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Merisa Martinez

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She/her. Temporary Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Digital Humanities at Uppsala University. PhD in Library & Information Science. Interested in GLAM digitization, heritage science, HPS. Deputy Chair of EADH. Here for jokes & genuine community.

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Merisa Martinez @merisamartinez.bsky.social · Jun 5

Here are our TEN nominees for election to the Executive Committee of EADH: Swantje Dogunke, Anna Foka, Dinara Gagarina, Eetu Mäkelä, Anna Maria Marras, Lucia Michielin, Jonas Müller-Laackman, Vassilis Routsis, Joëlle Weis, and Jessica Witte. Voting: TODAY 5 June - 2 July!
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Candidate Statements – Executive Committee Elections 2025 | EADH - The European Association for Digital Humanities

We are delighted to introduce the candidates standing for election to the EADH Executive Committee. Their statements, presented in the order of submission, reflect the diversity and richness of our co...

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Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries @dhnb.bsky.social · 2h

📢 New deadline for #DHNB2026, Aarhus, March 9-13, 2026
Lost in Abundance: Encounters with the Non-Canonical

Submission deadline: October 29th
CfP at dhnb.eu/call-for-pap...

#digitalhumanities #glam

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The Price Lab @pricelab.bsky.social · 21h

Grad students: join us next Thursday as we discuss some simple & useful tools for DH projects 🧰 3:30pm on 10/16 in Williams 623

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Amardeep Singh @electrostani.bsky.social · 21h

Yes to this. And I would add:

Nuance
Context
Complexity
Uncertainty
Point of View
Alterity (other ways of being, other ways of living)
Heterogeneity
Care
Compassion
Alternatives to violence
Empathy & Sympathy

Dr Marie Allitt @marieallitt.bsky.social · 22h

Of course the bigots and fascists don’t want you to study English.

The enemy of fascism is:
Close reading
Clear communication
Questioning the meaning of what you read
Accurate spelling & grammar
Thinking for yourself
Creativity
Understanding the mechanics of argument
Imagination
Enjoyment
Joy

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 22d

I'm sticking with the "2027" date for the Great AI Boyfriend Panic of 2027. These are just foreshocks. arxiv.org/abs/2509.11391

"My Boyfriend is AI": A Computational Analysis of Human-AI Companionship in Reddit's AI Community

Human-AI interaction researchers face an overwhelming challenge: synthesizing insights from thousands of empirical studies to understand how AI impacts people and inform effective design. Existing app...

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Erin A. McCarthy @erinannmcc.bsky.social · 22d

Join the @stemma.bsky.social team! We've just advertised a two-year postdoc on WP2, "Networking Early Modern Poems." Apply by 30 September; details at link below. #earlymodern #dh #postdoc #jobfairy

www.universityofgalway.ie/human-resour...

011345 - University of Galway

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Dr. Amanda Wyatt Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · 22d

bsky.jazco.dev/cleanup is a tool that helps you delete past posts, likes, & RTs; you can set it to delete all posts older than __ days (or just posts w/o or w/images). To create a revokable password for it, on Bluesky go to Settings>privacy and security>app passwords>add app password>next & copy. +

Dr. Amanda Wyatt Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · Aug 29

I still maintain my friendly Bluesky guide (tinyurl.com/DHbluesky) if you want to learn more or help incoming folks be aware of helpful settings like this. 3-step or incredibly detailed versions! Suggested starter packs to follow. Aimed at academics, GLAM, DH folks but broadly useful.

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Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · Aug 27

One of the delights of teaching Binoculars to Binomials is how the class attracts interesting people from all walks of life.

Ornithologists, librarians, retirees, engineers, artists, composers... all interested in the intersection of birds, data & care.

Join us?

🪶📊🎨

jerthorp.me/learning

Binoculars to Binomials is an online course about birding and data visualization.Join a cohort of curious people to build new skills and make new things.

Autumn cohorts start September 23rd.

Register now: jerthorp.me/learning

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Aug 27

On September 25, at 1pm ET, I'll be talking with @tjowens.bsky.social about his book, After Disruption. I especially want to know how we think about the values informing cultural memory practice amidst such ubiquitous, nefarious disruption — and plan ahead for the aftermath. Hosted by @archive.org.

Book Talk: After Disruption: A Future For Cultural Memory

Join Trevor Owens & Shannon Mattern to explore how libraries, archives, & museums can shape a just, sustainable digital future.

www.eventbrite.com

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dr joshua phillips @woolfianjosh.bsky.social · Aug 27

*ahem* now for a professional one.

