Free one day event: “Digital Humanities: Now and Beyond” 17 April 2013, Aalborg Denmark

Digital Humanities: Now and Beyond

The Manifestos

The keynotes by Jeffrey Schnapp (Harvard University) and John Naughton (University of Cambridge) will discuss their respective visions of Digital Humanities.

Prominent Danish scholars within digital humanities will present on both the critical-problematic perspectives of the Humanities turned Digital or present their own research projects within the area of Digital Humanities.

Talks will be in English.

Programme 17 April 2013
10.00-10.15Welcome and introduction by organizer Associate Professor Mia Rendix and Dean of the Humanities, Professor Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld
10.15-11.00Keynote by Professor Jeffrey Schnapp (Harvard University)
11.00-11.15Questions
11.15-12.15Keynote by John Naughton (Cambridge University)
12.15-12.30Questions
12.30-13.30Lunch
13.30-14.00Lecture: Professor Helle Porsdam (University of Copenhagen)
14.00-14.30Introduction of the Danish DigHumLab, by Associate Professor Erik Champion (University of Aarhus)
14.30-14.45Coffee
14.45-15.15Lecture Professor Lars Ole Sauerberg (University of Southern Denmark)
15.15-15.45Lecture Associate Professor Niels Brügger (University of Aarhus)
14.45-16.30Round-table discussion – chaired by Professor Thomas Ryberg (University of Aalborg)
16.30Goodbye

Please sign up for the conference at this link (participation is free of charge).

If a cancellation is received after 8 April 2013 and/or the participant fails to attend, the participant will be charged an administration fee of 100 Danish crowns (DKK).

Organizer: Associate Professor Mia Rendix, Aalborg University – Denmark

Note: Flights to Aalborg Airport: http://www.aal.dk/direkte-ruter/#.UVwfAlejaPw Norwegian offer many cheap flight connections or one can connect via Copenhagen, Berlin and others.

Billund airport (2-3 hours away) is serviced BA; Ryan air; KLM, Air France; Lufthansa; SAS; and Norwegian.

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