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1 Building the digital archive A short interview with the project's technical lead, Catherine Conisbee, on building the digital archive. Catherine Conisbee 23 Mar 2023
2 Towards a textual discourse analysis of Longchenpa’s writings on Buddha nature Gregory Forgues presents his research on Longchenpa's writings on Buddha nature Gregory Forgues 10 Feb 2023
3 A Postcard from Hitler The Project Lead, Dr Stuart Lee, discusses his most memorable finds on previous crowdsourcing projects Stuart Lee 08 Feb 2023
4 Introducing 'Their Finest Hour' A brief introduction by the project team to 'Their Finest Hour' Stuart Lee, Matthew Kidd, Joseph Quinn 23 Jan 2023
5 The Scottish Court of Session Project: Learning from Legal Archives with Jim Ambuske In this episode, Grace talks to Dr Jim Ambuske, digital historian in residence at the Washington Library in Mount Vernon, Virginia, about his extensive work in digital legal history. Grace Mallon, Jim Ambuske 13 May 2022
6 Reconstructing Reconstruction: Constitutionalism and the End of Slavery with Kiana McAllister and Erica Croft Grace Mallon talks to Kiana McAllister and Erica Croft about the work they're doing on the Reconstruction Amendments with Quill, and what this original research can tell us about these brief, but transformative items of American Constitutional law. Grace Mallon, Kiana McAllister, Erica Croft 01 Nov 2021
7 Hidden Laws: State Constitutions and National Change with Robinson Woodward-Burns Grace Mallon and Nicholas Cole talk to Robinson Woodward-Burns about his new book 'Hidden Laws: How State Constitutions Stabilise American Politics.' Grace Mallon, Robinson Woodward-Burns, Nicholas Cole 19 Oct 2021
8 Poor Lord Wensleydale: A Beginner's Guide to the British Constitution with Robert Saunders Grace Mallon and Nicholas Cole talk to Robert Saunders about what makes Britain's constitution unique and what challenges it faces in a turbulent period for UK politics and government. Grace Mallon, Nicholas Cole, Robert Saunders 07 Oct 2021
9 Accident and Force: Making American Constitutions with Nicholas Cole Grace Mallon and Nicholas Cole discuss how a historian learns to code, where the idea of a Constitutional Convention came from, and what's next for the Quill Project. Grace Mallon, Nicholas Cole 29 Sep 2021
10 Teaching the Codex 2019 20: Latin Palaeography 1 (Irish) Anne Marie O'Brien and Andrea Palandri (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) speak at the 2019 Teaching the Codex colloquium about the Irish Script On Screen Project. Anne Marie O'Brien, Andrea Palandri 16 Dec 2019
11 Teaching the Codex 2019 14: Hebrew Palaeography 1 Stewart Brookes (Oxford) speaks at the 2019 Teaching the Codex colloquium on Hebrew palaeography in a digital age. Stewart Brookes 16 Dec 2019
12 Writing Rights in 1789 Keith M Baker, professor of Early Modern European History at Stanford University, explains a Digital Humanities project mapping the debates on the constituent articles of the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Keith M Baker 23 Nov 2018
13 Digital Rhetoric, literae humaniores and Leibniz's dream Willard McCarty, King's College, London, gives the 2017 Besterman lecture. Willard McCarty 13 Dec 2017
14 Book at Lunchtime: Arcadia A Book at Lunchtime discussion of Iain Pears' interactive novel Arcadia Elleke Boehmer, Alex Butterworth, Emily Short, Iain Pears 07 Mar 2016
15 Knowledge Machines How have digital technologies changed research practices in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities? Eric Meyer, Lucie Burgess, Kathryn Eccles, James Smithies 05 Feb 2016
16 Tom Chatfield on Humans and Machines in the Digital Age Tom Chatfield talks as part of the "What does it mean to be human in the digital age?" event Tom Chatfield 26 Jan 2016
17 Chris Fletcher on Libraries in the Digital Age Chris Fletcher talks as part of the "What does it mean to be human in the digital age?" event Chris Fletcher 26 Jan 2016
18 Emma Smith on Forgetting in the Digital Age Emma Smith talks as part of the "What does it mean to be human in the digital age?" event Emma Smith 26 Jan 2016
19 What Does it Mean to be Human in the Digital Age? A librarian, literary scholar, museum director and digital commentator explore how the digital age has shaped, and will continue to shape, the human experience and the humanities Lynne Brindley, Tom Chatfield, Chris Fletcher, Diane Lees 22 Jan 2016
20 Creative Commons Uneasy Dreams: the Becoming of Digital Scholarship James Loxley, University of Edinburgh, gives the final keynote in the DHOXSS 2015. James Loxley 10 Aug 2015
