Digital Humanities early career välipala is a monthly meet-up in person for early career humanities and social sciences researchers. It offers a free form opportunity to discuss and share experiences of digital methods in research. The focus is on digital good practices, stumbling blocks and tricks regarding use of data, tools and analysis methods.

Snacks will be provided in the form of insights on new methods, best practice testimonials… and cake! Welcome from 3 to 4 pm at Metsätalo UniCafe!

Välipalat Spring 2025:

Tuesday, February 18: Historical sources and network analysis
Do you plan to use network analysis in your research?  Are you wondering about what it takes to make your messy historical data collection ready for network analysis? During this session we focus on utilizing network analysis as a tool on historical materials, be it a correspondence corpus, trade networks, or something else. You can still share ideas here

Tuesday, March 18: Digital ethnographers and folklorists, how to analyze data?
Following online discussion or a community? conducting fieldwork online and onsite? In this session we want to discuss readiness and methods to approach and analyze data obtained in digital spaces, or hybrid fieldwork sites, either as the main body of data or in combination with qualitative data. You can still share ideas here.

Tuesday, April 22: Digitizing your own data? Dos and don’ts
Are you digitizing materials during a project or plan to? Taking snapshots or scanning? In this välipala we discuss different formats for digitizing objects, archive or printed material, methods for organizing, analyzing or annotating images, and considerations regarding storage and sharing. Please register and pre-share ideas here

Friday, May 23: Field trip: Digital Humanities Hackathon We join the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Helsinki Digital Humanities Hackathon. This month’s session we hear this year’s projects at the poster slam. We will spare some time to plan how to move forward with the välipalat. Please note there is a different place/time: Minerva Plaza, Siltavuorenpenger 5 A Room K226 / time: 12:00-14:00

Each session starts with a brief introduction into the theme by a researcher working on that topic to facilitate free-form and open conversation. We aim to build a community and space to create and find connections.

The DH välipalat are organised by and for PhD and early-career researchers. We are a group of interdisciplinary folk based in Helsinki supported by DARIAH-FI The digital research infrastructure for the arts and humanities.

Inquiries can be sent to ines.matres@helsinki.fi

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