globaloutlookdh-l August 2024

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DH colloquium Andreas Baumann 2 Sep 2024
by Menno Van Zaanen 21 Aug '24

21 Aug '24

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. We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our first ever in- person Digital Humanities Colloquium featuring, Professor Andreas Baumann. 📣 In this talk, Prof Baumann will re-examine what computational modeling, corpus analysis, and psycholinguistic databases can tell us about lexico-semantic change. NB- Space is limited for in-person attendance; however you can still register to attend virtually. Don’t miss out!!! Register here: https://bit.ly/4fT87K6 -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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10th Global Digital Humanities Symposium 2025 - Call for Proposals Open (closes Oct 16)
by Mapes, Kristen 20 Aug '24

20 Aug '24

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. (See below for the message in Spanish as well) Dear colleagues, The Global Digital Humanities Symposium Planning Committee is pleased to open the Call for Proposals (CFP) for the annual Symposium in its historic 10th anniversary, scheduled as a virtual event from April 2-4, 2025, and an in-person event at Michigan State University from April 6-8, 2025. For the past ten years, the Global Digital Humanities Symposium has brought together a diverse range of presenters to spark cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural, and ethically engaged conversations. We will celebrate our decade in this space by reflecting on global digital humanities as a field as well as our impact on this rich area of scholarship. We therefore invite presenters from previous Symposia to return to the conference and share how their work has developed since their presentation. The CFP is now available in English and Spanish (links below). Proposals and presentations are welcome in either English or Spanish for the virtual event, and in English for the in-person event. During the virtual Symposium, we will support live interpretation of presentations, as well as live English captions. Further details about multilingualism at the Symposium are available in the CFP. Deadline to apply: Wednesday, October 16, 2024, midnight in your timezone Full CFP - English - https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-english/ Full CFP - Español - https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-espagnol/ This year, we especially anticipate and welcome presentations on the following topics: * Reflections on the Symposium itself–what has been our effect on the field? * Considerations of the “global” in DH * Trial, error, process, preservation, and project conclusion as part of DH praxis * DH approaches to misinformation, media, and rhetoric in a global election year * Labs, support networks, streams/variations, and infrastructure for Global Digital Humanities Presentation formats vary for the virtual and in-person Symposium. See the full CFP for details and further presentation topics. Free registration for the Symposium will open in December 2024. Find out more, including information about past Symposia, at https://msuglobaldh.org/. Sincerely, Kristen Mapes and Kate Topham, Co-Chairs, Symposium Planning Committee ---- Estimados/as colegas, El Comité de Planificación del Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales se complace en abrir la Convocatoria de Propuestas (CFP, por sus siglas en inglés) para el Simposio anual en su histórico 10º aniversario, mismo que se realizará como evento virtual del 2 al 4 de abril de 2025, y evento presencial en la Universidad Estatal de Michigan del 6 al 8 de abril de 2025. Durante los últimos diez años, el Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales ha reunido a una amplia diversidad de ponentes para provocar conversaciones interdisciplinarias, interculturales y éticamente comprometidas. Celebraremos nuestra década en este espacio reflexionando sobre las humanidades digitales globales como campo de estudio, además de nuestro impacto en esta fértil área académica. Por ello, invitamos a los/las ponentes de Simposios anteriores a que vuelvan a la conferencia y expongan sobre las formas en que su trabajo se ha desarrollado desde su presentación. Ya está disponible en inglés y español la Convocatoria de Propuestas (CFP; véanse los enlaces a continuación). Se aceptan propuestas y presentaciones en inglés o español para el evento virtual, y en inglés para el evento presencial. Durante el Simposio virtual, contaremos con interpretación simultánea (inglés/español) de las presentaciones, así como con subtítulos en vivo en inglés. Encontrará más detalles sobre el multilingüismo en el Simposio en la CFP. Fecha límite para presentar solicitudes: miércoles 16 de octubre de 2024, medianoche en su zona horaria CFP completa - inglés - <https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-english/> https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-english/ CFP completa - español - <https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-espagnol/> https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-espagnol/ Este año, esperamos y agradecemos en especial las presentaciones sobre los siguientes temas: * Reflexiones sobre el propio Simposio: ¿cuál ha sido nuestro impacto en el campo? * Consideraciones sobre lo "global" en las HD * Ensayo, error, proceso, preservación y conclusión de proyectos como parte de la praxis de las HD * Planteamientos de las HD ante la desinformación, los medios de comunicación y la retórica en un año de elecciones globales * Laboratorios, redes de apoyo, corrientes/variaciones e infraestructura para las Humanidades Digitales Globales Los formatos de presentación varían para el Simposio virtual y el presencial. Consulte la CFP completa para más detalles y otras cuestiones relacionadas con las presentaciones. La inscripción gratuita para el Simposio se abrirá en diciembre de 2024. Obtenga más información, incluso sobre Simposios anteriores, en <https://msuglobaldh.org/> https://msuglobaldh.org/.<https://msuglobaldh.org/> Atentamente, Kristen Mapes, en nombre del Comité de Planificación del Simposio Kristen Mapes Assistant Director of Digital Humanities, College of Arts & Letters Michigan State University East Lansing MI kmapes(a)msu.edu she/her

