20+ hour workshop

Instructors:Dr. Constance Crompton, Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities, University of OttawaMeghan Landry, ACENET Max Participants: 25 This four-day in-person workshop at St. Francis Xavier University will discuss in-depth the role of metadata standards, controlled vocabularies, and linked open data in digital archives projects. This workshop will be inspired by the theory and practice of […]

Dr. Jon Bath, Associate Professor of Art and Art History, University of Saskatchewan Max Participants: 12 This course will introduce the use of relational databases for the analysis of humanities data. We will begin by examining why a database might be an appropriate tool for your project and then move on to how to model, […]

Dates: May 12th to May 15th, 2025 Instructors: Arun Jacob and Paula Sanchez Nuñez de Villavicencio Description: This workshop enables participants to examine the ways in which media archeology works as an effective research methodology for Digital Humanities (DH) scholarship, as its simultaneous focus on larger media infrastructures, such as globalized corporate entities networking with […]

Dates: May 12th to May 15th, 2025 Instructor: James Cummings and Diane Jakacki This workshop is an intensive introduction taught in a way that both those who are absolute beginners to digital markup and the guidelines of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) or also those with a little bit of experience (but needing a refresher) […]

Instructors: Chelsea Miya and Ryan Chartier Description: In this workshop, you will learn how to build lightweight static websites using the Jekyll static site generator. We will walk through the theory and practice of minimal computing, a “needs based” back to basics approach to web design using free, open-source tools (Risam and Gil 2022, Sayers […]

Dates: May 12th to May 15th, 2025 Instructor: Dr. KáLyn Coghill Description:  This course engages in a critical examination of the distinctive challenges encountered by Black women within the digital sphere, attributed to the convergence of misogyny and anti-Black racism, collectively referred to as misogynoir. Participants will investigate the historical context, manifestations, and repercussions of […]

Dates: May 12th to May 15th, 2025 Instructors: Diana Duarte Salinas Description: Data visualization is a powerful tool for uncovering patterns, telling compelling stories, and communicating complex ideas in ways that transcend traditional text-based formats. This workshop is designed for humanities scholars and professionals interested in exploring how data visualization can enrich their research, teaching, […]

Dates: May 12-16, 2025 This week-long workshop will introduce attendees to best practices in Research Data Management (RDM) using common tools to support research transparency and reproducibility. Robust implementation of RDM principles enables researchers to address bias and reproducibility, effectively share their research, and ensure long term access to their research inputs and outputs. From […]

Dates: May 12th to May 15th, 2025 Instructors: Kim Martin and Kiera Obbard Description:  This course will introduce participants to a feminist praxis of making through a combination of theory and praxis. Over four days, participants will read and discuss a variety of texts related to feminist making, across topic areas including weaving, poetry film, […]

Led by: Susan Brown and Kim Martin This workshop provides an introduction to the web of data for humanities researchers and cultural data stewards. Linked open data is highly structured interoperable data hosted on the web that is structured with semantic relationships so that machines can become partners in discovering, disseminating, sharing, and analyzing data. […]

Led by: Katie Blizzard and Lorena Gauthereau This course will explore all aspects of conceptualizing, planning for, and creating a digital edition. It provides a basic introduction to the various types of digital editions, the practice of editing in the digital age, and a survey of the many digital tools available to serve project goals. […]

Led by: Jacquelyne Thoni Howard This course will guide attendees through the process of developing and enhancing student engagement and educational digital humanities programming using equity, advocacy, and care frameworks. Informed by liberatory and feminist pedagogies, this workshop will demonstrate how to build DH programming that meets the diverse educational and research needs of students, […]

Led by: Kate Oestreich This course will introduce the open-assembly teaching and making tools at the nonprofit COVE (Collaborative Organization for Virtual Education), which anyone, anywhere can use without having to learn to code. COVE is a scholar-driven, open-access platform that publishes both peer-reviewed material and active-learning or “flipped classroom” student projects built with our […]

Led by: Stephen Zweibel and Zachary Lloyd This is a basic introduction to JavaScript, which is the programming language of the web. The class is designed for anyone interested in developing a website, or creating an interactive data visualization. By the end of this course, you will be able to read JavaScript you find online […]

Led by: Joanna Byszuk and Jacek Bąkowski This is a beginner to intermediate-level course in computational text analysis. It will focus on using digital tools to enhance and deepen traditional ways of reading and analyzing texts. We will explore ways of answering questions about authorship, textual, chronological, and authorial style, genre, and meaning, using some […]

Led by: Elisa Beshero-Bondar and David Birnbaum This class teaches you how to navigate and process XML using tools designed for the purpose–XSLT, XQuery, and Schematron. We cover these together as members of the same XML family, sharing a common syntax in XPath. New and experienced coders of XML will benefit alike from this course, […]

Led by: Anastasia Salter and John T. Murray In this team-taught workshop, we invite scholars to join us in exploring the relationship between generative AI and the future of programming pedagogy in the digital humanities and a frontline of what the MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI called “critical AI literacy.” Generative AI […]

Led by: Lynne Siemens This course will cover the basics of project management from project definition to project review upon completion. Topics such as budget setting and controls, risk management, critical path scheduling, software tools, and related Internet resources will also be discussed. Material will be covered through lectures, discussions, case studies, and presentations. By […]

Led by: Harold Short, John Unsworth, and Ray Siemens Intended for university administrators who seek an understanding of the Digital Humanities that is both broad and deep, this offering establishes a cohort that meets as a group for three dedicated sessions before the first day of DHSI (on the Sunday beforehand) and several dedicated session […]

Led by: Timothy Duguid This course introduces current practices in encoding, analysing, and presenting music information. It will begin by introducing the philosophy, theory, and practicalities behind encoding symbolic music notation and will then explore pathways for analyzing and publishing that encoded data. Participants should have a basic knowledge of how to read music, but […]

Led by: Amanda Madden This course is intended to be an introduction to the spatial humanities both in practice and theory and is suitable for both novices and those with more experience. The course will consist of readings, lectures, and hands-on practice with basic GIS and other softwares. An emphasis will be placed on spatial […]

Led by: Constance Crompton For those new to the field, this is an introduction to the theory and practice of encoding electronic texts for the humanities. This workshop is designed for individuals who are contemplating embarking on a text-encoding project, or for those who would like to better understand the philosophy, theory, and practicalities of […]

Led by: Jason Boyd and Edmond Chang Queerness and the digital humanities share a common ethos: a desire to make meaning in new ways. Indeed, the intersection of DH and queerness is a site of rich potential that can inspire (and challenge) us to think differently about DH, its methods, its purpose, and its politics. […]