Sloane Lab and HDSM Darmstadt Seminar Series 2024

We are commencing the Sloane Lab and HDSM (Humanities Data Science & Methodology) Darmstadt Seminar Series 2024.

Paper presentations take place online between the 16th of April and the 16th of July, on Tuesdays at 15:30 BST/16:30 CET.

For the full programme and registration please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-and-creative-engagement-with-historical-data-tickets-871084195277

About the series:

The Sloane Lab and HDSM invites international speakers whose work is situated at the intersections of collections as data, cataloguing histories and critical archival studies, heritage infrastructures, critical digital heritage, and information science.

The seminar papers explore and foreground:

- Computational approaches as means for historical inquiry, critique and creative takes on data driven research paradigms.

- The potential of digital tools and data aggregations to shed light on the geographic spread, collectors, and knowledge in historical cultural heritage collections.

- Reflections on the contested nature of museum and archival collections and the role of collections as data research in foregrounding overlooked or ignored and marginalised issues like imperialism, colonialism, slavery, loss, and destruction, that have shaped collections.

- The role of digital archives in addressing historical and present-day injustices.

- Creative approaches for virtual exhibition and collection data platforms design.

The series is convened by Marco Humbel (Sloane Lab & UCLDH), Nadezhda Povroznik (TU Darmstadt), Julianne Nyhan (TU Darmstadt & UCL) and Andrew Flinn (UCL). Administrative support is provided by Lucy Stagg (UCLDH & UCL IAS).

This joint virtual seminar is co-hosted by University College London, TU Darmstadt, the British Museum and the Natural History Museum.

The symposium is funded by the Towards a National Collection programme (Arts and Humanities Research Council) as an activity of the Sloane Lab Discovery Project.