Alie Lassche
alielassche.bsky.social
Alie Lassche
@alielassche.bsky.social
postdoc at Center for Humanities Computing, Aarhus University | board member CHR

PhD in history | Low Countries | Danish Golden Age | #computationalhumanities | historical information dynamics | #computationalhistory #mediahistory |
On 1 December, submissions close for the #DHBenelux2026 conference, which will take place in Maastricht in June 2026 with 'Digital Storytelling' as its theme. That means you have 10 days left to submit your abstract on any digital humanities research! See the CfP: 2026.dhbenelux.org/call-for-pap...
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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📢 The #CHR2025 proceedings are out!

97 papers, ~1600 pages of computational humanities 🔥 Now published via the new Anthology of Computers and the Humanities, with DOIs for every paper.

🔗 anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...

And don’t forget: registration closes tomorrow (20 Nov)!
Edited by Taylor Arnold, Margherita Fantoli, and Ruben Ros
anthology.ach.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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🗓️ The #CHR2025 programme is online! Browse what’s on the menu here: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/programme/

Proceedings are coming soon as well. Don’t forget: registration closes on 20 November! #computationalhumanitiesresearch
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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A big thank you to the #CHR2025 reviewers who have already submitted their reviews - your time and effort are much appreciated! 🙏

Still working on yours? This is a friendly reminder to please submit your reviews before Monday, September 8, 2025 (midnight).
September 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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This is all over the Dutch media today: early modern historian @judithpollmann.bsky.social wins the Spinoza Prize, the highest prize in Dutch science!

Many congratulations, Judith, with a well-deserved tribute to your wonderful work.
June 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Heel erg trots op mijn voormalige promotor @judithpollmann.bsky.social!
June 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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We are looking for a host for #CHR2026! Read the Call for Bids on our website, and submit your proposal by November, 10.

computational-humanities-research.org/hosting/
June 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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We've updated our anonymity guidelines for CHR submissions! 📝 The anonymity period now runs until acceptance notification (Sept 18), and authors can post preprints on arXiv/Zenodo before submission. Learn more: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/news/anonymi...
Computational Humanities Research 2025
2025.computational-humanities-research.org
May 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Nieuws | Wetenschappers aan bijna alle Nederlandse universiteiten worden direct geraakt door de regering Trump: financiering verdwijnt, data-sets worden gewist en onderzoekers durven niet meer naar de VS, ism @nu.nl @groene.nl ‪@hopersbureau.bsky.social‬
Trumps sloopkogel door de wetenschap raakt ook Nederlandse wetenschappers | Investico Onderzoeksjournalisten
Wetenschappers in heel Nederland worden geraakt door het beleid-Trump: hun onderzoeken liggen stil, ze kunnen niet meer samenwerken met Amerikaanse collega’s of zien belangrijke data verdwijnen.
www.platform-investico.nl
May 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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🚨 Our Call for Papers is out! 🚨

We continue our tradition of providing a dedicated platform for presenting computational work that bridges formal methods and traditional inquiry in the arts and humanities.

Check out the website for all details: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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We've got news!

The new CHR website is live - your go-to place for all things CHR: computational-humanities-research.org

Also, welcome to @lucy3.bsky.social (Proceedings Officer) and @jbrottrager.bsky.social (Early Career Representative), our new board members!
Computational Humanities Research
computational-humanities-research.org
March 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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We’ve got a #postdoc opening in #computationalhistory! 📜🖥️

Come join our team at the Center for Humanities Computing at Aarhus University and dive into the Danish Golden Age (1750–1930).

Great research, great colleagues, and a pretty nice city too 😊

🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational History - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - Center for Humanities Computing Aarhus, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
March 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We’ve got a #postdoc opening in #computationalhistory! 📜🖥️

Come join our team at the Center for Humanities Computing at Aarhus University and dive into the Danish Golden Age (1750–1930).

