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Webinar - The Middle Ages and Us

October 14, 2022
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As part of this year's recruitment events, the Department of Medieval Studies will be hosting a webinar entitled "The Middle Ages and Us." On Friday 2 December at 3pm (CET), our PhD student, Jack Wilson, will be moderating a group discussion of faculty and students as they explore the impact of the medieval world on our modern lives.

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Third Piece of Our Series on Digital Heritage Projects by Volodymyr Kulikov

November 2, 2015
Student and Faculty Blog

Can an imaginary world be considered as ‪#‎CulturalHeritage‬? Is it a proper subject of analysis for the ‪#‎DigitalHumanities‬? What do you think about prosopography databases and GIS showing hobbits’ and orcs’ settlement pattern?

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The Second Piece of Our Series on Digital Heritage Projects by Volodymyr Kulikov

November 2, 2015
Student and Faculty Blog

“What’s on the menu?”
Do you believe that food can be considered as cultural heritage? UNESCO does. For example, in 2010 they included Traditional Mexican cuisine into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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The First Piece of Our Series on Digital Heritage Projects by Volodymyr Kulikov

November 2, 2015
Student and Faculty Blog

“QRator” is an example for using Social Media and Crowdsourcing in Digital Humanities. The project is based at the Grant Museum and the Museum of Brands in the UK. It is aimed to promote the interaction between the show and the audience and to make the audience contribute to the content. Thus, visitors become “curators” of the museums.

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