Digital Humanities Summer Institute June 6-10, 2011

The Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria provides an ideal environment for discussing and learning about new computing technologies and how they are influencing teaching, research, dissemination, and preservation in different disciplines.

During a week of intensive coursework, seminars, and lectures, participants share ideas and methods, and develop expertise in using advanced technologies. Every summer, the institute brings together faculty, staff, and students from the Arts, Humanities, Library, and Archives communities as well as independent scholars and participants from industry and government sectors.

Described by one participant as an event that "combines the best aspects of a skills workshop, international conference, and summer camp," the DHSI prides itself on its informal and collegial atmosphere. We invite you to join us in Victoria for a week of practice, learning, and connecting with friends and colleagues.

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• Great material, great location, lovely people.
• There is something here for everyone, no matter their background. I will be coming back next year.
• This is one of the most successful academic gatherings I know of. It’s the model for others to follow.
• During the week, I emailed a colleague and encouraged him to consider attending next year.
• The positive vibe here is really impressive: a welcoming environment for people at all levels. Thank you!
• The participants were knowledgeable, the workshop teachers were great, and the atmosphere was nice.
• I’m already using the information I gained in my TEI workshop!
• A great chance to get feedback on ideas from a number of different people with varying levels of expertise and experience; a very supportive environment to try out ideas.
• The instructors were incredibly knowledgeable, appreciative and always willing to help.
• I loved the project-focus of the workshop; it really helped me realise what I want to do...
• I feel a lot more confident about my encoding abilities now.
• As a beginner, I was able to network with more advanced learners who [provided] feedback and support, even after the workshop ended.
• Very knowledgeable and helpful instructors; [They were] wonderful to work with.
• I enjoyed the convivial atmosphere set by Ray and his team...
• The best part was teamwork – shared knowledge, friendly presentations, speakers.
• Dynamic instruction, lots of information, good-sized class for individual attention.
• I’ll be back myself next year – and even on an annual basis.
• I really liked the group’s dynamic – so welcoming of professors, professionals and graduate students. The networking opportunities were great.
• Great learning environment. Instructors, organizers, students were all very encouraging and supportive.
• Great people and vibe! UVic is a great location with excellent facilities and campus. Good mix of work and play.
• It’s very, very hard to be an early-career scholar in the humanities at the moment – no jobs, no funding, no morale – and coming to DHSI has been like rainfall in the desert.
• It was a fun, fast paced environment . . . one of the best learning experiences of my life.
• The best thing about DHSI is the open and helpful energy. . . . I left wanting to know more.
• The DHSI is an excellent opportunity to get a feel for the DH landscape and learn about the kinds of projects other people are doing.
• What sets [the DHSI] apart is the energy of presenters, instructors, organizers which quickly rubs off on participants.
• The class was useful but as important are the connections I’ve made with so many great people doing exciting work.
• I loved how welcoming everyone was, how easy it was to network... I felt as though I was really in the right group.
• The combination of people-meeting/networking and the very high quality instruction in the class was outstanding. I will definitely work to be here again next year.
• The opportunities to network, learn new things, get stuff done are wonderful.
• DHSI provides excellent and badly-needed opportunities to learn essential skills.
• There are few settings in which to learn DH skills that are [as] open and friendly and collaborative.
• I have already recommended this to two grad student friends – I think it’s important to start at the DHSI early on in your scholarly career.
• I learned an incredible amount of new information from many inspiring people. I will be back and I will bring others with me!
• I’ve already recommended DHSI to friends who don’t know the potential of applying digital technologies and methodology to their work.
• Both the courses and the colloquium generated dialogue regarding past, current and future issues that anyone in academia with a pulse should be aware of.
• Awesome first experience. Now looking for projects to give me an excuse to come back next year.
• Thank you for an amazing week! I haven’t been so thoroughly satisfied with a learning experience in a long time!

Now in its tenth year, the institute takes place on the University of Victoria campus, and is generously hosted by the University of Victoria's Faculty of Humanities and its Electronic Textual Cultures Lab.

The DHSI is sponsored by the University of Victoria and its Library, the University of British Columbia Library, the College of Arts at University of Guelph, Texas A&M University, the Centre for Digital Humanities in the Department of English at Ryerson University, the Faculty of Arts at University of Waterloo, the Brittain Fellowship at Georgia Tech, the Simpson Center for the Humanities at University of Washington, the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology/Faculty of Letters at University of Tokyo, the Editing Modernism in Canada (EMiC) project, NINES, and INKE. Its organisational sponsors include the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations (ADHO), the Society for Digital Humanities / Société pour l'étude des médias interactifs (SDH/SEMI), the Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH), the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and others.