Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria

For the second year, the Simpson Center is a sponsor of the University of Victoria’s renowned Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI). Held annually, this year’s DHSI takes place June 6-10, 2013. The program provides a dynamic environment for learning about the new computing and communication technologies that are transforming teaching, research, scholarly communication, and preservation. During a five-day period of intensive workshops, seminars, and lectures, participants share ideas and methods, and develop expertise in using advanced technologies. The institute brings together faculty, staff, and students from the arts, humanities, library, and archives communities as well as independent scholars and participants from industry and government sectors. Described by one participant as an event that “combines the best aspects of a skills workshop, international conference, and summer camp,” the DHSI prides itself on its friendly, informal, and collegial atmosphere.

The Simpson Center is sponsoring five teams of scholars; each person is receiving support for tuition as well as $750 to defray travel expenses:

• Demystifying the Digital Humanities
  Brian Gutierrez (English), Sarah Kremen-Hicks (English), and Paige Morgan (English)
• German Pedagogy
  Verena Kick (Germanics) and Klaus Brandl (Germanics)
• Rhetorics Database
  Miles Coleman (Communication) and Louisa Hunker (Communication)
• South Asian Fieldwork
  Sareeta Amrute (Anthropology), Lily Shapiro (Anthropology), and Katharyn Zaskowski (Anthropology)
• Spasmodics
  Mischa Willett (English) and Kirin Wachter-Grene (English)
• Women Who Rock
  Monica De La Torre (Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies), Michelle Habell-Pallan (Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies), Sonnet Retman (American Ethnic Studies), and Angelica Macklin (Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies)