CFP: Digital Jewish Studies at the World Congress for Jewish Studies
It has been over half a century since father Roberto Busa, who later became the father figure of digital humanities, demonstrated the use of a punched card machine fitted with Hebrew type to the audience of the third World Congress of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. Now nearly all scholars work with digital equipment and resources.
Increasingly, scholars and practitioners have have become involved in creating digital resources and editions, using computational tools to analyse and represent their objects of study, designing digital interfaces and leading digital projects themselves.
Are you one of these pioneers?
Do you have a digital humanities project in a field related to Jewish studies?
We invite you to participate in a digital poster exhibition at the World Congress for Jewish Studies. We envision an opportunity to showcase and discuss completed projects and works in progress Please submit a one page poster application describing your project and what you plan to present at the Congress by December 14.
The Seventeenth World Congress of Jewish Studies will take place at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, August 6 - 10, 2017
Signed:
Hayim Lapin (hlapin@umd.edu)
Sinai Rusinek (sinai.rusinek@mail.huji.ac.il)
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Post ReplyDear Colleagues,
Thanks to the flexibility of the Congress organizers we have extended the due date for the call for papers. It is now December 31. Here is the revised call.
Digital Jewish Studies: call for posters Extension!
Due to the very short notice given before, we invite you to submit, until the December 31, 2016, your applications for a poster presentation at the World Congress for Jewish Studies.
Please send a description of your suggested poster (up to one page) as an attachment, to both sinai.rusinek at mail.huji.ac.il and hlapin at umd.edu .
See the full call for posters below:
It has been over half a century since father Roberto Busa, who later became the father figure of digital humanities, demonstrated the use of a punched card machine fitted with Hebrew type to the audience of the third World Congress of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. Now nearly all scholars work with digital equipment and resources.
Increasingly, scholars and practitioners have have become involved in creating digital resources and editions, using computational tools to analyse and represent their objects of study, designing digital interfaces and leading digital projects themselves.
Are you one of these people?
We invite you to participate in a digital poster exhibition at the World Congress for Jewish Studies. We envision an opportunity to showcase and discuss completed projects and works in progress. Our expectation is that physical posters will be on display for an extended period during the Congress, and that participants will have the opportunity to show live demonstrations during a designated session.
The Seventeenth World Congress of Jewish Studies will take place at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, August 6 - 10, 2017
Signed:
Hayim Lapin
Sinai Rusinek