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[DH Asia Webinar]: Aug. 20th (Tue), 3pm GMT+8 / “Recreating Chinese Mythical Creatures in the Digital Age" by Dr. Kaby Wing-Sze Kung
by Setsuko Yokoyama 14 Aug '24

14 Aug '24

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 Global DH Community, Hello! I hope this email finds you well with all things considered. I am writing to cordially invite you to our next DH Asia Webinar session on August 20th (Tue) at 3pm Hong Kong Time (GMT+8). Please register from the following link to receive the Zoom log-in information: https://shorturl.at/BA3Vh Our speaker is Dr. Kaby Wing-Sze Kung, an Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, and the Director of the Research Institute for Digital Culture and Humanities at Hong Kong Metropolitan University. Her talk is titled “Recreating Chinese Mythical Creatures in the Digital Age" and you can find the talk abstract in the attached PDF flier. The session will be moderated by Dr. Lik Hang Tsui from the City University of Hong Kong. Looking forward to seeing many of you! Sincerely, Setsuko on behalf of the DH Asia Webinar Planning Team -- Setsuko Yokoyama, PhD / MSI Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities Singapore University of Technology and Design syokoyams(a)gmail.com<mailto:syokoyams@gmail.com> | @setsukoyokoyama | she / her / hers https://hass.sutd.edu.sg/faculty/setsuko-yokoyama/

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Job Opening for Data Scientist with a focus on natural language processing
by Menno Van Zaanen 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

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. Job Opening for Data Scientist with a focus on natural language processing Application link: https://bit.ly/4fqI2Sl Application deadline: 31 August 2024 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) is looking for a data scientist with a focus on natural language processing (permanent position). As a Data Scientist at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) you will have the opportunity to initiate and lead projects focusing on Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities stemming from your own research interests. You will work closely together with a team of researchers as part of SADiLaR's extended network, both on your own and commissioned projects. Dissemination of project results at national and international conferences will be encouraged and supported. This position is crucial for research and development in Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities, fields that form the essence of SADiLaR, which is a national Research Infrastructure supported by the Department of Science and Innovation. Read more about SADiLaR at https://www.sadilar.org. Key responsibilities: - Research: Research in the area of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities. - Project work: Initiating and contributing to Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities projects. - Teaching: Teaching in the area of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities. - Mentorship: Mentorship of researchers in the field of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities. Minimum requirements: - A PhD (NQF level 10) in one of the following fields: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Human Language Technology, Digital Humanities, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, or related fields. The PhD should have a focus on computational aspects of linguistics. - A minimum of (five) 5 years' experience in the use of Python (other programming languages used within the computational linguistics or Digital Humanities domain can also be considered). - Evidence of peer-reviewed academic publications. - A minimum of (three) 3 years' experience as a supervisor/co- supervisor of students or playing a mentorship/supervising role for individuals. - A minimum of (three) 3 years' experience with using and/or developing computational tools. - A minimum of (three) 3 years experience related to research within the domain of Language Technology or Digital Humanities. - A minimum of (one) 1 year experience related to teaching or training within the domain of Language Technology or Digital Humanities. More information can be found at the application link. For informal inquiries please contact: Menno van Zaanen <menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za> Application link: https://bit.ly/4fqI2Sl -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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