Research data management in the Arts and Humanities | Digital Curation Centre

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Francesca Benatti

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RDMF10: Research data management in the Arts and Humanities

3 – 4 September 2013
St Annes College, University of Oxford

Overview

In recent times the principal focus for research data management protagonists has been upon scientific data.

That is not to say that developments in the management of Arts and Humanities data have been absent, merely occluded. The RDFM10 event will examine what it is about Arts and Humanities data that may require a different kind of handling to that given to other disciplines, how the needs for support, advocacy, training and infrastructure are being supplied and, consequently, what are the strengths and weaknesses of the current arrangements for data curation and sharing.

This event, which will take place at St Annes College, Oxford, will commence at 13:00 on Tuesday 3rd September and conclude by 13:30 on Wednesday 4th September. The broad aims of the event will be:

To examine aspects of Arts and Humanities data that may require a different kind of handling to that given to other disciplines;
To discuss how needs for support, advocacy, training and infrastructure are being described and met;
And consequently, to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current arrangements for Arts and Humanities data curation and sharing, and brainstorm ways forward
Download the event programme in PDF format.

Costs and Registration
The delegate price of £100 includes lunch on 3rd September, plus dinner and overnight accommodation. Registration is open at http://asp.artegis.com/rdmf10.

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Hestia2 Seminar, 18 July, Southampton

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Francesca Benatti

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There are still places available for  “HESTIA2: Exploring spatial
networks through ancient sources”, a one-day seminar on spatial network
analysis and linked data in Classical studies, archaeology and cultural
heritage seminar.

To register, go to: http://connectedpast.soton.ac.uk/hestia-2013/

The seminar will be held at The University of Southampton on
18 July. Registration for this event is free, but we do recommend registering
as early as possible since the number of available places is limited. More
information, including abstracts and registration, can be found via the
following link: http://connectedpast.soton.ac.uk/hestia-2013/

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Southampton!

Elton Barker, Stefan Bouzarovski, Leif Isaksen and Tom
Brughmans

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DH_OU Seminar: Corpus Linguistics as Distant Reading, 4 July

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Francesca Benatti
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The Digital Humanities Thematic Research Network is pleased to present the next event in the Digital Humanities in Practice series.

Corpus Linguistics as Distant Reading?

Date: 04 July 2013

Time: 12.00-2.00

Location: Arts Music Studio, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes

Speakers: Daniel Allington and Ann Hewings, Faculty of Education and Language Studies, Centre for Language and Communication, The Open University

By the mid 1980s, corpus linguistics had been successfully and relatively uncontroversially established as a sub-discipline of linguistics. In this presentation, we will outline the development of corpus linguistics and its relevance to a number of fields of enquiry including forensic linguistics, relating this development to the contrasting disciplinary history of digital research methods within the humanities. We will also discuss the very real differences that exist between corpus-based and non-corpus-based approaches to linguistics, and how these can be resolved in research and teaching. The presentation will conclude with demonstration of free web-based tools which people can easily access and experiment with.

A sandwich lunch will be served to registered participants. Please email Heather Scott by 01 July ( heather.scott@open.ac.uk) to book a place.

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Registration open for Reading in conflict seminar, 24 June

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Francesca Benatti

Reading in conflict: an interdisciplinary seminar

The Open University, Milton Keynes

Christodoulou Meeting Room 01

24th June 2013

10:00-16:00

The commonplace understanding of reading as an essentially private activity is challenged not only by the very vocal kinds of reading carried out in classrooms, literary festivals, or reading groups book clubs but also by the important role it has played in social and political conflict.

This interdisciplinary seminar will bring researchers together to explore the question of how reading is implicated in diverse forms of conflict, including class conflict, military conflict, and conflict over political questions such as race and immigration. Presentations of cutting edge research on reading from the 19th century to the present day will be followed by group discussion of current knowledge and future directions for research and publication.

Speakers include Dr. Rosalind Crone and Dr. Edmund King, Reading Experience Database team members (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/index.php); Dr. Daniel Allington, Lecturer in Language and Communication (http://www.danielallington.net/); Dr. Catherine Feely, University of Sheffield, History; Vincent Trott, The Open University, History; Alex Laffer, The Open University, Language and Communication.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Attendance is free but places are limited. Please email Alex Laffer (a.laffer@open.ac.uk) to book a place.

Follow this link to download the full seminar programme: Reading_in_Conflict_programme

This event is made possible by funding from the Open University Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET).

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Still time to register for Becoming a Public Intellectual

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Francesca Benatti

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Funded by the AHRC and starting in October 2013, ‘Becoming a Public Intellectual’ is aimed at doctoral students and early-career researchers who want to seek influence beyond the university sector, to speak to the concerns and interests of a broader public and to set the agenda for developments in the cultural and creative sectors.  If you have an interest in developing your profile beyond academia, and in making contacts across other universities and institutions, this programme is for you.

Through a series of one-day workshops involving academics expert in public engagement as well as representatives from a number of cultural and media organisations, students will develop skills in effective engagement with television, radio and the press and will also learn how to maximise their influence via collaboration with a range of partners. This will be followed by a period of mentoring and consolidation during which these skills can be put into practice.

Becoming a Public Intellectual is run by CHASE, the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts Southeast England. CHASE was formed to deliver outstanding postgraduate training in the Arts and Humanities across the south-east of England and has seven members: The Courtauld Institute of Art, Goldsmiths (University of London), The Open University, and the Universities of East Anglia, Essex, Kent, and Sussex.

Applications are welcome from postgraduate students and early career researchers in the arts and humanities at CHASE institutions. To find out more about the programme and to apply please visit www.open.ac.uk/arts/public-intellectual.

The deadline for applications is Friday 14 June 2013

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