Digital History – Open Research Colloquium (via Zoom)
6 November
Current master theses
Wiebke Sczeponik (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)
Zu Tode verurteilte Frauen in Berlin-Plötzensee: Ordnung mit allen Mitteln an der Heimatfront in den letzten Kriegsjahren (1942-1945)
Abstract
Yannick Haas (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)
NS-Sprachgebrauch im Nachrichtenmagazin DER SPIEGEL: Eine NLP-Analyse „latenter“ sprachlicher Kontinuitäten in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren
Abstract
13 November
Mila Oiva (University of Turku, Finland)
Chasing Leninism with AI. Using Computational Methods to Trace Cultural Phenomena through Historical Audiovisual Materials
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
20 November
Shih-Pei Chen (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany)
Treating a genre as a knowledge system: Analysing Chinese local gazetteers and daily-use encyclopedias with quantitative approaches
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
27 November
Clemens Neudecker (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany)
Context matters: Chancen und Herausforderung bei der Arbeit mit Künstlicher Intelligenz und Kulturellem Erbe
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
4 December
Ashley Sanders (Digital Humanities Consultant, Nantes, France)
Redressing Colonial Knowledge Systems through Restorative Data Justice
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
11 December
Wonhee Cho (Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea)
Rethinking ‘Sinicization’ through Data: A Network Analysis Methodology for Yuan Dynasty Studies
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
18 December
Aurelia Brandenburg (Bern Academy of Arts, Switzerland)
Die Jungs unter sich? Männlichkeit im deutschsprachigen Spielejournalismus 1980-2000
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
8 January
Moritz Feichtinger (University of Basel, Switzerland)
‘Just a little bit?’: Historicizing born-digital objects
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
15 January
Amanda Regan (Clemson University, South Carolina, USA)
Mapping the Gay Guides: Using Digital History to Explore LGBTQ Travel Guides, 1965 – 2005
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
22 January
– POSTPONED –
New date: 21 May 2025, 4-6 pm
– NFDI4Memory
Ursula Lehmkuhl (Trier University, NFDI4Memory TA 4 – Data Literacy, Germany)
Datenkompetenzen in den Geschichtswissenschaften: Einblick in die Arbeiten der NFDI4Memory Task Area ‘Data Literacy’
Abstract
29 January
Folgert Karsdorp (Meertens Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands), Mike Kestemont (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
The application of unseen species models in history: correcting registration bias in nineteenth-century police reports from Brussels
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
Please note: This is a hybrid event.
Location: Room 2070 A, Main Building of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin (a brief registration via e-mail is recommended)
Online via Zoom
5 February
Shawn Graham (Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada)
Do It Yourself Digital Golems: Experiments with various AI, neural networks, and other technologies for archaeology
Abstract
Recording [YouTube]
Time: Wednesdays, 4.15-5.45pm CET
Location: Videoconference via Zoom
Registration: digitalhistory@hu-berlin.de
The most important information about the research colloquium “Digital History” will be sent to you conveniently by e-mail via the open mailing list.
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