ANNUAL MEETING ON CULTURAL HERITAGE – 4th CONFERENCE: CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN REGENERATION. International Conference | Rome, 4-5 December 2015 |http://creativeindustries.uniroma3.it Call for papers Background The rise of awareness about the economic significance of creativity in a globalized world has goneREAD MORE

Pre PhD in Information Retrieval for Cultural Heritage Student Assistant in Information Retrieval for Cultural Heritage Applications before June 18th (deadline extended)!.READ MORE

By Thomas Delpeut & Mascha van Nieuwkerk The ‘A Big Data History of Music’ project is not short in its ambitions. Initiated by Stephen Rose from the Royal Holloway University and Sandra Tuppen from the British Library, the collaborative project brings together several of theREAD MORE

19/06/2015 – 10:00-17:00 UvA University Theater Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16-18 room 1.04A Historical network research is a dynamic and lively field. The concepts and methods of social network analysis are increasingly being applied in the historical research practice, but their analytical potential and limitations deserve furtherREAD MORE

26 May, 3-5 PM, Bungehuis 401 Jelma van Amersfoort: Rêverie et caprice opus 1: A proof of concept applying social network analysis techniques to musico-historical datasets (www.jelmavanamersfoort.nl). dr. Harm Nijboer (UvA): Historical network analysis and network visualization: people, objects and texts dr. Bart Karstens (UvA):READ MORE

A more elaborate report of our Salon will follow shortly, but for those of you who can’t wait to try out the wonderful apps of Karen Forbes and Marcus Abbott: here you go. Wemyss Caves Visualisation Project (don’t forget to check out the extra’s)  READ MORE

This conference will take place at the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin on 19-20 June 2015. The conference aims to encourage dialogue and collaboration within and between the humanities, digital humanities, economics and social sciences concerning literary and artistic culture and the use of quantitativeREAD MORE

CREATE and the Amsterdam Academic Alliance are happy to host a workshop on Historical Networks Research. When? Friday 19th of June, 10-5 PM Who? With dr. Marten Düring, dr. Marijn Koolen, and you? Where? UvA University Theater, Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16-18, Room 1.04A How? UvA andREAD MORE

On Monday May 18 CREATE researcher Claartje Rasterhoff will present her research at the Boekmanstichting and emphasize the need for a historical perspective in discussions on creative industries (in Dutch). More info and registration: here.      READ MORE