Decoding Digital Humanities London (DDHL) is a bi-weekly reading group for anyone interested in research at the intersection of computational technologies and the humanities. These gatherings provide an opportunity to discuss readings, raise awareness of topics at the forefront of research, and spark new questions.

DDHL aims to be place for connection for the digital humanities post-graduate community in the UK and Ireland, but welcomes participation from anyone who is interested.

As part of an effort to make sessions more accessible, 3 sessions will meet virtually (via Zoom), while the other 3 will be in-person at UCL's Bloomsbury Campus in London.

Links for the articles to be discussed are included below. We suggest reading as much of the article set for each session prior to attending.

DDHL is grateful for support funding from the UCL Institute of Advanced Studies Octagon Small Grants Fund.

Upcoming Session Topics

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

Glitch Feminism: Error as Artmaking (in-person)

Russell, Legacy. Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto. https://www.are.na/block/8962006/

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Student Dissertation Presentations (virtual)

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Staff Presentation - Topic TBD (in-person)

Past Session Topics

Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Playing in the Metaverse: Video Games and the Humanities (virtual)

Jones, Steven E. “‘Second Life,’ Video Games, and the Social Text.” PMLA 124, no. 1 (2009): 264–72. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25614266.

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

Racism in AI: Algorithmic Reasoning in Educational Technologies (in-person)

Ezekiel Dixon-Román, T. Philip Nichols & Ama Nyame-Mensah (2020) The racializing forces of/in AI educational technologies, Learning, Media and Technology, 45:3, 236-250, DOI: 10.1080/17439884.2020.1667825

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Digital Queer Witnessing: Archives, Immersion and 3D Technologies (virtual)

Nieves, Angel David. "Digital Queer Witnessing: Testimony, Contested Virtual Heritage, and the Apartheid Archive in Soweto, Johannesburg" in The Digital Black Atlantic. https://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/read/3053f997-7fc5-40cb-b3c3-de5db1274c59/section/d86323a3-c9d3-4d70-960f-b8bfc675f48d#ch05

DDHL Reading Group