Organised jointly by ATTR and the National Library.
Dr. Andrew Piper is Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at McGill University. His work focuses on using the tools of data science and natural language processing to study literature and culture. He is the director of .txtlab, a laboratory for cultural analytics, and author most recently of, Enumerations: Data and Literary Study (Chicago 2018) and Can We Be Wrong? The Problem of Textual Evidence in a Time of Data (Cambridge 2020).
Abstract
Narratives play an essential role in shaping human beliefs and building and maintaining social communities. Humans are in many ways primed for narrative. In my talk I will discuss a variety of approaches towards using computational methods -- from machine learning to chatGPT -- to better understand narrative behaviour at large scale. One of the principal limitations of traditional literary criticism is its inability to validate arguments with respect to large collections of texts. Computational approaches provide us with the opportunity to take the next step and test existing theories and develop more data-driven approaches towards understanding narrative behaviour.
Projects that will be included in this workshop:
ImagiNation: Read about the project here, https://www.ntnu.no/blogger/the-materialities-of-the-modern-breakthrough/projects/imagination-1814-1905/
NORN: Read about the project here, https://www.hf.uio.no/iln/english/research/projects/norn-norwegian-romantic-nationalisms/index.html
In addition, three postdoctoral projects in the making will be presented. Detailed program and abstracts will be distributed ahead of the workshop to registered participants.
Program
10.00: Prof. Andrew Piper, McGill University: Computational Approaches Towards Narrative Understanding. (Presentation and conversation)
11:15: Professor Ellen Rees, Ibsen Centre, UiO Presentation of the ERC Project NORN – Norwegian Romantic Nationalisms. (Presentation and conversation)
12.15: Lunch (will be served in the seminar venue)
13:15: Research Librarian Lars Johnsen, National Library of Norway: The National library's DH-lab as an Infrastructure for Research, with examples from ImagiNation, NORN, and others. (Presentation and conversation)
14.15: Coffee (will be served in the seminar venue)
14:30: PhD fellow Linnea Buerskogen, Ibsen Centre, UiO: Engaging with digital tools on a smaller corpus – challenges from a literary research perspective. (Presentation and conversation)
15:15: PhD Tonje Baugerud, Faculty of Theology, UiO: Decolonizing Pedagogy: Exploring the Discursive Meaning of Race for Norwegian Academic Hospitality through Methodological Triangulation. (Presentation and conversation)
Registration by May 22, 11:00.
Participation with lunch is free. The number of participants is limited, and admission is based on first come first served. Feel free to distribute this invitation to colleagues in Post doc. and PhD positions that might benefit from participating!
To register, or to clarify practical issues, please contact the ATTR administrative assistant Caroline Lehn: caroline.lehn@teologi.uio.no.
Questions regarding academic issues? Please contact ATTR Scientific Director Terje Stordalen: terje.stordalen@teologi.uio.no