Beyond humanities qua digital: Spatial and material development for digital research infrastructures in HumlabX1

Foka, Anna; Misharina, Anna; Arvidsson, Viktor; Gelfgren, Stefan

doi:10.1093/llc/fqx008

Cited by 9 publications

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“…Scholars need to trust data archives' abilities to secure responsible reuse of data (see also Bishop and Gray, 2017). Therefore, it is important to engage scholars in the development of digital research infrastructures (Foka et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

To share or not to share? Image data sharing in the social sciences and humanities

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Skov,

Kumpulainen

2024

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Introduction. The paper aims to investigate image data sharing within social science and humanities. While data sharing is encouraged as a part of the open science movement, little is known about the approaches and factors influencing the sharing of image data. This information is evident as the use of image data in these fields of research is increasing, and data sharing is context dependent. Method. The study analyses qualitative semi-structured interviews with 14 scholars who incorporate digital images as a core component of their research data. Analysis. Content analysis is conducted to gather information about scholars’ image data sharing and motivating and impeding factors related to it. Results. The findings show that image data sharing is not an established research practice, and when it happens it is mostly done via informal means by sharing data through personal contacts. Supporting the scientific community, the open science agenda and fulfilling research funders’ requirements motivate scholars to share their data. Impeding factors relate to the qualities of data, ownership of data, data stewardship, and research integrity. Conclusion. Advancing image data sharing requires the development of research infrastructures and providing support and guidelines. Better understanding of the scholars’ image data practices is also needed.

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To share or not to share? Image data sharing in the social sciences and humanities

Late,

Skov,

Kumpulainen

2024

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“…In the vein of Svensson's research, Foka et al (2018) reflect on the HUMlab, the humanities laboratory infrastructure to show how the material, social, and spatial components condition knowledge creation. Although the digital humanities field requires a robust digital infrastructure, it is affected strongly by an organizational and material space that influences the scholarly work.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are a few contributions that constitute a reflection on the humanities infrastructure and place in the context of the academic organization (Fraistat, 2012;Maron and Pickle, 2014;Nowviskie, 2012), library spaces (Hartsell-Gundy et al, 2015;Kavanagh Webb, 2018;Wilson, 2020), and socio-material conditions (Foka et al, 2018;Pawlicka-Deger, 2020;Smithies, 2017;Svensson, 2018). In 2018, a group of scholars formed the Critical Infrastructure Studies initiative (CIStudies, n.d.), which aims to develop this nascent field that uses infrastructure as a critical lens for analysing socio-cultural concerns (Liu, 2018).…”

Section: Developing the Discussion On Humanities Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Place matters: Thinking about spaces for humanities practices

Pawlicka-Deger

2020

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

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This essay reflects on the role of place for humanities practices and contributes to emerging discussions on infrastructure for the humanities and socio-material conditions of scholarly knowledge production. I provide a theoretical framework for studying venues for humanities work drawing on the phenomenological approach to the concepts of place and space, the pedagogical perspective on learning spaces in higher education, and epistemological studies of scientific places. Next, I analyse the landscape for the reconfiguration of humanities venues and present arguments for engaging with space by referring to the functioning of digital humanities. This essay shows that place is an extremely important resource, seeing as it is endowed with the power to drive new practices, institutionalize a community, and consolidate a discipline. Therefore, humanists should reflect critically on the ‘architecture of the humanities’ and engage in making their own spaces that determine practices, communication, and well-being.

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“…While the study of scientific labs is well-grounded, a discussion of laboratories in the humanities has been largely underexplored. Thus far, only a few researchers have studied laboratories used for the humanities from the socio-material infrastructure perspective (Emerson et al, n.d.;Svensson, 2016;Smithies et al, 2017;Foka et al, 2018;Smithies and Ciula, 2020;Pawlicka-Deger, 2020;Pawlicka-Deger, n.d.). Laboratories have entered the humanities as a new research infrastructure, transforming this into an experimental, collaborative, and technology-driven field.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%