The Price Lab
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The Price Lab
@pricelab.bsky.social
The Price Lab for Digital Humanities @ The University of Pennsylvania
Attn Philly locals: Join us next Tuesday for an informal #DH happy hour! Any student, practitioner, instructor, or fan of digital humanities is welcome. We will meet up at Victory Brewing Company in Center City around 5pm on 2/24 🍻
February 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Tomorrow!
Thursday, Feb. 19 @ 5pm in FBH 135: Prof. Lauren Goodlad (Rutgers) will deliver a talk about how teachers and students in writing-based humanities disciplines can engage generative AI technologies from a standpoint of action—without unnecessary technodeterminism, catastrophism, or passivity.
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 PM
TOMORROW 2/16: Our Critical Approaches to AI Working Group will meet at 12pm on Zoom (link: tinyurl.com/CritAIwrkgrp ) and in Williams 623. Join us!
February 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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And we're still going!

Happy birthday Frederick Douglass!

Still LOTS to transcribe!

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February 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Douglass Day 2026 is under way at Penn! Join us in RDDSx on the first floor of Van Pelt. We will be here until 3pm—we have coffee and snacks to fuel your transcriptions ☕️🍊 (not to mention lots of these stickers!)

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February 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
TOMORROW!
🔔 Next week 🔔 Join us for Douglass Day in the Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange—we'll help to transcribe documents from the Colored Conventions Project, making these records accessible for future research.
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Thursday, Feb. 19 @ 5pm in FBH 135: Prof. Lauren Goodlad (Rutgers) will deliver a talk about how teachers and students in writing-based humanities disciplines can engage generative AI technologies from a standpoint of action—without unnecessary technodeterminism, catastrophism, or passivity.
February 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
💘 FEBRUARY EVENTS & WORKSHOPS 💘

Join the Price Lab’s Graduate Student Working Group at these RDDS events this month!
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
🔔 Next week 🔔 Join us for Douglass Day in the Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange—we'll help to transcribe documents from the Colored Conventions Project, making these records accessible for future research.
February 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
February 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
DREAM LAB 2026 - May 26-29 at @upenn.edu

Dream Lab is a kind of Digital Humanities Summer Camp designed with grad students and early career humanities professionals in mind. In summer 2026, we are excited to offer six classes. Learn more & register now (at early bird pricing!):
Dream Lab is a kind of Digital Humanities Summer Camp designed with grad students and early career humanities professionals in mind. In summer 2026, we are excited to offer six classes. Learn more about the classes below and click the links for registration information and instructor bios. Check out the FAQ for information about registration fees and daily schedules.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Our Critical Approaches to A.I. working group will reconvene next Monday, 2/2 in Williams Hall and on Zoom ( link: tinyurl.com/CritAIwrkgrp ). Please join us! 🦾
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Next week: part of the Digital Humanist's Helpdesk series, this hour-long workshop with @emilyfbrooks.bsky.social introduces the #DHMakes movement, combining digital humanities with arts and crafts. We will make cool things like zines, bookmarks, & more. Open to all, no previous experience required!
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Cancelled for weather! But stay tuned for future gatherings.
Attn Philly locals: Join us next Tuesday for an informal #DH happy hour! Any student, practitioner, instructor, or fan of digital humanities is welcome. We will meet up at Victory Brewing Company in Center City around 5pm on 1/27 🍻
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Formed Spring '25, our Critical Approaches to AI Working Group meets regularly to discuss how the rise of AI has impacted teaching, learning, and research.
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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With a passion for both technology and handcrafted books, Emily Brooks brings her unique expertise to the Price Lab for Digital Humanities as their new Associate Director of Digital Research in the Humanities. @upenn.edu @sas.upenn.edu @pricelab.bsky.social
When High Tech Meets Handmade
With a passion for both handcrafted books and state-of-the-art technology, Emily Brooks, the new Associate Director of Digital Research in the Humanities at Penn’s Price Lab for Digital Humanities,…
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January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Next week at the Price Lab: colleagues from @sims-mss.bsky.social and RDDS will share what they've learned about Handwritten Text Recognition technologies (including automated tools like Kraken and eScriptorium) for use on a variety of historic and archival documents. Please join us!
January 21, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Attn Philly locals: Join us next Tuesday for an informal #DH happy hour! Any student, practitioner, instructor, or fan of digital humanities is welcome. We will meet up at Victory Brewing Company in Center City around 5pm on 1/27 🍻
January 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Registration for Dream Lab 2026 is OPEN!

This annual week-long #dh training opportunity is designed to help humanists—especially grad students and early-stage scholars—become more confident and thoughtful users, creators, and critics of digital technology.
January 17, 2026 at 10:51 PM
We’re looking forward to participating once again in the annual @douglassday.bsky.social Transcribe-a-thon this February 13. More details on how to join us coming soon!
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Our Critical Approaches to A.I. Working Group will hold its first meeting of the semester next Monday, 1/12 at noon in Williams 623 and via Zoom ( link: tinyurl.com/CritAIwrkgrp )—we hope to see you there!
January 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Wishing a merry end of semester to everyone ⛄ We'll see you in 2026!
December 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The Price Lab is here for you during finals season 🫶 Drop in to office hours Fridays 1pm-3pm in Williams 616 for some end-of-semester support on projects or papers
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Our Critical Approaches to A.I. Working Group will hold its final meeting of the semester next Monday, 12/8 at noon in Williams 623 and via Zoom (link: tinyurl.com/CritAIF25 )—we hope to see you there!
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM