Early Modern Political Texts in the Digital Age
The digital form offers opportunities but also obstacles to the presentation of the materiality of early modern texts, yet questions of form often come as an afterthought in discussions of these texts. The inclusion of software developers and library professionals within our network will allow us to explore the implications of our findings for the presentation of early modern political texts in library catalogues, exhibitions, and modern digital editions.
This workshop will explore how the form and materiality of early modern political texts can be effectively presented in exhibitions and future digital editions and the issues such presentations raise.
Monday 11th September
10:30-10:45 Welcome (Meet at the entrance to the Robinson Library)
10:45-11:45 Visit to the Experiencing Political Texts Exhibition at the Robinson Library.
11:45-12:15 Coffee (Armstrong Building G.70, Reception Rooms)
12:15-13:45 Panel 1: Digital Humanities Projects – Databases, Catalogues and Tools
Abigail Williams (University of Oxford)
John Craig (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Giles Bergel (University of Oxford)
13:45-14:45 Lunch
14:45-15:50 Panel 2: Digital Humanities Projects – Visualisation
Jenny Orr (Newcastle University)
Ruth Ahnert (Queen Mary, University of London)
15:50-16:15 Tea
16:15-17:15 Reading Group feedback
17:15 Wine then dinner
Tuesday 12th September
(Armstrong Building, G.70 Reception Rooms)
09:15-10:20 Panel 3: The Challenges of Digital Humanities
Paul Gooding (University of Glasgow)
Yann Ryan (University of Helsinki)
10:20-10:45 Coffee
10:45-11:30 Roundtable on the digital: academic and curatorial perspectives
11:30-12:00 Coffee
12:00-12:45 What Next? General discussion on how to take the network forward
Experiencing Political Texts 