THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Events
Jo Guldi, Masterclass: Shaprio Initiative on Environment and Society
Jo Guldi, Professor of Quantitative Methods at Emory University, will lead a masterclass on her book, The Dangerous Art of Text Mining,on April 30 from 9am-12pm in the Tea Room (SSRB 202).
From the publisher (Cambridge University Press): The Dangerous Art of Text Mining celebrates the bold new research now possible because of text mining: the art of counting words over time. However, this book also presents a warning: without help from the humanities, data science can distort the past and lead to perilous errors….The book ends with an impassioned vision of what text mining in defence of democracy would look like, and why humanists need to be involved.
Please RSVP by 3 PM on April 25 for a lunch.
Jo Guldi, Masterclass: Shaprio Initiative on Environment and Society
Jo Guldi, Professor of Quantitative Methods at Emory University, will lead a masterclass on her book, The Dangerous Art of Text Mining,on April 30 from 9am-12pm in the Tea Room (SSRB 202).
From the publisher (Cambridge University Press): The Dangerous Art of Text Mining celebrates the bold new research now possible because of text mining: the art of counting words over time. However, this book also presents a warning: without help from the humanities, data science can distort the past and lead to perilous errors….The book ends with an impassioned vision of what text mining in defence of democracy would look like, and why humanists need to be involved.
Please RSVP by 3 PM on April 25 for a lunch.
Shapiro Initiative on Environment And Society, Distinguished Lecture by Jo Guldi
You are invited to the Inaugural Shapiro Initiative on Environment and Society Distinguished Lecture on May 2, 2024 at 5 PM in the John Hope Franklin Room (SSRB 224). Jo Guldi, Professor of Quantitative Methods at Emory University, will deliver the lecture titled “The Administration of Land, Water, and Atmosphere in the Longue Duree and How to Study It.” A reception will follow.
3rd Annual Dissertation Prospectus Colloquium, History Department
Join the History Department to learn about the work our third-year PhD students are doing on May 3 from 10-2 in the John Hope Franklin Room. They will present on their proposed dissertation topics. Refreshments, including lunch, will be provided. Please RSVP by April 26 using the “Register” link to the left.
