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<\/a><\/div>\nWorkshop Call for Papers<\/strong>
February 13-14, 2012<\/strong>
Brown University<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span>
The Program in Judaic Studies in collaboration with the Brown University Library\u2019s Center for Digital Scholarship is pleased to announce plans for a two-day workshop devoted to investigating the ways in which the digital humanities has or can change the study of religion in antiquity.\u00a0 The workshop will take place on February 13-14, 2012, at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.<\/p>\nWe invite proposals for papers and presentations that explore the intersection of ancient religion and the digital humanities.\u00a0 We are particularly interested in presentations of projects that have the potential to open up new questions and avenues of research.\u00a0 Can digital tools not only allow us to do our work faster and more thoroughly but also enable entirely new kinds of research?\u00a0 How might different digital data (e.g., textual, geographic, and material culture) be used together most productively?\u00a0 The workshop will concentrate primarily on research rather than directly on pedagogy or scholarly communication.\u00a0 One session will be devoted to \u201cnuts and bolts\u201d issues of funding and starting a digital project.<\/p>\n
The focus of the workshop will be on the religions of West Asia and the Mediterranean basin through the early Islamic period.\u00a0 Proposals relating to other regions, however, will also be considered.
Please submit proposals of up to 300 words by October 31, 2011, to Michael Satlow (Michael_Satlow@Brown.edu<\/a>).\u00a0 <\/p>\nWorkshop Themes<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nWhile all areas relating to the intersection of the ancient religion and the digital humanities are open, we anticipate focusing our discussions on four themes and encourage submissions that relate directly to them:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corpus Development<\/em>.\u00a0 While this has comprised the bulk of the effort to date, we welcome further discussion and investigation of best practices, challenges, and standards.\u00a0 How should data be structured?
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Digital Tools<\/em>.\u00a0 What resources that might apply to the analysis<\/em> of our data already exist?\u00a0 Can they be easily configured to work with the data?\u00a0 We will be demonstrating some projects that might have applications to our data.\u00a0 What tools would we like developed?
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interoperability<\/em>.\u00a0 How might data from different corpora operate together?\u00a0 How might data interoperability advance research?
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visions<\/em>.\u00a0 In an ideal world, what would we like to see?\u00a0 What do we want to be able to do and what scholarly questions could these new approaches help to solve or open?\u00a0 We welcome presentations of prototypes or even mock-ups. <\/p>\nWorkshop Accommodations<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\nAttendance at the workshop is open to all.\u00a0 Travel subsidies may be available for presenters.\u00a0 Discounted accommodations are available at The Saunders Inn at Brown (http:\/\/www.brown.edu\/Facilities\/Saunders_Inn\/<\/a>).\u00a0 All workshop activities will take place within walking distance of the Saunders Inn.<\/p>\n
The Program in Judaic Studies in collaboration with the Brown University Library\u2019s Center for Digital Scholarship is pleased to announce plans for a two-day workshop devoted to investigating the ways in which the digital humanities has or can change the study of religion in antiquity.\u00a0 The workshop will take place on February 13-14, 2012, at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n
We invite proposals for papers and presentations that explore the intersection of ancient religion and the digital humanities.\u00a0 We are particularly interested in presentations of projects that have the potential to open up new questions and avenues of research.\u00a0 Can digital tools not only allow us to do our work faster and more thoroughly but also enable entirely new kinds of research?\u00a0 How might different digital data (e.g., textual, geographic, and material culture) be used together most productively?\u00a0 The workshop will concentrate primarily on research rather than directly on pedagogy or scholarly communication.\u00a0 One session will be devoted to \u201cnuts and bolts\u201d issues of funding and starting a digital project.<\/p>\n
The focus of the workshop will be on the religions of West Asia and the Mediterranean basin through the early Islamic period.\u00a0 Proposals relating to other regions, however, will also be considered. While all areas relating to the intersection of the ancient religion and the digital humanities are open, we anticipate focusing our discussions on four themes and encourage submissions that relate directly to them:<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corpus Development<\/em>.\u00a0 While this has comprised the bulk of the effort to date, we welcome further discussion and investigation of best practices, challenges, and standards.\u00a0 How should data be structured? Attendance at the workshop is open to all.\u00a0 Travel subsidies may be available for presenters.\u00a0 Discounted accommodations are available at The Saunders Inn at Brown (http:\/\/www.brown.edu\/Facilities\/Saunders_Inn\/<\/a>).\u00a0 All workshop activities will take place within walking distance of the Saunders Inn.<\/p>\n
Please submit proposals of up to 300 words by October 31, 2011, to Michael Satlow (Michael_Satlow@Brown.edu<\/a>).\u00a0 <\/p>\nWorkshop Themes<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Digital Tools<\/em>.\u00a0 What resources that might apply to the analysis<\/em> of our data already exist?\u00a0 Can they be easily configured to work with the data?\u00a0 We will be demonstrating some projects that might have applications to our data.\u00a0 What tools would we like developed?
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interoperability<\/em>.\u00a0 How might data from different corpora operate together?\u00a0 How might data interoperability advance research?
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visions<\/em>.\u00a0 In an ideal world, what would we like to see?\u00a0 What do we want to be able to do and what scholarly questions could these new approaches help to solve or open?\u00a0 We welcome presentations of prototypes or even mock-ups. <\/p>\nWorkshop Accommodations<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
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