DH Events at Price Lab

Your gateway to DH events at Penn, this list features events sponsored by both the Price Lab and our many partners at Penn. Register here for any Price Lab event, or click through to the event page for more information. For events from our sponsors, please click through each listing for more information.

 

Penn Libraries RDDS Division
September 25, 2026 - 11:00am - Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Choosing a Digital Archive or Exhibit Platform for Your Project

One of several workshops in the "Digital Humanist's Help Desk" series.

Many options exist for creating digital archives and digital exhibits for your research in the humanities. This session will guide participants through the pros and cons of various free and paid tools and platforms like WordPress, Omeka, Exhibit, CollectionBuilder, ArcGIS Storymaps, Quire, and Wax. Special attention will be paid to evaluating your own source material, needs, and priorities to find the best tool for you and your project.

Having attended this workshop, participants can expect to be able to:

Price Lab for Digital Humanities
September 28, 2026 - 12:00pm - Williams 623

Dot Porter on the Vitale 2 Lab for Book History and DH

Dot Porter

My talk will focus on events that take place in the Vitale II Lab for Book History and Digital Humanities, which is located in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts in the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. It is aligned with the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies and managed by the Curator for Digital Humanities. Events include hands-on workshops centered on manuscript items from the library's collections and focused on creative hands-on elements (for example, "Make Your Own Illuminated Initial"). I will discuss how collections-focused events inspired by the #DHMakes movement can bring both knowledge and joy to students, and push their intellectual curiosity in new and unexpected directions.

Price Lab for Digital Humanities
September 29, 2026 - 1:30pm - Vitale II Media Lab for Book History & Digital Humanities (Van-Pelt Library 623)

Critical Making Working Group

We are a collaborative, interdisciplinary group sharing evolving research encouraging deeper discourse in critical making. We hold biweekly meetings to read relevant literature, discuss methodologies, explore campus resources, and learn by making together. We also hold open making hours to provide a supportive environment for communal making, transferring knowledge, giving feedback, brainstorming, sharing drafts, and peer-reviewing ongoing projects. All are welcome and encouraged to join any time!

Check out our Github repository for more information.

Penn Libraries RDDS Division
October 6, 2026 - 10:00am - Kislak Center Vitale II, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center 6th floor, Room 623

History of Technology Showcase

History of Technology Showcase Examine representations of automata, mechanical devices, computational objects, humanoid robotic sentience, cryptography, and more, in relation to gender, labor, multilingualism, and environmentalism in Kislak Special Collections. Based on Empire of AI Chapter 4 “Dreams of Modernity” Wednesday, October 6, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm| Hybrid  Location:  Register: 

 

Price Lab for Digital Humanities
October 6, 2026 - 1:30pm - Vitale II Media Lab for Book History & Digital Humanities (Van-Pelt Library 623)

Critical Making Working Group

We are a collaborative, interdisciplinary group sharing evolving research encouraging deeper discourse in critical making. We hold biweekly meetings to read relevant literature, discuss methodologies, explore campus resources, and learn by making together. We also hold open making hours to provide a supportive environment for communal making, transferring knowledge, giving feedback, brainstorming, sharing drafts, and peer-reviewing ongoing projects. All are welcome and encouraged to join any time!

Check out our Github repository for more information.

Penn Libraries RDDS Division
October 9, 2026 - 10:00am - Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange

Digital Humanist's Helpdesk: Basic Humanities Data Analysis

Humanities researchers are often not accustomed to treating their objects of study as “data,” rather focusing on texts, collections, or cultural objects as the base unit of their research. However, the rich variety of data analysis tools in common practice allows for an incredible opportunity for expanded research avenues when humanities sources are treated as sources for data extraction.

Price Lab for Digital Humanities
October 12, 2026 - 12:00pm - Williams 623

Evan Tims

How can the future of climate change and urban rivers be told through the stories of community members? And how can these stories be shared across digital platforms? What is the link between qualitative research methods and the co-creation of futures? Evan Tims has spent years researching these questions and building a platform for climate fiction publishing focused on voices from across South Asia. In this talk, he will explore the possibilities of climate storytelling as a research method and mode of public digital humanities scholarship.

This event is open to anyone but we do ask you to register in advance so we can estimate how much food to order.

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Price Lab for Digital Humanities
October 13, 2026 - 1:30pm - Vitale II Media Lab for Book History & Digital Humanities (Van-Pelt Library 623)

Critical Making Working Group

We are a collaborative, interdisciplinary group sharing evolving research encouraging deeper discourse in critical making. We hold biweekly meetings to read relevant literature, discuss methodologies, explore campus resources, and learn by making together. We also hold open making hours to provide a supportive environment for communal making, transferring knowledge, giving feedback, brainstorming, sharing drafts, and peer-reviewing ongoing projects. All are welcome and encouraged to join any time!

Check out our Github repository for more information.

Penn Libraries RDDS Division
October 16, 2026 - 11:00am - Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange

Choosing a Digital Mapping Platform for Your Project

One of several workshops in the "Digital Humanist's Help Desk" series.

With many options to choose from, picking the right tool for mapping your research in the humanities can be daunting. This session will guide participants through the pros and cons of various free and paid mapping tools and platforms like Google MyMaps, StoryMapJS, ZeeMaps, Felt, MapBox Studio, Leaflet, and ArcGIS Online. Special attention will be paid to evaluating your own source material, needs, and priorities to find the best tool for you and your project.

Having attended this workshop, participants can expect to be able to:

Price Lab for Digital Humanities
October 20, 2026 - 1:30pm - Vitale II Media Lab for Book History & Digital Humanities (Van-Pelt Library 623)

Critical Making Working Group

We are a collaborative, interdisciplinary group sharing evolving research encouraging deeper discourse in critical making. We hold biweekly meetings to read relevant literature, discuss methodologies, explore campus resources, and learn by making together. We also hold open making hours to provide a supportive environment for communal making, transferring knowledge, giving feedback, brainstorming, sharing drafts, and peer-reviewing ongoing projects. All are welcome and encouraged to join any time!

Check out our Github repository for more information.