Hackaton: Coding Dürer

13 Mar 2017 - 00:00

A five days international and interdisciplinary Hackathon for Art History and Information Science

March 13-17, 2017, Munich, Germany

Content

Cultural data analysis and visualization are important methods and research fields both for art historians and information scientists. Thus, the goal of this Spring School is to bring art historians and information scientists together to work on data.

Art history is on the brink of new research methods. Qualitative research is being augmented with digital methods. While the traditional approach of art history is to compare single artworks and place them in the historic context of the history of art (close viewing), the computer can process and compare whole databases with millions of images which allows new insights into collections and oeuvres (distant viewing).

Art historians have always used data – visual data. The slide library has been the resource of reproduction from original artworks. With image databases in use that contain digital visual data, that information can be subject to computer aided analysis. This is an opportunity for art historical research and will impact information science as well.

This Spring School is a Hackathon to propel interdisciplinary research at the intersection of art history and information science. The Spring School intends to develop a digital workflow with an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers. The aim is to practically show the potential and perimeters of data analysis in the visual Digital Humanities and at the same time theoretically reflect on the mixed methods used. Therefore, alongside skills and tools, a reflection on the methods – how quantitative methods add (not substitute) to qualitative methods – will be an integral part of this event.

Information

Participants should apply with a short motivation statement including their interests, expertise and affiliation. Accommodation in Munich is being covered and travel expenses up to 200€ can be refunded.

Maximum number of participants: 20 art historians and 20 information scientists; note that this interdisciplinary call is also open to other disciplines.

Target Group: students, research assistants, professors from art history and information science departments and museum professionals.

Keynote speakers:

Prof. Dr. Lev Manovich

Dr Anna Bentkowska-Kafel

Prof. Dr. Nuria Rodríguez Ortega

Dr. Justin Underhill

 

Working language: English

Requirements: Bring your own laptop

Official Hashtag: #CodingDurer

Application

Applications accepted until January 10, 2017 via this application form.

Notifications can be expected by January 15.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with us at info@codingdurer.de

Organization

Dr. Harald Klinke, M.Sc., Assistant Professor, Editor of the International Journal for Digital Art History, Department of Art History, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany.

Sonja Gasser M.A., PhD student in the program “Digital Art History”, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, and Digital Humanities Lab, University of Basel, Switzerland.