• Australia and New Zealand Digital Encyclopedia Group

    One of the most important ‘digital humanities’ groups working in Australia is the Australia and New Zealand Digital Encyclopaedia group. They have a meeting coming up soon; possibly in Melbourne. Keep an eye on there web-site or subscribe to their list. The Australia and New Zealand Digital Encyclopaedia Group (ANZDEG) is a loose affiliation of…

  • Decoding Digital Humanities #2, August 26

    Dear Digital Humanists, Next Thursday 26th , 5.30-7.30 we will meet again in the Prince Albert Hotel, 191 Grattan Street, Carlton, to discuss digital humanities in the pub. ‘Decoding Digital Humanities’ is an informal monthly get together in to discuss all things digital in the humanities.  This is an opportunity to meet others working on…

  • Internet meets Society (politics on the web links)

    I gave a lecture today in a first year breath subject at the University of Melbourne on the web and its use within politics. I have listed the sites shown here (from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 approaches) (link to ppt. presentation) Melbourne Indymedia http://indymedia.org.au/melbourne S11.org(ant-globalisation protest movement website…on the Pandora Archive) http://pandora.nla.gov.au/parchive/2000/S2000-Sep-14//www.s11.org/ Realjeff.com (1999…

  • Google digital humanities project: GAP Project

    A new Google digital humanities project has been awarded to Leif Isaksen and Elton Barker of the HESTIA project whose workshop I attended recently at Oxford. Having good humanities scholars such as this drive Googles agenda on access and interpretation of the ancient texts they have digitised can only be a positive thing (link). Elton…

  • Decoding Digital Humanities (Melbourne)

    Decoding Digital Humanities (Melbourne)

    A small group of Digital Humanities enthusiasts met at the Prince Alfred Hotel in Carlton to discuss all things digital in the humanities. We did this in conjunction with UCL’s Centre for Digital Humanities in London, who hold a similar monthly event. As it was the first week of Semester at the University of Melbourne,…

  • Decoding Digital Humanities (Melbourne Chapter)

    Decoding Digital Humanities (Melbourne Chapter)

    In conjunction with University College London’s Centre for Digital Humanities, Decoding Digital Humanities is an informal monthly get together in the pub to discuss all things digital in the humanities.  This is an opportunity to meet others working on digital projects and is open to staff, students, and faculty. The first meeting of this semester…