25-26 June 2025: Quantification in the Humanities: A Guided Introduction to Bridging a Disciplinary Gap
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18. Juni 2025
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Quantification in the Humanities: A Guided Introduction to Bridging a Disciplinary Gap
Workshop
25-26 June 2025
Hamburg / hybrid
Registration deadline: 23 June 2025
In 1970, it seemed that the humanities would be revolutionised by computers: just as in the natural and social sciences, teams would work with huge data sets to test falsifiable hypotheses. Yet, only a decade later, the ‘cultural turn’ was testing scholars’ confidence in these new, quantitative methods, and the boundaries between fields such as History, Sociology and Economics were redrawn and again reinforced. Today, in the context of fast-growing AI and with team-based funding models playing an important role in the academy, the time has come to revisit the question of quantification. This event will provide a guided introduction to bridging the disciplinary gap.
Schedule
Wednesday 25 June 2025, 17:00–18:30 CEST
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Hauptgebäude Flügelbau Ost, Room 222 and via Zoom
Hybrid lecture by Prof. Myles Lavan, “Quantification in the History of Slavery: Why We Need a Demography of Manumission”.
Thursday 26 June 2025, 10:00–16:00 CEST
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Hauptgebäude Flügelbau West, Room 209 and via Zoom
Hybrid workshop led by Prof. Myles Lavan and Dr Alasdair Grant based on pre-circulated readings and participant-oriented discussion. Participants are encouraged to circulate their own material and questions for collaborative workshopping.
Registration
Register by Monday 23 June 2025 by emailing alasdair.grant(at)uni-hamburg.de. Attendance is free and refreshments will be provided at Thursday’s workshop.
Places are limited, however, so advanced registration is necessary. The lecture and workshop can be booked separately. The language of the event will be English.
Contact
Dr Alasdair Grant alasdair.grant(at)uni-hamburg.de
Further information can be found here.
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