Oct 20-21, 2022
Visualizations of the Heavens—The Database as a Research Tool
- Workshop
- Dept. III
- Several Speakers
- Sonja Brentjes
- Rana Brentjes
- Stamatina Mastorakou
- Noga Shlomi
- Pascal Belouin
- Shih-Pei Chen
- Calvin Yeh
About This Series
Since its inception in 2016, the Visualization and Material Culture of the Heavens project in Department III at the MPIWG has been built around a database established using ResourceSpace, an open source platform provided by Montala. In the process of further developing both project and database, we are hosting a hybrid workshop that aims to bring the participants into a discussion on how to use the database to answer research questions.
The two main themes will be:
- How to formulate research questions for productive use of the database.
- How to apply digital humanities methods to conduct comparative analyses.
We have invited scholars interested in astral image research and digital humanities, as well as IT experts and museum specialists, to learn from each other and discuss methods and strategies to facilitate the use of the database and other digital humanities tools for research purposes.
Timetable
Day 1: The VoH Database
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09:00–09:15 |
Introducing the Day |
Stamatina Mastorakou (MPIWG) |
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09:15–10:00 |
VoH - Concept, Goals, Insights |
Sonja Brentjes (MPIWG) |
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10:00–10:15 |
Coffee Break |
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10:15–12:00 |
The VoH Database: An Introduction |
Rana Brentjes (MPIWG) |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch Break |
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13:00–13:15 |
Instructions for Exercise with VoH-Database |
Rana Brentjes (MPIWG) and Stamatina Mastorakou (MPIWG) |
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13:15–14:45 |
Exercise with VoH-Database |
1. Group led by Rana Brentjes (MPIWG) 2. Group led by Stamatina Mastorakou (MPIWG) |
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14:45–15:00 |
Coffee Break |
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15:00–16:00 |
Joint Discussion on the Exercise with the VoH Database |
Chair: Stamatina Mastorakou (MPIWG) |
Day 2: DH Tools beyond the VoH Database
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09:00–09:15 |
Introducing the Day |
Stamatina Mastorakou (MPIWG) |
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09:15–10:15
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Image Analysis Tools: A Survey and a VoH Case Study |
Ali Ozgur Argunsah and Theofanis Karayannis (University of Zurich) |
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10:15–10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30–11:10 |
Beyond the Database: Introducing Other Useful DH Tools for VoH Research |
Rana Brentjes (MPIWG) |
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11:10–11:40 |
A Mapping & Data Visualization Platform for the VoH-Database |
Pascal Belouin (MPIWG) |
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11:40–12:25 |
Drawing Collective Meaning from Large Corpora of Historical Sources: Experiences from the Local Gazetteers Project |
Calvin Yeh & Shih-Pei Chen (MPIWG) |
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12:25–13:25 |
Lunch Break |
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13:25–14:00 |
Computational Clustering and Historical Categories: The Evolution of Visual Language Examined through a Corpus of Illustrations |
Noga Shlomi (MPIWG) |
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14:00–14:45 |
The Roman Provincial Coinage (RPC) Website |
Volker Heuchert (Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology) |
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14:45–15:00 |
Coffee Break |
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15:00–15:45 |
An Online Database of Ancient Egyptian Stars, Star Tables, and Astronomical Diagrams |
Sarah Symons (McMaster University) |
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15:45–17:00 |
Final Discussion with Introduction by Stamatina Mastorakou, MPIWG) |
Chair: Rana Brentjes (MPIWG) |