DH @ Berkeley and the Digital Humanities Working Group are pleased to welcome Stuart Dunn (King's College London) for a discussion entitled: "Points, lines, cells, polygons: What does "data" mean to a humanist?" Monday, October 27th, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, D-Lab Convening Room (356 Barrows)
The digital humanities offer an exciting opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary methods and apply digital tools to humanistic research. However, developing these skills while balancing coursework, research, and instruction during the academic year can be a challenge.
I have a confession. I’ve attended DH conferences, worked as the ‘Digital Humanities Assistant’ on campus, and advocated for the development of DH resources here at Berkeley, but…I’m still working through what Digital Humanities actually means for me and my research.
In August, several members of Research IT, the Library, and the Visual Resources Center met with our equivalents at Stanford to discuss supporting digital research in the humanities and social sciences met with our equivalents at Stanford. Special thanks to our friends in Stanford’s Academic Technology Specialists program for hosting us, especially Mike Widner, who helped arrange the visit. ATS’s combine specialized disciplinary training and broad experiential knowledge.
On September 18th, Digital Humanities @ Berkeley hosted the Bay Area Digital Humanities Meetup at the Magnes Collection for Jewish Art and Life. Started earlier this year, the Bay Area DH Meetup seeks to foster ties between industry, the academy, and the public to promote DH scholarship.