StFX Digital Humanities Centre

These workshops count towards the Canadian Certificate in Digital Humanities/Certificat canadien en Humanités Numériques

Details:
ccdhhn.ca

Courses

ACENET is running a series of free online workshops for humanities and social sciences faculty and students who want to level up their digital skills!

Details here: www.acenet.training/courses

Workshops include Intro to Python, Text Analysis w TextBlob, Text Analysis w LLMs

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Coming up, 28 Feb
Accommodation Bursary deadline for DHSI-East 2026

3 workshops:
"Project Management in the Humanities,”
"Research Data Management for Humanities Researchers,”
“Digital Publishing in the Humanities Classroom,”

Details, registration, & bursary:
www.stfx.ca/research/dig...

Flyer for "dh@guelph summer workshops" with watercolor background. Dates: May 19-22, 2026, at University of Guelph. Includes "Register Here" button and QR code.

@paulbarrett1.bsky.social and I are thrilled to announce the 2026 DH@Guelph Summer Workshops! We've got an excellent line up this year (UX, Feminist Making, & Soundwalks, oh my!) & will be announcing our keynote next week.

Please help us spread the word!!

Register here: tinyurl.com/DHGuelphSW26

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The Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship, located in Mills Memorial Library at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, invites qualified candidates to apply for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship.
 
Deadline: March 30, 2026
Details: u.mcmaster.ca/scds-postdoc...

StFX English students transcribe historical letters for digitization project, collaborating with @stfx-university.bsky.social StFX Library and Special Collections

Read about moving from Scotland to Nova Scotia (1805-1842), family ties, economics, farming, & daily life

www.stfx.ca/news/mcgrego...

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Would you like to be on the Digital Humanities Course Registry? Map here: dhcr.clarin-dariah.eu

Canadian programs/institutions: contact @lauraestill.bsky.social

International: contact your national moderator: dhcr.clarin-dariah.eu/national-mod...

Workshop

And this year we pleased to offer accommodation bursaries for students, underemployed, and BIPOC attendees, which will defray the cost of staying in Antigonish and registration.

Breakfasts and lunch provided to all.

Details: www.stfx.ca/research/dig...

Hope to see you in Antigonish!

Featuring a keynote address by @susanbrown.bsky.social ( @uofguelph.bsky.social )

“‘Show Your Work’: Linking, Platforming, and Deplatforming for the Future of Born-Digital Scholarship”

7 May, 4-5pm (location tba)
Free and open to the public, light reception to follow

www.stfx.ca/events/dhsi-...

Workshop 3: Digital Publishing in the Humanities Classroom

led by Dr. @andiesilva.bsky.social ( @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and @yorkcollegecuny.bsky.social ) and zelda montes ( @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social )

screenshot of text: Workshop Option 2: "Research Data Management for Humanities Researchers" Instructors: Shahira Khair, University of Victoria Libraries Sandra Sawchuck, Mount Saint Vincent Libraries This intensive four-day hands-on workshop is designed for humanities researchers who want to actively apply best practices in research data management in their own research projects. Recognizing the unique and diverse nature of humanities data—from digitized texts and images, to audio recordings and cultural artifacts—the workshop provides practical, actionable strategies across the entire research data lifecycle, from initial planning to long-term preservation and reuse. This is a “bring your own data” workshop! Participants should arrive with the research materials they are seeking help in managing. This can be from an existing project or one you are just embarking on! (And we can point you in some directions if you are looking for data!)

Screenshot of text: Participants will gain proficiency in developing comprehensive Data Management Plans (DMPs), essential for navigating funder requirements (e.g. SSHRC, NEH) and streamlining project workflows. Through practical exercises, the curriculum emphasizes effective organization and documentation of research materials, use of software for analysis and automation, and the critical role of metadata in ensuring data discoverability and long-term reusability. Sessions will cover secure storage solutions and long-term preservation techniques to safeguard valuable research materials. A significant focus is placed on the ethical dimensions inherent in many research areas in the humanities, addressing sensitive data, informed consent, use of AI, and the crucial principles of cultural sensitivity and Indigenous data sovereignty. The workshop also guides researchers through strategic data sharing by exploring appropriate repositories (disciplinary and generalist), applying robust curation practices, and navigating licensing and persistent identifiers to maximize research impact and compliance with evolving funder and publisher requirements. Upon completion, attendees will be empowered to confidently manage, preserve, and ethically share their research, enhancing the integrity, accessibility, and scholarly impact of their work.

Workshop 2: Research Data Management for Humanities Researchers

Led by Shahira Khair ( @uvic.ca Libraries) and Sandra Sawchuk (Mount Saint Vincent University Libraries)

Image of a screen cap with text: Workshop Option 1: "Project Management in the Humanities" Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Guiliano, Professor of History, Indiana University This workshop will explore the fundamentals of project planning and design including, but not limited to: formulating appropriate disciplinary questions for digital humanities research, investigating digital humanities tools and resources, structuring your first project, critical path scheduling, understanding roles and responsibilities, risk management, documenting your project work, writing your first grant proposal, budget setting and controls, building the project team, and selecting and implementing project management tools and software. This is an advanced workshop and, as such, you are expected to have an understanding of the definition of digital humanities. Materials will be covered through lectures, discussions, presentations, and hands-on activities. Participants will get the most of the workshop if they arrive with at least some sense of a potential digital humanities project that they would like to develop throughout the workshop. Max Participants: 15

Workshop 1: Project Management in the Humanities
Led by Dr. @jenguiliano.bsky.social (History, Indiana University)

DHSI-East logo: a line drawing of a computer screen with a lobster in pointy brackets (image credit: Hex Images) URL: dhsi-east.stfx.ca

Registration now open for DHSI-East!

