The next CREATE Digital History Workshop session is the first in a three-part series devoted to Geographic Information System (GIS). GIS is the digital toolbox for researchers working with geographic and spatial data. In this GIS From Networks to Maps session we will examine the interplay of spatial analysis andREAD MORE
In this Salon (14 Feb, 15:00-17:00) we’ll explore the exciting field of Automated Historical Text Analysis, with presentations by: Dr. Kaspar Beelen (University of Amsterdam) on his paper ‘Women at Westminster since 1945: have they changed the debate?’ To what extent has the increasing presenceREAD MORE
Jan Vos (ACT) is collecting the data for The Amsterdam City Theatre Database (1774-2016). This database will contain information of the repertoire of this central theatre venue. Advertisements, yearbooks, programme books, etc. from are already found in different archives around Amsterdam. The mentioned dates ofREAD MORE
Have you ever wondered about the geographic and material aspects of your research? Have you ever been curious to find out what your data would look like when plotted on a map? As the “spatial turn” in history, the rise of interdisciplinary “area” studies, andREAD MORE
Lia van Gemert (CREATE / UvA) and Lucas van der Deijl (TOPIC) will conduct a research pilot (January – June 2017) granted by Nederlab on the dissemination of Spinozist terminology in digitised early modern texts made available for analysis by Nederlab. The pilot will evaluateREAD MORE
Ivan Kisjes (CREATE) and Tessa Wijckmans (COLEM) will start a research project at Nederlab about orthographic variation in in Early Modern texts in January 2017. Historical Dutch texts are characterized by its unstable orthographies, which troubles automatic processing and analyzing of the texts. By usingREAD MORE
In this final session of the CREATE Digital History Workshop miniseries on Network Analysis we will continue working with the popular software for network analysis and visualization Gephi. The session will be led by Anne Helmond, Assistant Professor and Program Director of the MA NewREAD MORE
We’ll explore the exciting field of Visual Analytics in Historical Research, with presentations by: * prof. dr. Marcel Worring (University of Amsterdam) on the project Visual Analytics Approach for the Stylistic History of Painting (VISTORY) * dr. Harm Nijboer (University of Amsterdam/CREATE) on Wikidata andREAD MORE
On 27 October 2016, the University of Amsterdam opened its doors to The Humanities And Technology Camp (THATCamp). In recent years the THATCamp formula has crossed the Atlantic and spread over Europe. At THATCamp Amsterdam we came to fully understand the reason for THATCamp’s success:READ MORE