Venice Digital and Public Humanities Summer School
TL;DR: I spent the past week at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice's Digital and Public Humanities Summer School. The five-day program focused on historical, archaeological, cultural, artistic, and literary materials from Venetian sites and institutions with an emphasis on gaining competency in both applying computational methods as well as digitizing sources and results. The best part was the social atmosphere, enhancing my appreciation for Venice's cultural heritage, valuable connections with fellow scholars, and of course aperol spritz!... Read More
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Antwerp Digital Humanities Summer School
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TL;DR: I attended the University of Antwerp’s 5-day Digital Humanities Summer School, gaining skills in XML, TEI, GitHub, and Transkribus. I participated in engaging lectures, hands-on sessions, and a social program, culminating in the creation of a digital scholarly edition. The experience significantly enhanced my research capabilities and professional network.... Read More
Leipzig AI and Harvard DH
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Leipzig Artificial Intelligence Summer School Last week (June 25-28), I attended the International ScaDS.AI Summer School in Leipzig, Germany with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and... Read More
Oxford University’s Anatolian Languages and Linguistics Summer School (June 17-22)
Over the past week, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Anatolian Languages and Linguistics Summer School at Oxford University in (obviously) Oxford, England.... Read More
Travelogue: Iberian Peninsula (May 24-June 1, 2024)
Introduction Traveling to Portugal and Spain a couple weeks ago was a blend of historical exploration, culinary delights, and cultural immersion, offering a rich tapestry... Read More
Two More (Online) Publications
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Introduction In a previous post, I drew your attention to Two New (Online) Publications which I wrote for the online Database of Religious History (DRH)... Read More
M. Richey: A (Brief) Literature Review
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Introduction Madadh Richey, Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brandeis University, will be giving a department lecture at Johns Hopkins later today, April 10th, titled... Read More
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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Introduction For the past two months, I’ve been meaning to write a post about my recent trip to Tanzania in East Africa back in January... Read More