When: Tues 5 May-Fri 8 May 2026
Where: @stfx-university.bsky.social in Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Link with more info & to register: www.stfx.ca/research/dig...

Grants available!

A short thread w details on workshops and keynote follows

a handsome book cover: The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities in Practice ; blue at top and bottom and with ethereal black and white and rainbow edged dots evoking information transfer (shaped like a long fish's tail, perhaps). Edited by Constance Crompton, Laura Estill, Richard J. Lane, and Ray Siemens

Out now!

The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities, ed. Constance Crompton, @raysiemens.bsky.social , Richard J. Lane, and myself

And better yet? It's #openaccess!
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...

Order hard copies here: www.routledge.com/The-Companio...

Thanks to all contributors! 🎉

📢 Are you part of a DRI organization or initiative in the humanities and social sciences in Canada? CRKN and Érudit are updating their 2024 HSS DRI landscape analysis to cover additional organizations and want to hear from you!

📝 Fill out this form by Sept. 15 form.simplesurvey.com/f/s.aspx?s=3...

Blue background with Digital Humanities Course Registry logo and text: put yourself on the map! A map peeks through the text

Would you like to be on the Digital Humanities Course Registry? Map here: dhcr.clarin-dariah.eu

Canadian programs/institutions: contact @lauraestill.bsky.social

International: contact your national moderator: dhcr.clarin-dariah.eu/national-mod...

A warm congratulations to Dr. Michael Sinatra for winning the CSDH/SCHN Outstanding Contribution Award for Computing in the Arts and Humanities 2025!

Hope everyone is having a great first day of DHSI in Montreal!

And if you are at a Canadian institution offering (non-curricular) digital humanities workshops and want to be on this calendar/list, be in touch!

We had a great time at DHSI-East last week. Sad you missed it?

Check out the upcoming DH workshops at McMaster (ON), Dalhousie (NS), Montreal (QC)--the big DHSI!, and offered online by the Alliance.

Upcoming workshops: ccdhhn.ca/upcoming-dh-...

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Thank you so much @stfx-dh.bsky.social for hosting DHSI-East. I’m headed home with much more sustainable plans for a challenging project. It can definitely be a static site with Endings Project search! It was inspiring to learn with digital humanists for four days… I’ll be back. <🦞>

Poster with a lovely blue-green background: Gaelic Song and Digital Archives workshop. In white box a map of Nova Scotia with gaelic words including Céilidh, Seinn, Alba Nuadh, Séist, Faclan. Text: Nova Scotia Gaelic Song Index Tobair an Dualchais. The location info (now changed) and registration (now closed)

Today and tomorrow we are happy to host "Gaelic Song and Digital Archives" at @stfx-university.bsky.social ,organized by Heather Sparling (CBU) and Chelsey MacPherson (Dal)!

Thinking about linked open data, @rism.bsky.social , music encoding, Gaelic digital resources, and music data!

This afternoon! We look forward to seeing you there.

Poster for talk: “Reflections on Ethics and Justice in Metadata in the Age of AI” Dr. Stacy Allison-Cassin Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University Wednesday, May 7th, 4-5pm Reception to follow EVERYONE WELCOME dhsi-east.stfx.ca Image in corner: a line-drawing (white on Xaverian blue background) of a computer screen with a lobster in pointy brackets—just trust me, it’s a really cool logo Text in corner: DHSI East Keynote Talk (Yes, open to all!) @facultyofartsstfx.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow for "Reflections on Ethics and Justice in Metadata in the Age of AI" by Dr. Stacy Allison-Cassin

Weds 4-5pm Barrick Auditorium, Mulroney Hall, at @stfx-university.bsky.social

Free and open to all!
Light reception to follow

Abstract & details
www.stfx.ca/events/dhsi-...

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The first day of DHSI-East is going swimmingly! We are pleased to welcome participants from across Canada and beyond into our two workshops!
www.stfx.ca/research/dig...

Alt-Txt: Two people stand before multi-color strips of paper with text on them that stretch down an entire wall and onto the floor. The title of the installation "I Agree" appear in all caps on the wall, too.

Love this. In his “I Agree” installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.

Themed Issue on Minimalist Digital Humanities Pedagogy

Questions in the call for Issue 27 on Minimalist Digital Humanities Pedagogy

JITP has a themed issue on minimalist digital humanities pedagogy on the way and is seeking submissions from brilliant scholars (like yourself!)

The deadline for submissions is June 15

Details here: cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-ca...

After our Gaelic Song and Digital Archives Workshop, come to a Céilidh! www.stfx.ca/events/gaeli...