The new students enrolled in the cross-university Master’s degree program in Digital Methodology in the Humanities and Cultural Studies began their studies in the week of October 14-18 with the International Summer School (ISS) on the topic of “Ecological Footprint and Digital Cultural Heritage”. The ISS, which was designed as an introductory week and organized by Franziska Klemstein, offered the students a steep learning curve in the facilities of the Academy of Sciences and Literature.
Along with the question of how digital technologies can improve the accessibility and visibility of cultural assets without unnecessarily harming the environment, the lessons focused on the introduction to techniques and tools for collaborative, web-based work, using Git and Markdown, for example, and network and graph analysis and suitable data visualizations. In addition, the students also had the opportunity to get to know the institutions involved in the program, which are all partners of mainzed - Mainz Center for Digitality in the Humanities and Cultural Studies, in addition to Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Mainz University of Applied Sciences. A guided tour of the city and a visit to the Mainz City Archive were also on the agenda.
The networking evening on Tuesday was followed by a short concert by pianist Jennifer Klein and a keynote speech by Lisa Rosendahl (AG Greening DH) on “Sustainable” data? Research data management in the DH in the age of climate change.
The aim of the summer school is to gain insights into the basic concepts, methods, and tools used in a variety of humanities and cultural studies disciplines. At the same time, students in the master’s degree program had the opportunity to find out about the program in general and its focus areas in particular and to talk to lecturers, advanced students, and graduates.
We wish all students a wonderful and successful time at Mainz University of Applied Sciences!
Photos: Franziska Klemstein and Kai-Christian Bruhn, CC BY-SA 4.0
