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Language and Culture in the Digital Age

March 23, 2022 at 12:49 pm

On 30 March 2022, the 80th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia will host the session "Language and Culture in the Digital Age".
The session is dedicated to digital humanities and resource development, as well as to the role, use and research of language and culture in today's digital world.
Organisers: Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art, Livonian Institute of the University of Latvia, digitalhumanities.lv
Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82878803063?pwd=WkliSG5HUnNxRUw1dWZOSHQxc0Nhdz09


Programme

9.50–10.05

Joining the Conference

Chair: Sanita Reinsone

10.05–10.25

Inguna Skadiņa

Latvian language in digital age: recent steps towards digital language equality

10.25–10.30

 Questions

10.30–10.50

Gunta Kļava

Role of digital instruments in the safeguarding of endangered languages     

10.50–10.55

Questions

10.55–11.15

Madara Stāde,
Ilze Lokmane

Latvian WordNet as a new digital language resource: achievements and perspectives

11.15–11.20

Questions

11.20–11.40

Valts Ernštreits

What digital technologies does the Livonian need?    

11.40–11.45

Questions

11.45–12.05

Everita Andronova, Anna Frīdenberga, Lauma Pretkalniņa, Renāte Siliņa-Piņķe, Elga Skrūzmane, Anta Trumpa, Pēteris Vanags

The pains and gains of modernization of the Corpus of early written Latvian ‘SENIE’  

12.05–12.10

Questions

12.10–12.30

Milda Dailidėnaitė

Livonian jussive and concession

12.30–12.35

Questions

12.35–13.30

Break

Chair: Valts Ernštreits

13.30–13.50

Elīna Vikmane

"Digital innovation in museum sector: diffusion, emerging technologies and Latvia’s leaders"

13.50–13.55

Questions

13.55–14.15

Lolita Ozoliņa,
Ieva Vītola

The reflections of the Livonian cultural landscape in digital space

14.15–14.20

Questions

14.20–14.40

Ginta Pērle-Sīle

Cabinet of Dainas: reloaded  

14.40–14.45

Questions

14.45–15.05

Haralds Matulis

Categorization of diaries by their length: number of years, entries count, entries length

15.05–15.10

Questions

15.10–15.30

Ieva Kaija Ozola

From handwriting to digital media: the maze of students' works

15.30–15.35

Questions

15.35

Conclusions

The Section is organised within the framework of the projects "Digital Resources for Humanities: Integration and Development" (VPP-IZM-DH-2020/1-0001) and "Multifunctional dictionary of Livonian" (VPP-LETONIKA-2021/2-0002).


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