Uncovering hidden relationships: network analysis in the humanities

12 Dec 2024

History in maps: spatial data in humanities

Maps give us information not only about specific places, but also about the relationships between space, time and human activity. We can study space and its meaning in literary science, history or linguistics. In the context of the humanities, spatial data offer insights into historical, cultural and social phenomena.

14 Nov 2024

In the world of libraries: Filip Jebavý on digitalization at the Moravian Library

Digital technologies are changing the way libraries acquire, manage and access information. How is the digitalization of documents taking place in the second largest library in the Czech Republic? Find out in an interview with the Head of the Digital Document Management Department of the Moravian Library Mgr. Filip Jebavý.

14 Oct 2024

The book's journey to the digital library: digitalization in the humanities

Rare manuscripts, poetry collections or old prints. Cultural heritage that we would like to pass on from generation to generation and preserve from loss, theft or complete destruction. Digital technologies can help us with this too. Digitalisation makes the stories and ideas captured in books and manuscripts accessible to the general public, scientific research and future generations.

19 Sep 2024

Governmental practices of Přemysl Otakar II under the microscope: an interview with David Kalhous

Doc. Mgr. David Kalhous, Ph.D., works at the Institute of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archives of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University, where he focuses on the medieval period. In 2018-2020, he was the principal investigator of the project The Governmental Practice of Přemysl Otakar II (1247-1278), in which he and his team conducted a thorough analysis of the itinerary of Přemysl Otakar II.