36.876, Summer Schools: Digital Humanities and Digital Communication: Integrating traditional and innovative tools (Italy)

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Subject: 36.876, Summer Schools: Digital Humanities and Digital Communication: Integrating traditional and innovative tools (Italy)

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Date: 12-Mar-2025
From: Marina Bondi [digitalhumanities at unimore.it]
Subject: Digital Humanities and Digital Communication: Integrating traditional and innovative tools


Digital Humanities and Digital Communication: Integrating traditional
and innovative tools

Host Institution: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Website:
https://www.summerschooldigitalhumanities.unimore.it/2025-edition/

Dates: 03-Jun-2025 - 06-Jun-2025
Location: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Department of
Studies in Language and Culture, Modena, Italy

Minimum Education Level: PhD students

Focus: The 2025 Summer School of the UNIMORE Doctoral Program in Human
Sciences will explore how innovative digital tools can be integrated
with traditional methods and practices. The sessions will include both
lectures by prominent researchers and hands-on workshops.
Description:
Digital Technology is a major enabler as recent developments in
research in the humanities have shown. New applications, software and
techniques have raised the level of analysis we can perform. Machine
learning in the form of deep neural networks has revolutionized our
ability to process large datasets and classify or otherwise learn from
their content. We now have sophisticated tools for the compilation,
annotation and analysis of corpora, distant reading methods and
techniques, increasingly complex digital archives and Large Language
Models for faster and better translations.
Although AI is indeed pushing the boundaries of technological progress
further and further beyond what was conceivable perhaps even just a
few years ago, we cannot overlook the value of traditional knowledge,
skills and abilities. While far from defending a Luddite position on
the question, it can be argued that the human element in research is
still fundamental when using these digital tools, not least of all to
guarantee representative data to avoid bias. Furthermore, the
sensitivity, cultural awareness and knowledge of researchers can
continue to benefit the interpretation of data. Traditional methods
and innovative tools should be seen as complementary to each other,
not the replacement of one for the other. However, knowing how
researchers should interact with AI and work in tandem is fundamental
for success.
Tuition: 100 Euros
Tuition Explanation: The registration fee will cover insurance,
workshops, lectures, lunches and coffee breaks.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Discourse Analysis
                     Ling & Literature
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics
                     Translation

Registration Open until 28-Mar-2025

Apply on the web:
https://www.summerschooldigitalhumanities.unimore.it/2025-edition/application/

Registration Instructions:
SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA
The selection of participants is based on a review process organised
by the scientific committee of the summer school. This process is open
to all PhD students and to young non-tenured researchers. The
application will be subjected to a double-blind peer review. Based on
this review, the scientific committee of the summer school will select
the participants.
The selection criteria are:
quality of the PhD project, assessed in relation to its:
i) theoretical approach;
ii) methodological standards;
iii) potential for innovation;
the relevance of the aims and objectives of the PhD project within the
areas covered.
Participants will be expected to present their work at the Summer
School, either in the form of a presentation or a poster.
APPLICATION FORM
The application form includes:
 - abstract of the PhD project/current research project (max 2500
characters, including spaces. Please submit your abstract as Word
documents and format your in-text references and bibliography in APA7)
 - a short CV according to a given model (see below)
This process is open to all PhD students and to young non-tenured
researchers. The total number of students will be limited to 30.
The deadline for applications is March 28th 2025.
All applicants will be informed about the selection of participants by
April 11th 2025.
Send the application form, abstract, and CV to:
digitalhumanities at unimore.it (with the subject of the email
“Application Name Surname“)



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