I am excited to announce the publication of The Digital 'Anon', a new digital edition of Virginia Woolf's final, unpublished essay drafts which makes this remarkable corpus available as an OA resource.

It is available here: www.digital-anon.com.

The Digital Anon

www.digital-anon.com

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European Association for Digital Humanities (EADH) @eadhorg.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔵 We’re live! Join us for our Annual General Meeting happening today from 12:45 Lisbon time (GMT+1).

📍Here’s the Zoom link to join:
videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/9797180067...

Let’s connect!

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

videoconf-colibri.zoom.us

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Shannon K. Supple @mazarine.bsky.social · Jul 14

Researchers!

Short-term fellowships for working with Beinecke Library (and all Yale special collections) are open for applications.

Deadline is July 31.

beinecke.library.yale.edu/programs/fel...

Fellowships

beinecke.library.yale.edu

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Possible Worlds Games @possibleworlds.bsky.social · Jul 13

Burnout is clinically understood as a combo of 6 factors—work overload, lack of control, insufficient rewards, breakdown in community, absence of fairness, & value conflicts—and only a fraction of it is under your control. Burnout is a systemic problem, so be kind to yourself and hard on the system.

Superdillin (Mirror your pronouns) @superdillin.bsky.social · Jul 13

Hey gang I've had to learn recently that the whole "burning out" thing is real so if you find yourself being panicked every waking second that you're not working on something, despite those seconds being very rare, you should maybe listen to the signals and take an intentional break before you crash

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Merisa Martinez @merisamartinez.bsky.social · Jul 13

Hi Ryan! I went to the form per instructions but then saw the request to email first regarding donations if you live outside the US, so I've sent an email along. Hoping to receive the book as I missed out on Skeuomorph's beautiful poster.

Merisa Martinez @merisamartinez.bsky.social · Jul 13

Good luck! Safe travels!

Merisa Martinez @merisamartinez.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Merisa Martinez @merisamartinez.bsky.social · Jul 13

I will be there too! Would love to see you if you have some time!

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Merisa Martinez @merisamartinez.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Merisa Martinez @merisamartinez.bsky.social · Jul 13

Have a great time! I love the Oregon Country Fair! <3

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DH2025 @dh2025lisbon.bsky.social · Jul 4

The @adho-org.bsky.social #DH2025 program includes workshops, keynotes, long and short paper panels, and informal meetups. This edition will push the boundaries between technology, the humanities and accessibility!

Explore the program here: dh2025.adho.org/browse-the-p...

Program agenda – DH2025

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Merisa Martinez @merisamartinez.bsky.social · Jul 4

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I am so grateful for your service to our country and our community, and I wish you every possible good thing in life - personally and professionally. <3

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · Jun 20

Really interesting report from the @britishcouncil.bsky.social - "Digital Cultural Heritage: Imagination, Innovation and Opportunity". Reflecting the situated experiences and
innovative practices of practitioners in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Iraq, bringing a new lens to considering digital past.

www.britishcouncil.org

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Alex Wingate @bibliowingate.bsky.social · Jun 20

#BookHistory!

Brian Halley @brianbhalley.bsky.social · Jun 16

Idk if this is going to reach the right folks, but I’ll be at the SHARP conference in July (Rochester) and happy to chat about our Studies in Print Culture & the History of the Book and/or our Page & Screen series here at @umasspress.bsky.social! Be in touch.

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · Jun 13

“For arts-curious kids stranded in parts of the country where not much was going on, Clive James, Melvyn Bragg, Mark Lawson, or whoever, made it clear that esoteric cinema, strange performance art, difficult music or experimental ballet was for you...”

Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · Jun 13

I miss unpredictable, unashamedly high-minded arts television, the shows that gave me a cultural education on the margins of schedules.

So I wrote about them, their decline and how losing them leaves us poorer, in this week's newsletter.
helenbarrett.substack.com/p/drunken-br...

Drunken quarrels, flouncing, pomposity — whatever happened to late-night arts TV?

Things to see and do

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James Cummings @jamescummings.bsky.social · Jun 12

Our next ATNU Virtual Speaker is Dr Martina Scholger from the University of Graz, on 2025-06-25 talking about "Promise and Peril: Generative AI in Digital Scholarly Editing" for more info and to register see: research.ncl.ac.uk/atnu/news/at...

#AI #DigitalEditing #Editions #DH #DigitalHumanities

research.ncl.ac.uk

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Cambridge Digital Humanities @camdighum.bsky.social · Jun 12

We're sold out for tonight's talk but the waitlist is open for anyone interested in learning more about Sarah's AI War Cloud database.

Sign up on eventbrite: www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/events/39766/

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