Posted!
https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/fwd-upcoming-events-on-philology-with-nadia-altschul/
Best,
Matt
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Matthew K. Gold <mattgold@gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi All —
>
> Please see notice of an upcoming event of interest at Columbia below:
>
> ———- Forwarded message ———-
> From: Grant Wythoff <grant.wythoff@gmail.com>
>
>
> Nadia Altschul
> On Philology
>
> 6:15pm, 18 Feb 2015
> Heyman Center for the Humanities
> Second Floor Common Room
>
> Philology and the reconstruction of texts has been a main humanistic
> method since the purported end of the middle ages. Today’s exchange will
> delve into the history of philology and its basic methodological
> assumptions, bringing to the fore some of its colonial underpinnings, and
> asking digital humanists, as part of the conversation, about connections
> between DH and this core method in humanities research.
>
> Event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served
>
> More info: http://heymancenter.org/events/on-method-on-philology/ and
> http://xpmethod.plaintext.in/
>
> Part of the series On Method in the Humanities
>
> While much time has been spent theorizing the “digital” in Digital
> Humanities, the On Method in the Humanities series seeks to gain a greater
> understanding of the heritage and future of humanistic inquiry. In addition
> to traditional talks and presentations, the aim of the series is to stage
> productive encounters between theory and method, connecting top theorists
> and model-makers with makers of things, builders of code, and architects of
> the pixel.
>
> Lectures will examine the range of theoretical and practical methods used
> by humanities scholars and critics, past and present. Following Thomas
> Kuhn, how can we outline paradigms of humanistic inquiry? What are the
> national specificities of these methods? How are the technological
> challenges and opportunities provided by new research methods
> (computational, quantitative) and new organizational structures (labs,
> workshops, co-working) tethered to epistemological shifts as well?
>