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Oral History

A series of interviews with members of the traditional humanities community who were sceptical about computing and its role in the humanities, and members of the digital humanities community.

Oral history

The Influence of Algorithmic Thinking: Judy Malloy and Julianne Nyhan

Judy Malloy is a poet whose works embrace the intersection of hypernarrative, magic realism, and information art.

Judy Malloy Judy Malloy
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The University Was Still Taking Account of universitas scientiarum: Wilhelm Ott and Julianne Nyhan

Wilhelm Ott was a research officer for computer applications in the Humanities at the Computing Center of the University of Tübingen from 1966 to 2003.

Wilhelm Ott Wilhelm Ott
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I Would Think of Myself as Sitting Inside the Computer: Mary Dee Harris and Julianne Nyhan

Mary Dee Harris is a independent consultant in Computer Science, Natural Language Processing and Health IT; writer & editor.

Mary Dee Harris Mary Dee Harris
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hic Rhodus, hic salta: Tito Orlandi and Julianne Nyhan

Tito Orlandi was the Director (1984–1994) of ‘Informatica per le Scienze Umanistiche’ an early course in the area of Humanities Computing in his University in Italy.

Tito Orlandi Tito Orlandi
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Getting Computers into Humanists’ Thinking: John Bradley and Julianne Nyhan

John Bradley is a Senior Lecturer in Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London.

John Bradley John Bradley
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Moderate Expectations, Tolerable Disappointments: Claus Huitfeldt and Julianne Nyhan

Claus Huitfeldt is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Vice Dean for Education and Internationalisation at the University of Bergen.

Claus Huitfeldt Claus Huitfeldt
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I Mourned the University for a Long Time: Michael Sperberg-McQueen and Julianne Nyhan

Michael Sperberg-McQueen is an American markup language specialist. He was co-editor of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 spec (1998), and chair of the XML Schema working group.

Michael Sperberg-McQueen Michael Sperberg-McQueen
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It’s Probably the only Modestly Widely Used System with a Command Language in Latin: Manfred Thaller and Julianne Nyhan

Manfred Thaller was a professor of historical and cultural information processing at the University of Cologne.

Manfred Thaller Manfred Thaller
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There Had to Be a Better Way: John Nitti and Julianne Nyhan

John Nitti has been Emeritus Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2001.

John Nitti John Nitti
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It’s a Little Mind-Boggling: Helen Agüera and Julianne Nyhan

Helen Agüera was Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in Washington.

Helen Agüera Helen Agüera
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They Took a Chance: Susan Hockey and Julianne Nyhan

Susan Hockey is a founding member of several major digital humanities-related associations such as Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing (ALLC), 1973, and the Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH).

Susan Hockey Susan Hockey
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Individuation Is There in All the Different Strata: John Burrows, Hugh Craig and Willard McCarty

Both of them were Professors of English at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

John Burrows, Hugh Craig John Burrows, Hugh Craig
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I Heard About the Arrival of the Computer: Hans Rutimann and Julianne Nyhan

Hans Rutimann is the Senior Advisor to the Scholarly Information and Information Technology Program of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and President of the Engineering Information Foundation (EIF).

Hans Rutimann Hans Rutimann
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Postmodern Culture and More: an Oral History Conversation between John Unsworth and Anne Welsh

Dr John Unsworth is Vice-Provost for Library and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer at Brandeis University.

John Unsworth John Unsworth
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“Collaboration Must Be Fundamental or It's Not Going to Work”: an Oral History Conversation between Harold Short and Julianne Nyhan

Harold Short is Professor of Humanities Computing at King’s College London and a Visiting Professor at the University of Western Sydney in the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics.

Harold Short Harold Short
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Trading Stories: an Oral History Conversation between Geoffrey Rockwell and Julianne Nyhan

Dr. Geoffrey Martin Rockwell is a Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Computing at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Geoffrey Rockwell Geoffrey Rockwell
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So, Into the Chopper It Went: Gabriel Egan and Julianne Nyhan

Gabriel Egan is Professor of Shakespeare Studies at De Monfort University, Leicester, UK.

Gabriel Egan Gabriel Egan
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Questioning, Asking and Enduring Curiosity: an Oral History Conversation between Julianne Nyhan and Willard McCarty

Willard McCarty is Professor of Humanities Computing in the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London, England, where he is director of the doctoral programme in the department.

Willard McCarty Willard McCarty
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Video-gaming, Paradise Lost and TCP/IP: an Oral History Conversation between Ray Siemens and Anne Welsh

Dr. Raymond Siemens is Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing and Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Victoria.

Ray Siemens Ray Siemens
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Philip Barras

Philip Barras is the English translator of Father Roberto Busa's work.

Philip Barras Philip Barras
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William Pannapacker

William Pannapacker is the DuMez Professor of English in the Hope College, and the Senior Director of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grand Challenges Presidential Initiative.

William Pannapacker William Pannapacker
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Walter A. Sedelow Jr. and Sally Yeates Sedelow

Walter A. Sedelow Jr. and Sally Yeates Sedelow pioneered methods of automated analysis of language and discourse, stylistic analysis, lexical databases (Roget's Thesaurus) and computer applications in the humanities.

Walter A. Sedelow Jr. and Sally Yeates Sedelow Walter A. Sedelow Jr. and Sally Yeates Sedelow
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Marco Passarotti

Marco Passarotti is a Professor at Catholic University of Milan, his research activity is located in the field of computational linguistics.

Marco Passarotti Marco Passarotti
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Lorna Hughes

Lorna Hughes is Professor in Digital Humanities (Information Studies) in University of Glasgow.

Lorna Hughes Lorna Hughes
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John Dawson

Dr John Dawson is a Genealogist and Family Historian, he was also the Manager of Literary and Linguistic, CU Computing Service, Computer Centre in Wolfson College Cambridge.

John Dawson John Dawson
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John B. Smith

John B. Smith is Professor Emeritus in Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina.

John B. Smith John B. Smith
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