James Baker
@jwbaker.bsky.social
Professor of Digital Humanities · Director of Southampton DH · Programming Historian Trustee · Historian of various things · Likes watching football and cycling · He/Him · Born at 342 ppm · #COYW
Look at our lovely autumn/winter @ihr.bsky.social Digital History seminar schedule, including talks from @bamcshane.bsky.social @jeroenputtevils.bsky.social @rubenros.bsky.social @thomassmits.bsky.social @melvinwevers.bsky.social and more! #dhist
September 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Look at our lovely autumn/winter @ihr.bsky.social Digital History seminar schedule, including talks from @bamcshane.bsky.social @jeroenputtevils.bsky.social @rubenros.bsky.social @thomassmits.bsky.social @melvinwevers.bsky.social and more! #dhist
Taking the plunge (I enjoy Pynchon, but always thought for some reason that I'd need to be in the mood for this one; and this mood - start of term energy and enthusiasm etc - appears to be the mood I've chosen)
September 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Taking the plunge (I enjoy Pynchon, but always thought for some reason that I'd need to be in the mood for this one; and this mood - start of term energy and enthusiasm etc - appears to be the mood I've chosen)
Last day of two weeks off. Went to Birdworld to see all the lovely birds.
August 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Last day of two weeks off. Went to Birdworld to see all the lovely birds.
A 'no charging your scooter' sign feels very 2025.
August 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A 'no charging your scooter' sign feels very 2025.
Gaujas National Park. Hills and gorges mean lots and lots and lots of stairs.
August 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Gaujas National Park. Hills and gorges mean lots and lots and lots of stairs.
St. Peter's Church in Riga. Excellent conservation in action.
August 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
St. Peter's Church in Riga. Excellent conservation in action.
Today we went to the (marvellous) Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and among many things learnt about the extraordinary Baltic Way protest of August 1989. Not sure how that one passed me by until now.
August 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Today we went to the (marvellous) Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and among many things learnt about the extraordinary Baltic Way protest of August 1989. Not sure how that one passed me by until now.
In Riga. That is quite a national library (left of centre from across the river).
August 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
In Riga. That is quite a national library (left of centre from across the river).
So lovely to see our Beyond Notability project showcased on @wikimediade.bsky.social's new Wikibase Case Studies page wikiba.se/case-studies/
August 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
So lovely to see our Beyond Notability project showcased on @wikimediade.bsky.social's new Wikibase Case Studies page wikiba.se/case-studies/
My author copy of latest issue of Third Text just arrived in the post. What a cover.
July 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My author copy of latest issue of Third Text just arrived in the post. What a cover.
Three highlights from the Oude Kerk: some conservation in action (always a highlight for me); a peace table (I like small quirky exhibits in churches); and the most explicit mention of and research into slavery connections I've found in Delft (it has been rather absent).
July 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Three highlights from the Oude Kerk: some conservation in action (always a highlight for me); a peace table (I like small quirky exhibits in churches); and the most explicit mention of and research into slavery connections I've found in Delft (it has been rather absent).
TU Delft has a lovely - and scientifically useful - botanical gardens.
July 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
TU Delft has a lovely - and scientifically useful - botanical gardens.
In Delft. Went to the Royal Delft Museum. Lots of architectural ceramics. I like architectural ceramics.
July 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
In Delft. Went to the Royal Delft Museum. Lots of architectural ceramics. I like architectural ceramics.
Congrats to all @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social on the launch of the British Art Studies redesign, a move to centre environmental responsibility in web design main--britishartstudies-26.netlify.app/issues/26/ed...
May 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Congrats to all @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social on the launch of the British Art Studies redesign, a move to centre environmental responsibility in web design main--britishartstudies-26.netlify.app/issues/26/ed...
Today we popped into Tudor House to see - among other things - the work Soton DH have been up to.
May 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today we popped into Tudor House to see - among other things - the work Soton DH have been up to.
🔊 Also new from the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition: with thanks to @cmohge.bsky.social, the DHCC Toolkit know has a search bar! sas-dhrh.github.io/dhcc-toolkit/
May 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🔊 Also new from the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition: with thanks to @cmohge.bsky.social, the DHCC Toolkit know has a search bar! sas-dhrh.github.io/dhcc-toolkit/
🔊 New from the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition: 'Interpreting UKRI Environmental Sustainability Guidance for the Digital Humanities' zenodo.org/records/1531...
May 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🔊 New from the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition: 'Interpreting UKRI Environmental Sustainability Guidance for the Digital Humanities' zenodo.org/records/1531...
🔊 CFP for the "Queer Joy, Revisited" symposium (16 July, Southampton Digital Humanities). The symposium will explore the role queer joy plays, can play, and might play in a digitally good society. Deadline for submissions 9 May 2025. Details attached.
April 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🔊 CFP for the "Queer Joy, Revisited" symposium (16 July, Southampton Digital Humanities). The symposium will explore the role queer joy plays, can play, and might play in a digitally good society. Deadline for submissions 9 May 2025. Details attached.
If you ever wondered why people like me appreciate colleagues using colour deficient friendly palettes in data viz, here is a fun fact: the first three rows here look almost exactly the same to me (and I presume they don't to most of you).
March 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
If you ever wondered why people like me appreciate colleagues using colour deficient friendly palettes in data viz, here is a fun fact: the first three rows here look almost exactly the same to me (and I presume they don't to most of you).
Aren't they pretty 🤩 But more seriously, deciding to write interactive data essays (rather than a standard paper) made the last few months of @beyondnotables.bsky.social a blast. And even better I got to work on them with @sharonhoward.bsky.social.
March 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Aren't they pretty 🤩 But more seriously, deciding to write interactive data essays (rather than a standard paper) made the last few months of @beyondnotables.bsky.social a blast. And even better I got to work on them with @sharonhoward.bsky.social.
If you are interested in Wikidata, historical knowledge, and how the two interact (TL;DR: the structures of the present have a habit of imposing themselves on the past), then this article in IJDH - from me and my colleague Ammandeep K. Mahal - may be of interest.
doi.org/10.1007/s428...
doi.org/10.1007/s428...
January 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
If you are interested in Wikidata, historical knowledge, and how the two interact (TL;DR: the structures of the present have a habit of imposing themselves on the past), then this article in IJDH - from me and my colleague Ammandeep K. Mahal - may be of interest.
doi.org/10.1007/s428...
doi.org/10.1007/s428...
Fox in the Forest: a devious little game that travels well.
December 24, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Fox in the Forest: a devious little game that travels well.
