Digital revolution of the humanities: Symposium in Heidelberg!
Digital revolution of the humanities: Symposium in Heidelberg!
The Hengstberger Symposium will take place at the University of Heidelberg on June 12 and 13, 2025. The conference is dedicated to the influence of digitization on the humanities and the change in digital humanities. Organized by Dr. Natalie Rauscher and Dr. Christopher Nunn from the theological faculty of the Ruperto Carola, attracts almost 40 researchers from different disciplines - including theology, philosophy, literary studies, historical science and computer science. University of Heidelberg reports that the conference under the title "Disciplinary Transformation? Humanities Impact on Reshaping the Digital Humanities" stands.
A central focus of the conference is on the digital transformation of the humanities and the challenges associated with digital humanities. As part of the event, the integration of art history and film science into the digital humanities is also discussed. Discussions about possible negative aspects of digital humanities, such as non -transparent working structures and the ecological footprint of digital instruments, are particularly challenging.
Promotion of digital humanities
The relevance of digital humanities that combines humanities and computer science and offers new opportunities for the analysis and visualization of research data. The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Travel has been supporting interdisciplinary research projects in this area since July 2019. The aim is to edit humanities research questions using digital methods, especially for non-text-focused and multimodal sources. According to the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, thirteen composite projects have been funded in various humanities since January 2021 in order to meet the growing needs for digital approaches, such as .
Some of these projects are:
- Histki: Development of AI-based procedures to support image source research at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
- Claret: Classification of Celtic coin embossing through digital procedures at several institutions.
- chronbmm: dating of Vedic texts at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.
- discos: Analysis of multimodal sources of music at the University of Leipzig.
- etardis: interactive presentation of historical events at the University of Bielefeld.
The challenges of digital humanities
Digital humanities are a dynamic and intensely discussed topic within the humanities. It turns out that digitization not only changes the content, but also the methods and the self -image of the disciplines. As explained in the ZFDG , there is a growing question about the role of digitality and the changes that they cause in research practice. Digital methods enable scientists to formulate new research questions and to develop innovative approaches. These changes require close cooperation between computer scientists and humanities scholars and promote teamwork that traditionally did not meet the norm
Overall, the humanities are faced with a paradigm shift, which not only affects the analysis of the data, but also the interpretation practices. The challenges associated with the positioning of digital humanities range from euphoric approval to critical rejection. This exciting change is also discussed at the Hengstberger Symposium, which offers the ideal platform for interdisciplinary exchange.
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