Great research, great colleagues, and a pretty nice city too 😊

🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational History - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - Center for Humanities Computing Aarhus, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
March 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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*Job Claxon*: we're hiring a Postdoc to research the Colonial History of the Botanic Gardens at Universiteit Utrecht.

www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens
Postdoctoral Researcher: Colonial History of Botanic Gardens
Interested in colonial history, botanical gardens and decolonisation? Join our international team of scholars!
www.uu.nl
March 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Amateurhistorici zijn onmisbaar voor het ontsluiten van de lokale geschiedenis. Maar de historische kringen staan onder druk, terwijl de lokale geschiedenis jongeren nodig heeft.
Amateurhistorici zijn onmisbaar voor het ontsluiten van de lokale geschiedenis. Maar de historische kringen staan onder druk, terwijl de lokale geschiedenis jongeren nodig heeft.
Amateurhistorici zijn onmisbaar voor het ontsluiten van de lokale geschiedenis. Maar de historische kringen staan onder druk, terwijl de lokale geschiedenis jongeren nodig heeft.
www.nrc.nl
February 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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We are looking for an Early Career Representative and a Proceedings Officer to join the #CHR board, and help us in evolving our community into a more organized and professional environment.

The deadline of 21 February 2025 is approaching, so don't forget to send us your application!
Looking to make an impact in Computational Humanities Research? We are recruiting an Early Career Representative and a Proceedings Officer to join our board!

Apply before 21 February, and find all details here: 2024.computational-humanities-research.org/announcement...
February 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Change over time is often depicted as a trendline. But what does shape a trendline? Which forces? Our new paper presents a method allowing to “decompose” trendlines into constituent forces. Also, we tackle an old puzzle: Does culture change “one funeral at a time”? 🧵(1/8) doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
February 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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After publishing our conference proceedings with CEUR for 5 years, we need a new venue. 🚨

How do we ensure that the CHR proceedings remain free, accessible, and interdisciplinary? 🖥️

Join the discussion and share your thoughts here:
discourse.computational-humanities-research.org/t/call-for-i...
Call for input: finding a new publication venue for our conference proceedings
Dear Computational Humanities Research Community, As many of you know, we have been publishing our conference proceedings with CEUR Workshop Proceedings since the first edition of CHR back in 2020. C...
discourse.computational-humanities-research.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Kritiek op AI tiert welig onder vakgenoten (en op dit platform). Hoewel ik geen techoptimist ben, volgt vandaag een een iets ander (en wellicht hoopvoller) perspectief op AI en/in de geschiedwetenschap!
January 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
We are looking for an Early Career Representative and a Proceedings Officer. Come join us! #computationalhumanities
Looking to make an impact in Computational Humanities Research? We are recruiting an Early Career Representative and a Proceedings Officer to join our board!

Apply before 21 February, and find all details here: 2024.computational-humanities-research.org/announcement...
January 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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New #OA article in @urbanhistory.bsky.social by Erika Kuijpers, @alielassche.bsky.social, @judithpollmann.bsky.social, Carolina Lenarduzzi and Theo Dekker on early modern chronicle(r)s from the Low Countries!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Profiling local chroniclers in the early modern Low Countries | Urban History | Cambridge Core
Profiling local chroniclers in the early modern Low Countries
www.cambridge.org
January 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Ooh, highly appropriate for the first day of the year...

A new article by Erika Kuijpers, @judithpollmann.bsky.social et al. on more than 200 local chroniclers. Who were these people recording the passing of the years?

#EarlyModern #OpenAccess 🗃️:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A late Christmas present of the Chronicling Novelty team: our article just got published in the @cambridgeup.bsky.social Urban History journal!

We present our digitized corpus of 204 Dutch-language chronicles (1500-1850) and their authors, analysing chronicling as a cultural and social practice.
December 28, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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See www.cambridge.org/core/journal... for more information.
Missing Data in the Humanities
Call for Papers: Missing Data in the Humanities
www.cambridge.org
December 17, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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The past we study is shaped by what survived - but what about everything that didn't? The CHR journal wants your work on measuring, understanding, and accounting for missing data.

Deadline has been extended to Jan 31, 2025. Guest-edited by @zoeleblanc.bsky.social and @mikekestemont.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 7:32 PM