from peers and project leaders in the framework of the Humanities Innovation Lab, where you can learn about all aspects of the project and its management while sharing in the lab’s collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment. Our project works closely with several other well-funded Digital Humanities and Open Science projects at the University including work on Indigenous languages, Scholarly Communication, and Open Data. The University has a number of innovative cross-disciplinary programmes, including Cultural, Social, and Political Thought (which takes an interdisciplinary approach to problems in the Humanities and Social Sciences) and a new Data Sciences programme, which is developing an approach that will span the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Lethbridge is a medium-sized city with a mild climate for the Canadian Prairies. It is located on the lands of the Blackfoot confederacy. Please contact professor Daniel O’Donnell (daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca<mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca>), for an informal conversation. The deadline for a September start is February 2nd.

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CFP: "Open Data: Reuse, Redistribution, and Risk, " June 2-3, 2022
by Kyle Roberts 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

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. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. The American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum invites scholars in all fields to submit paper proposals for a daylong interdisciplinary symposium that will explore the opportunities and challenges of open data and digital humanities. As institutions have made datasets accessible for re-use, remixing, and redistribution, individuals have been able to produce new useful knowledge beyond restrictions or control. Classrooms and Digital Humanities projects have created powerful visualizations and complex analyses which shed new light on important historic and contemporary issues. Yet the increasing availability of these sources has raised important questions about intellectual property, attribution, labor, and data sovereignty. The symposium is inspired by the Open Data Initiative (https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/data) of the Center for Digital Scholarship at the American Philosophical Society. This initiative has created freely accessible datasets (https://github.com/AmericanPhilosophicalSociety) from the APS’s Library & Museum holdings, including the Eastern State Penitentiary Records of Admissions, 1838-1850; Benjamin Franklin's Ledgers; Records of Indentures and Apprenticeships in the Port of Philadelphia, 1771-1773; Benjamin Franklin's Accounts; and James Madison's Montpelier Meteorological Records, 1784-1793, as well as various digital humanities projects derived from this data. See more here (https://www.amphilsoc.org/center-digital-scholarship#paragraph-395). The APS’s Library & Museum invites innovative proposals from scholars for this symposium. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): * Historical perspectives on the use and access to data; * Papers that explore the opportunities and challenges of different types of data, including the ways in which scholars from all fields are using open data and applying its insights as well as the misuse and manipulation of open data; * The relationship between open data and intellectual property rights, copyright, licenses, and other use-restrictions; * Privacy, sovereignty, and open data; * Data ethics; * Social implications of automation and data-centered technologies; * Labor practices and open data; * New technologies and tools, such as artificial intelligence, linked open data, and machine learn * New scholarship derived from open data; * The ability for open data and the digital humanities to uncover marginalized voices; * Sustainability. Application Instructions Applicants should submit a title and a 250-word proposal along with a C.V. by January 21, 2022 via Interfolio. Decisions will be made by February 2022. The symposium will be held in-person June 2-3, 2022. All presenters will receive travel subsidies and hotel accommodations. Accepted papers will be due a month before the conference and pre-circulated to registered attendees. Papers should be no longer than 15-double spaced pages. Presenters may also have the opportunity to publish revised papers in the APS’s Transactions, one of the longest running scholarly journals in America. For more information, visit https://www.amphilsoc.org/, or contact Adrianna Link, Head of Scholarly Programs, at alink(a)amphilsoc.org<mailto:alink@amphilsoc.org>.

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