21 The Online Corpus of Inscriptions from Ancient North Arabia Daniel Burt, Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the DHOXSS 2015. Daniel Burt 10 Aug 2015
22 If a Picture is Worth 1000 Words, What's a Medium Quality Scan Worth? David Zeitlyn, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the DHOXSS 2015. David Zeitlyn 10 Aug 2015
23 Creative Commons Crowdsourced Text Transcription Victoria Van Hyning, Zooniverse, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the DHOXSS 2015. Victoria Van Hyning 10 Aug 2015
24 Creative Commons Let Your Projects Shine: Lightweight Usability Testing for Digital Humanities Projects Mia Ridge, Digital Humanities, Open University, gives a talk for the DHOXSS 2015. Mia Ridge 10 Aug 2015
25 Creative Commons Networking⁴: Reassembling the Republic of Letters, 1500-1800 Howard Hotson, Faculty of History, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the DHOXSS 2015. Howard Hotson 10 Aug 2015
26 Creative Commons Mapping Digital Pathways to Enhance Visitor Experience Jessica Suess, University of Oxford Museums and Anjanesh Babu, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, give a talk for the DHOXSS 2015. Jessica Suess, Anjanesh Babu 10 Aug 2015
27 Creative Commons Digital Image Corruption - Where It Comes From and How to Detect It Chris Powell, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the 2015 DHOXSS. Chris Powell 10 Aug 2015
28 Creative Commons Digital Transformations Panel discussion for th DHOXSS 2015. David De Roure, Lucie Burgess, Tim Crawford, Jane Winters 10 Aug 2015
29 Creative Commons How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Digital Jane Winters, Institute of Historical Research, University of London, gives the opening keynote talk for the 2015 DHOXSS. Jane Winters 10 Aug 2015
30 Interview with Michael Docherty We catch up with Cancer Research UK's Director of Digital on fundraising in the digital age. Michael Docherty 03 Aug 2015
31 Fundraising through Digital Michael Docherty (Cancer Research UK) on how clicktivists, slacktivists and hacktivists are helping us beat cancer sooner. Michael Docherty 03 Aug 2015
32 Creative Commons Open Data in the Humanities Jacob Dahl, Associate Professor of Assyriology at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, talks about his research with cuneiform tablets and his hopes for the future of Open Data in the Humanities. Jacob Dahl 15 Jul 2015
33 Creative Commons Open Data: The Golden Age of Discovery This documentary follows the experiences of a number of academics and researchers at Oxford as they discuss the implications of Open Data for their research, for academia and for humanity. Chris Lintott, Ben Goldacre 15 Jul 2015
34 Creative Commons Emma Goodwin on 'Crowdscribing' Emma Goodwin is the Principal Investigator of the AHRC-funded Collaborative Skills Project, ‘Promoting Interdisciplinary Engagement in the Digital Humanities’ (dhAHRC). Emma Goodwin 09 Jul 2015
35 Electrifying the 'Via Lucis': communication technologies and republics of letters, past, present and future A talk given by Howard Hotson, University of Oxford, at DHOxSS 2014. Howard Hotson 23 Jul 2014
36 If a picture is worth 1000 words what's a medium quality scan worth? This presentation from DHOxSS 2014 is based on the practical experience of archiving 46 thousand (plus) images taken by a Cameroonian studio photographer over a 30 years period as part of the British Library ‘Endangered Archive Programme' (EAP). David Zeitlyn 23 Jul 2014
37 Community, Community of Practice, and the Methodological Commons This talk considers notions of community, community of practice, and the methodological commons as it applies to the digital humanities. A keynote by Ray Siemens, University of Victoria from DHOxSS 2014. Ray Siemens 23 Jul 2014
38 Creative Commons Bibliography in Bits Adam Smyth talks to Professor Will Noel about the potentials of digital technology for the study of manuscripts. Will Noel, Adam Smyth 23 Feb 2014
39 Creative Commons The Role of Digital Humanities in a Major Natural Disaster Paul Millar, CEISMIC Canterbury Earthquakes Digital Archive project leader, discusses the role of digital humanities in developing an international resource to preserve the digital record of the earthquakes' impacts and the long-term process of recovery. Paul Millar 19 Jun 2012
40 Beyond Two Cultures: Digital Humanities Professor John Coleman gives a talk for the Oxford Humanities Research Showcase conference held on 11th July 2011. John Coleman 24 Aug 2011