The first Franco-German summer school on digital humanities and area studies is jointly organized by the Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe) and the French consortium DISTAM (DIgital STudies Africa, Asia, Middle East). DISTAM has successfully organized this summer school in the past three years in France. This year, it will take place in Leipzig, from 7 until 11 July 2025.
The thematic focus will be on:
- spatialization and its digital representation using geo-information systems (GIS) and related methods;
- data visualization;
- working with text using handwritten text recognition (HTR) and optical character reconigtion (OCR);
- open data and data sharing.
The summer school will bring together researchers from both countries and beyond. Hands-on workshops will be combined with lectures, roundtables, and project presentations. Social events and excursions will foster networking and allow to profit from Leipzig’s vibrant scientific and city culture.
The application for the summer school is already closed, but there is also a public program!
Click here for the overview and registration to the public program.