Forwarded by Angie... Dear all, "Places, Spaces, Sites: Mapping Critical Intersections in Digital Humanities" http://idrh.ku.edu/dhforum2016 The Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our Fall 2016 Digital Humanities Forum, September 29-October 1, 2016 at Watson Library and the Commons, Spooner Hall. This year's Forum includes three keynote talks, several hands-on workshops, and a day of presentations and poster sessions on the theme of "Places, Spaces, Sites: Mapping Critical Intersections in Digital Humanities." The Forum features the following events: ========================= Workshops on Thursday, September 29 and Friday September 30 Thursday, September 29 9 a.m. to noon Data Yoga: The Practice and Discipline of File Management (20 seats) Instructor: Jamene Brooks-Kieffer, University of Kansas 9 a.m. to noon Using XSL to Transform and Extract Information from XML Documents (20 seats) Instructor: Jeff Rydberg-Cox, University of Missouri-Kansas City 1-3 p.m. Building Map Stories (20 seats) Instructor: Rhonda Houser, University of Kansas 1-2:30 p.m. Creating A Digital Edition of A Text: From Transcription to Publication (15 seats) Instructors: Martha Baldwin and Laura Mielke, University of Kansas Friday, September 30 9 a.m. to noon Data for Humanists: An Introduction to Digital Humanities Data (20 seats) Instructor: Pam Lach, San Diego State University 9 a.m. to noon Social Media and Place (20 seats) Instructor: Germaine Halegoua, University of Kansas 1-3 p.m. Long Lasting Documents: An Introduction to Markdown (20 seats) Instructor: ?lika Ortega, Northeastern University ========================= Saturday, October 1 Places, Spaces, Sites: Mapping Critical Intersections in Digital Humanities A one-day program of panels and poster sessions showcasing digital humanities projects and research. ========================= KEYNOTE TALKS Keynote Speakers Friday, September 30 Opening Keynote: Mapping Indigenous LA: Place-Making through Digital Storytelling Maylei Blackwell, Associate Professor in Chicana and Chicano Studies and Gender Studies and affiliated faculty in LGBT Studies and American Indian Studies, UCLA Saturday, October 1 Morning Keynote: The Network Map Under Water Nicole Starosielski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU Closing Keynote Roopika Risam, Salem State University ========================= Please forward widely. The Forum is free to attend and open to participants at KU and beyond. However, space is limited, especially for the workshops. Please register early but we ask that you register only when you are sure you will attend. Please see http://idrh.ku.edu/dhforum2016 for more details, including the full schedule and the registration form. Please direct questions to the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities, [log in to unmask] Tami Albin (Interim) & Arienne Dwyer Co-Directors, IDRH ------------------------------