[Histling-l] Call for Papers: Distant Diplomatics at IMC 2025

[Kovács Tamás]

"Worlds of Learning" Through Digital Approaches to Late Medieval Charters

The Department of Digital Humanities at the University of Graz, host of the
European Research Council-funded project "From Digital to Distant
Diplomatics" (DiDip), invites submissions for a series of sessions at the
International Medieval Congress 2025, exploring the conference theme
"Worlds of Learning" through innovative Digital Humanities approaches to
late mediaeval charters (c. 1300-1500).

Charters are "Words of Learning" - for contemporaries learning about legal
activities and status, and for mediaeval studies scholars, sources of their
own learning. Digital methods provide entirely new learnings: on the
charters themselves and on the actors writing, using, and keeping charters.
Our sessions aim to demonstrate how computational methods can fundamentally
transform and expand our understanding of documentary practices and
knowledge transmission across Europe.

We welcome papers on the following topics:

   1.

   Computer Vision and Medieval Charters: New Perspectives on Visual
   Learning
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      How can computer vision techniques reveal patterns in the visual
      aspects of charters across regions and time?
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      Applications of machine learning algorithms to identify and analyse
      layout, script styles, and graphical elements (seals, monograms) in large
      datasets of digitised charters.

      2.

   Natural Language Processing and Charter Formulas: Tracing Textual
   Learning Networks
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      Computational analysis of charter texts using NLP techniques to
      uncover patterns in formulaic language, legal terminology, and scribal
      practices.
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      Exploration of networks of textual learning and the dissemination of
      documentary conventions across linguistic and cultural boundaries.

      3.

   Data Visualisation and Medieval Charter Networks: Mapping Knowledge
   Circulation
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      Application of network analysis, GIS mapping, and other visualisation
      methods to represent relationships between chanceries, scribes, and
      document types.
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      New insights into the "worlds of learning" in charter production
      through data visualisation techniques.

      4.

   Digital Methodologies and Medieval Charters: Innovative Approaches to
   Documentary Learning
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      How can digital editions enhance our understanding of charter
      creation, use, and preservation? What insights can database creation and
      management offer into the organisation and retrieval of mediaeval
      documentary knowledge?
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      Applications of XML/TEI encoding for semantic analysis of charter
      content and structure.
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      Exploration of linked data approaches to connect charter information
      across different collections and archives.

By applying state-of-the-art computational methods to the study of late
mediaeval charters, we aim to contribute to a more interconnected and
nuanced understanding of European documentary cultures and the transmission
of specialised knowledge in this period.
Submission Guidelines:

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   Please submit a 100-word abstract of your proposed contribution and a
   brief CV.
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   Send submissions to didip at uni-graz.at (Subject: IMC2025)
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   Deadline: September 16th, 2024

We look forward to your contributions to these exciting intersections of
medieval studies and digital humanities!

ERC DiDip Team

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DDr. Tamás Kovács, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral researcher (ERC DiDiP project) -
Department of Digital Humanities
University of Graz
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