CREATE receives AUF grant for Cinema Context database
Recently, Julia Noordegraaf, on behalf of the CREATE project, received a grant from the Amsterdam University Fund (Stichting Amsterdams Universiteitsfonds) for the project ‘Cinema Context in revisie.’ This project aims to improve the Cinema Context database, a historical data collection for cinema culture that hasREAD MORE
CREATE at Europeana/KB Research Policy Event
On Monday 25 April, Julia Noordegraaf presented ACHI’s CREATE project at the Europeana/National Library of the Netherlands Research Policy meeting ‘Using Digital Heritage for Research: Policy Challenges and Opportunities’ (The Hague, 25-26 April 2016). The project was presented as one of the practical use cases ofREAD MORE
CREATE at the KNAW: De stad als kennisknooppunt
Woensdag 11 mei 2016, start lezingenreeks over De Stad als kennisknooppunt binnen het programma De Maakbaarheid van onze Kennissamenleving. 19:00 tot 21:00 uur, KNAW, Het Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, 1011 JV Amsterdam. Aanmelden kan hier. Wat maakte steden tot de bakermat van de kennissamenleving in de GoudenREAD MORE
CREATE in London
Affiliate member dr. Bert van de Roemer was invited to give a lecture at the British Library on his digital historical research and the CREATE project.READ MORE
Next Digital History Workshop
Data Visualization: Excel and beyond UvA Create Digital History Workshop Wednesday April 20, 2016, 13-15h E-lab Mediastudies, room 0.16 BG 1, Turfdraagsterpad 9, Amsterdam Most humanities scholars will agree that to understand their research object means to visualize it to some extent. This session ofREAD MORE
Coming up! Salon @ 19 April 2016 & Digital History Workshop @ 20 April
Tuesday 19 April, Salon: Geocoding Historical Data, with Menno Den Engelse and Harm Nijboer. For more info click here. Wednesday 20 April, CREATE Digital History Workshop on Data Visualization. For more info click here.READ MORE
Lecture: “Vital Little Plans: Jane Jacobs on Cities, Economies, and Morals” (11 May 2016, Amsterdam)
Guest Lecture by Prof. Samuel Zipp (Brown University): “Vital Little Plans: Jane Jacobs on Cities, Economies, and Morals” Time: Tuesday, May 11, 2016, 15.00-17.00 Location: University Theatre, Room 101A, Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16-18, Amsterdam This lecture will elaborate on Jane Jacobs and her less well-known visionsREAD MORE
Dutch Research Council invests in digital research infrastructure for the Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Research Council NWO has awarded a grant of 3.6 million euros for the development of a large scale research infrastructure for data on creative industries in the Dutch Golden Age. The grant was applied for by prof. dr. Charles van den Heuvel andREAD MORE
ONSTAGE at Lope de Vega Conference Barcelona
Eighty years of war against the arch enemy Spain eventually brought freedom and autonomy for the Netherlands in 1648. Peace between the nations garanteed a new era of traffic, trade and exchange. This was the moment when another Spanish Armada went out to conquer Europe:READ MORE
Cfp: Creativity and the City 1600-2000: An E-Humanities Perspective (27-29 October 2015)
Creativity and the City 1600-2000: An E-Humanities Perspective Call for papers, International Conference, Amsterdam, 27-29 October 2016 Organized by: Amsterdam Centre for Cultural Heritage and Identity, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Keynote speakers: Jo Guldi, Brown University Ilja Van Damme, Antwerp University Scott Weingart, CarnegieREAD MORE