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Community of Practice<\/h2>\n

Please note, this event is a meeting of the Digital Humanities Community of Practice, which is open to University of Reading researchers only. If you are interested in any of the presentations, please contact the speakers directly (details included below).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The COP is a space for colleagues with an interest in Digital Humanities to come together, share ideas and expertise, and discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by digital research and engagement with Digital Humanities as a discipline.<\/p>\n

It is open to all researchers, staff, and PGRs from any subject<\/strong> \u2013 we welcome interdisciplinary collaboration!<\/p>\n

Within the COP, you will be able to introduce yourself, share your research, and have access to information about funding opportunities, support, and events. Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Meeting details<\/h2>\n

This term’s meeting of the Digital Humanities Community of Practice<\/strong> will be taking place online, on Wednesday 23 February (11:30-13:00)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You are welcome to join the Community of Practice via our MS Teams channel<\/a>. (This link will take you to the Teams channel. If you are not already a member, you will be presented with a dialogue box that says ‘Join’. Click this to send a request, which will be approved if you are a member of the University of Reading. If you are already a member of the Team, this link just takes you directly to the ‘General’ channel.)<\/p>\n

The first meeting will include an introduction by the Digital Humanities Academic Champion, Mara Oliva, followed by a presentation by Rachel Garfield, PI of the project \u2018The Legacies of Stephen Dwoskin\u2019s Personal Cinema\u2019, along with Co-Is Yunhyong Kim (University of Glasgow) and Frank Hopfgartner (University of Sheffield). An abstract of the presentation is below.<\/p>\n

Owing to the ongoing pandemic, this first meeting will take place online.\u00a0The meeting invite, for you to add to your calendar, will be posted in the Teams channel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have any questions please do join the MS Teams channel<\/a> or contact Mara Oliva (m.oliva@reading.ac.uk<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Programme<\/h2>\n

Date and time: 23 February 2022, 11:30-13:00 – MS Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:30-11:45: Welcome and overview of DH Project and Academic Community strand<\/p>\n

11:45-12:30: Presentation: \u2018The Legacy of Stephen Dwoskin\u2019s Personal Cinema\u2019<\/p>\n

12:30-12:35: Comfort break<\/p>\n

12:35-12:55: Q&A<\/p>\n

12:55-13:00: Next COP and Close<\/p>\n

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Abstract: ‘The Legacy of Stephen Dwoskin’s Personal Cinema’<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This presentation discusses the unique contributions of the AHRC-funded project \u2018The Legacy of Stephen Dwoskin’s Personal Cinema\u2019. It will highlight how the project is discovering novel uses of digital forensics, data exploration and visual analysis to advance archival and creative practice, and humanities research, as well as research data management. The presentation will be delivered by the PI, Rachel Garfield, and two Co-Is, Dr Yunhyong Kim (university of Glasgow) and Dr Frank Hopfgartner (University of Sheffield).<\/p>\n

Dr Kim will discuss:<\/p>\n

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  1. Data exploration approaches to reveal clues about the artist\u2019s personal\/professional history, stages of creative processes, and technical environment;<\/li>\n
  2. The benefits of visualising the file directory structure and timeline, as a supplementary tool for archival processes in description and arrangement;<\/li>\n
  3. A survey on email visualisation research to address the conflict between privacy and access, as well as privacy conscious data management and its impact for humanities research.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Dr Hopfgartner will discuss:<\/p>\n

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    1. Our research into visualising Dwoskin\u2019s work using movie barcodes and audio spectrograms;<\/li>\n
    2. Our approaches to analysing the use of sound in Dwoskin\u2019s films;<\/li>\n
    3. A brief outline of results of an analysis of Dwoskin\u2019s use of video shots.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Reading materials<\/h3>\n