Tag: conference

  • Reflections on Making ‘Big Data’ Human

    Reflections on Making ‘Big Data’ Human

    By Emily Ward @1066unicorn and Carys Brown @HistoryCarys If there was one thing that the Making Big Data Human conference made clear, it was that ‘Big Data’, and indeed digital methodologies in general, provide some very exciting opportunities to advance historical research. From the ambitious and wide-ranging National Archives’ Traces Through Time project, which looks…

  • Call for Papers: Reconsidering Illness and Recovery in the Early Modern World

    Call for Papers: Reconsidering Illness and Recovery in the Early Modern World

    By Rachel Clamp (@racheljclamp) and Claire Turner (@_claire_turner_) With many conferences being cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19, Rachel Clamp (Durham University) and Claire Turner (University of Leeds) have decided to hold an online interdisciplinary conference. Their aim is to provide a space for scholars at all stages of their careers to discuss and share…