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Workshop "Whither Digital Humanities? - Curators meet Researchers" (May 2014)

Workshop with Doug Reside, digital curator of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Time: Friday, May 9th, 2014, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Venue: Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) of Munich,
Seestraße 13, 80802 München

Moderated by Dr. Nic Leonhardt, Junior Researcher in Residence @ CAS
n.leonhardt@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Nic Leonhardt's introduction to Digital Humanities (in German): http://nicleonhardt.wordpress.com

The workshop is in English.
Max. number of participants: 12

Doug Reside is the first digital curator of the NYPL.

This workshop aims at mediating the dialogue between researchers from theatre and art studies, librarians, curators and archivists. Participants will explore the chances, benefits and challenges of introducing digital tools into their respective field of work. By showcasing selected eHumanities projects, Doug Reside, digital curator of performing arts at the New York Public Library, shall demonstrate exemplary ways of incorporating computer-based image, video, audio and textual material into research, teaching and public scholarship.