With the generous sponsorship of the Furman Humanities Center, this event will feature Laura Soffiantini, PhD Candidate in Cultural Studies and Digital Humanities at KU Leuven (Belgium), as facilitator for an open-to-all conversation on Digital Humanities and its applications. We will discuss the suggested reading and talk about some of the tools, key concepts and techniques for the digital study of texts.

Suggested reading: D. Barry & A. Fagerjord (2017), Digital Humanities: Knowledge and Critique in a Digital Age, Introduction (pp. 5–22).

On our invited speaker:

Laura Soffiantini is a PhD candidate in Cultural Studies and Digital Humanities at KU Leuven (Belgium). Her research explores the geographical description of Greece in Pliny the Elder’s Natural History, combining classical scholarship with computational methodologies.

No prior knowledge is required. Faculty, staff and students are welcome to drop in at any time.