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, […]
Are you curious about Gaelic songs or digital cultural resources? Join us for an engaging two-day workshop (May 9-10) dedicated to exploring Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o’ Riches and the Nova Scotia Gaelic Song Index! This hands-on workshop will guide you through the ins and outs of these incredible resources. Learn how to search for hidden treasures, uncover fascinating […]
Date: May 12 2025 This practical workshop, delivered by the delivered by the UBC Library Research Data Management team, introduces strategies for consistent and meaningful file naming to support better research organization, collaboration, and long-term data reuse. Designed for graduate students, researchers, and staff, this session helps participants avoid common pitfalls and adopt best practices in […]
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 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 […]
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: 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) […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
Date: May 13 2025 This workshop is a gentle introduction to creating StoryMaps using the ArcGIS Online platform designed for those new to mapping projects. StoryMaps offer a low-barrier way to visualize spatial narratives that can be shared with your friends, community, or stakeholders. The StoryMaps interface is quite intuitive, with drag and drop options […]
Date: 20 May 2025 Data deposit and data sharing are increasingly recognized as best practice to support open research, reproducibility, research integrity, collaboration, and more. Disciplines, funders, and journals are increasingly requiring researchers to share or deposit data. But how do you get your dataset ready for sharing? What’s the best repository to share it […]