Digital-Tag AAI
We are inviting you to a “Digital-Tag AAI” on Wednesday, 2nd of July, from 1 to 4 pm, room 221, ESA Ost.
Background
Without doubt, Digitization and Artificial Intelligence are amongst the most cringing corporate buzzwords in current public and academic discourse. Nevertheless, we all see a dizzying pace of change in digital research methods driven by fast changing developments in the IT industry. This makes strategic planning and orientation on the personal level and for institutions difficult. Currently there are initiatives at the macro level of UHH as well as the faculty of humanities on their way to develop a „Digitalkonzept“ within the Digital Humanities.
As AAI we were part of the discussion process, however, we are convinced that AAI has a lot more to contribute and we must deal with rather specific challenges (Non-Global North cultures, languages and writing systems), which are usually sidelined in Digital Humanities and the development of digital technologies – despite a variety of projects supported by Foundations and the Akademienprogramm. We are convinced that this all justifies an AAI Digital Diversity initiative on its own, which makes the needs and pros of small subjects visible and incorporates insights from existing larger and smaller projects and initiatives with at least a digital component.
Aim
The aim of this day is twofold:
- Practical: Establishing contacts, creating awareness, learning about the latest trends
- Strategical: Gathering ideas, understanding better where AAI‘s expertise is unique and pivotal.
The focus of the AAI-Digitaltag will be on the first point of departure. Therefore, we would strongly advocate for creating a personal and stimulating atmosphere, allowing for easy social interaction and networking. During the short presentations (maximum 10-minutes, short poster presentations are very welcome) we will encourage those who are engaged in the field to converse about technical topics and issues that you encountered or are currently struggling with as well as best practices and successful approaches. The second point will feed into the larger process of formulating AAI‘s position on Digital Diversity – a strategy for a strategy – within the Digitalkonzept of the Faculty of Humanities at AAI. This will be important for positioning the AAI in future developments on the university level and it will also be of importance for future acquisition of new projects and the extension of already existing ones. As part of this larger process other aspects of a „Digitalkonzept“, which come to mind (such as digital tools in teaching), may be addressed at future occasions.
Invitation and Registration
On the "Digital-Tag AAI" on 2nd of July 2025, we want to focus on research projects and initiatives.
Hoping to have sparked your interest and curiosity, we are looking forward to your inspiring participation, proposals and submissions.
Here you find a form for registration or send a short note about your poster or presentation to digital.aai"AT"uni-hamburg.de before 20th of June 2025.
Provisional Time Schedule
12.00 - 13.00 shared lunch break AAI (Oase)
13.00 - 13.15 Overview of relevant services at UHH
13.15 - 14.00 (Poster)-Presentations
Note: Posters count as project outlets and to a certain degree as publications
14.00 - 14.30 Coffee break
14.30 - 15.00 Wrap up and Feedback
15.00 - 15.10 Break
15.10 - 16.00 AAI strategic perspectives „Digitalkonzept“ (anybody is welcome to stay; it might be
interesting to learn about University politics and discuss strategic positions)