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CFP: Conference on Digital Engagement in Archaeology: Strategies & Evaluation Methods

8th – 9th November at UCL Institute of Archaeology Organisers: Chiara Bonacchi (UCL Institute of Archaeology) & Daniel Pett (The British Museum) Under the auspices of: the Archaeology and Communication Research Network (ACRN) and the Centre for Audio-Visual Study and Practice in Archaeology (CASPAR). The organisers invite 2 types of papers: a) Papers presenting frameworks […]

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Resource: Forking for Beginners

From Tonya Howe: I’ve been trying to wrap my head around github, and while it’s been a slow process, I think my experience may be useful for other folk like me–those of us who have just enough knowledge (and the curiosity, and the really big eyes) to make a mess of things. So, I thought […]

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CFP: The Literary Interventions of the Digital Humanities: A Pecha Kucha Roundtable (NEMLA)

The Digital Americanist Society seeks speakers who will articulate a clear, interpretive intervention that digital scholarship has made (or could make) in their areas of study. Our goal will not be to describe digital projects, but instead to demonstrate how those projects advance, supplement, or disrupt the scholarly conversations of our respective literary subfields. We […]

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CFProjects: Interactivos?’12 Ljubljana: “Obsolete Technologies of the Future”

Ljudmila, Digital Medialab of Ljubjliana, in collaboration with SGMK of Zurich and Medialab-Prado are seeking for proposals for an upcoming workshops in collaborative prototyping which will be hold in Ljubljana (September 5 – 15, 2012) with the participation of advisors, technical assistants. We are seeking proposals for: * Installations (interactive, responsive, generative) * Performances (participatory, […]

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Report: Scholarly Production & Authoring Meeting Report, from Scholarly Communication Institute

Our first meeting took place in May 2012 at the Institute of International Education in New York City. The meeting focused on experimental platforms for scholarly production, as well as shared concerns and opportunities for change in broader areas such as audience, building and sustaining communities, academic workflow, and the human and technical infrastructure that supports scholarly communication. Materials […]

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Job: Research Developer, Digital Resource for Palaeography (DigiPal), King’s College London

The Department of Digital Humanities (DDH), King’s College London is looking for a highly motivated and technically sophisticated individual to work as a developer on the research project “Digital Resource and Database of Palaeography, Manuscripts and Diplomatic” (DigiPal: http://digipal.eu/). The position will involve designing and developing computer tools and methods to facilitate digital scholarship in […]

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Job: Asst Prof, U.S. 19th C. History, Public and Digital History, Western University, Ontario

The Department of History invites applications for exceptional scholars for one (1) tenure-stream position at the Assistant Professor level to commence July 1, 2013 in the following: United States, 19th c. with preference given to research on race in U.S. and in the Atlantic triangle (including Africa and/or Caribbean) and/or interest in American Studies. The […]

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Resource: Conference Notes from inaugural Australasian Association for Digital Humanities meeting in March 2012 by Mia Ridge

Editors’ Note: Mia Ridge has written extensive notes from the inaugural Astralasian Association for Digital Humanities meeting in March 2012: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3. The following is a selection from Day 2. Keynote panel, ‘Big Digital Humanities?’ Day 2 was introduced by Craig Bellamy, and began with a keynote panel with Peter Robinson, Harold […]