Big Humanities Data

Patrik Svensson is a professor in the Humanities and information technologyand director of HUMlab, Umeå University. His current research spans
information technology and learning, research infrastructure, screen
cultures and the digital humanities as an emerging field. Apart from having
main responsibility for HUMlab, he is currently heavily involved in Umeå
University’s new Arts Campus and the creation of a new platform for digital
media, culture and representation: HUMlab-X. Another prioritized area at
this point is strengthening strategic collaboration with selected national
and international partners.
http://patrik.humlab.umu.se/

This is an important talk for all those interested in the “digital humanities.”

UCSB student Anne Cong-Huyen visited at HUMlab last year; Lindsay Thomas will be going in December; former students Lisa Swanstrom and Mike Frangos have had postdocs there.

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