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SUMMARY:ATRIUM Summer School - From Maps to Data and Data to Maps: Explori
 ng Spatial Histories
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UID:https://cdh.princeton.edu/events/2026/06/atrium-summer-school-from-map
 s-to-data-and-data-to-maps-exploring-spatial-histories/
DESCRIPTION:\n\n  This summer school is designed for scholars and professi
 onals interested in exploring digital humanities methods for mapping and s
 patial visualization. Mapping in the digital humanities provides new persp
 ectives on sources\, enables analysis in a spatial context\, and offers vi
 sual representations of arguments and narratives. Participants will be int
 roduced to key topics\, including spatial data collection\, geocoding\, ge
 oreferencing\, map annotation\, data wrangling\, and different types of ma
 ps\, platforms\, and hosting services.Summer school participants will work
  collaboratively to create a digital map of the Vrysaki neighborhood of At
 hens\, which was demolished in the 1930s to expand the excavation of the A
 ncient Agora. This work will draw on a unique collection of historic photo
 graphs and maps from the 1930s\, created by photographer M. Messinesi and 
 held in Princeton’s Art and Archaeology Department’s Visual Resources 
 Collection.They will also engage in the collaborative map annotation of Ri
 gas Velestinlis’ Charta of Greece\, a late 18th-century map rich in spat
 ial and cultural information\, densely filled with place names\, symbols\,
  illustrations\, and textual commentary. Using the ATRIUM Collaborative Ma
 p Annotation Workflow and demonstrator\, participants will identify and de
 scribe places and cartographic features and link them to authoritative gaz
 etteer records\, transforming historical map images into structured\, inte
 roperable data.Through presentations\, discussions\, hands-on instruction\
 , collaborative work\, and site visits\, participants will gain a deeper u
 nderstanding of the opportunities and challenges of spatial humanities. By
  the end of the summer school\, participants will be equipped to tackle th
 eir own mapping and map annotation projects.The summer school is open to s
 cholars from all disciplines\, regardless of technical background. Experie
 nce with mapping\, GIS methods\, tools\, and concepts is welcome but not r
 equired. This summer school will be of particular interest to those in His
 tory\, Archaeology\, Urban Studies\, Architecture\, Cultural Studies\, Pub
 lic Humanities\, and Photography. Knowledge of Greek is not required.Parti
 cipants will be required to bring their own laptop\, download software\, a
 nd complete preparatory reading in advance of the summer school.Instructor
 s will include members of the UNESCO Chair on Digital Methods for the Huma
 nities and Social Sciences at the Athens University of Economics and Busin
 ess\, the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton University\, the Prin
 ceton University Library\, and the Digital Research Infrastructure for the
  Arts and Humanities (DARIAH-EU).The summer school is organized by the UNE
 SCO Chair on Digital Methods for the Humanities and Social Sciences as par
 t of the Horizon Europe project ATRIUM with the cooperation of the Center 
 for Digital Humanities at Princeton and the Athena Research Centre\, and w
 ill take place at the Athens University for Economics and Business in Athe
 ns\, Greece.\n\n\nhttps://cdh.princeton.edu/events/2026/06/atrium-summer-s
 chool-from-maps-to-data-and-data-to-maps-exploring-spatial-histories/
LOCATION:Athens University for Economics and Business\, Athens\, Greece
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