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International Closing Conference: Cultural Heritage Data & Power. Exploring Digital Collections and Situated Knowledges in Film History and Beyond

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The closing conference of the BMBF research group “Aesthetics of Access. Visualizing Research Data on Women in Film History” (DAVIF) (2021-2025) brings together researchers, scholars and practitioners from various fields to discuss ‘Cultural Heritage Data & Power’.

In recent years, the application of digital tools and methods is on a rise within the field of film and media studies, often relying on data provided by film heritage and other GLAM institutions. At the same time, these institutions seek ways to make their collections more accessible for researchers. In this process, ethical considerations regarding data provenance, archival silences and situated knowledges woven into cultural heritage data take on a new urgency. While digital humanists have increasingly investigated power structures inscribed in cultural heritage data, the political, theoretical, and technological underpinnings of film historical collections need further explorations.

Bringing together researchers, scholars and practitioners, the conference seeks to stimulate a critical debate about the creation, processing and archiving of film historical data and other cultural heritage data. The goal of the conference is to examine how critical perspectives on historical research data can be combined with new ways of applying and exploring digital tools and methods in film and media studies and beyond. Based on DAVIF’s research on data visualizations and women in film history, the conference focuses on the intersections of feminist (film) historiography, critical data studies, data feminism, archival and curatorial practices, computational approaches, AI applications, and information infrastructures.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please register via the Google form. The registration deadline is October 31, 2024.

If you have any questions, please contact us via davif.researchgroup@gmail.com.

The programme can be found on the conference website. 

The conference is funded by the BMBF.