DASH - THE SWEDISH NATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL IN DATA CULTURE AND SOCIETY
About DASH
About DASH
Exploring the intersection of data, culture, and society is seen as a key factor for creating value in a rapidly evolving technological world. DASH, the Swedish National Research School in Digital Humanities: Data, Culture, and Society - Critical Perspectives, is nationally funded by the Swedish Research Council (ref. 2022-06375). DASH targets PhD candidates in the humanities and social sciences who may not yet have specific computational or technical knowledge or skills but are eager to learn and apply these to their future thesis work. The research school will provide these candidates with crucial knowledge and skills situated at the intersection of ICT and the arts and humanities, while also addressing critical perspectives in their application. The aim is to introduce participants to computational methods from a critical humanities and social sciences perspective and to enhance collaboration both nationally and internationally. DASH will significantly strengthen future researchers in the field by connecting PhD candidates across Sweden through courses, advanced workshops at each partner institution, and a summer school in digital methods for humanities and social sciences. Additionally, it will offer access to selected existing resources, such as courses, seminars, and workshops, from four partner universities: Uppsala, Umeå, Linnaeus, and Gothenburg.
The programme will (1) create an annual residential Digital Humanities advanced graduate workshop where PhD candidates will visit each of the partner research environments annually in order to present and get feedback on their work (2) develop an annual Digital Humanities Methods and Tools summer school in by expanding on the existing collaboration with DARIAH-EU and the iSchools Organisation and (3) incorporate and synchronize existing PhD resources on a national level.
Activities
Courses: DASH offers a range of courses in cultural analytics; digital tools and methods; data management and open science; critical theory and digital transformation; digital research: methods and perspectives in the humanities and social sciences; reconstructing/deconstructing cultural heritage in the digital age; and ethics, politics, and policies in Digital Humanities.
Summer School: The doctoral school also includes attendance to the one-week Baladria summer school on digital methods in Zadar, Croatia, with expenses covered by DASH.
Seminar series: DASH partners will provide information about ongoing seminars each term, connecting doctoral students with researchers and other colleagues working with digital humanities and social science research.
Fall Advanced Graduate Workshop and Introductory meeting: The introductory meeting welcomes students to the DASH school with an in-person get together. These days include an introduction to the format and organization of the doctoral school, group seminars, and social events. A workshop is organised for doctoral students to explore their research with individual feedback from an invited guest, senior scholars, technical experts, and fellow doctoral students.
NOTE: The 2024 Fall Advanced Graduate Workshop is scheduled to be held September 18-19 in Umeå. Travel support for students will be provided.
Annual advanced graduate workshops: During the spring term, a workshop is organised for doctoral students to explore their research with individual feedback from an invited guest, senior scholars, technical experts, and fellow doctoral students.
