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Melvin Wevers

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Assistant Professor Computational History - General Chair CHR - trail running - wine - games - music - www.melvinwevers.nl

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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📢 CfP for #CHR2027 is out! Submissions on all aspects of computational humanities research welcome; all details available here: 2027.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/ And yes, CHR2027 will take place a little later than usual. So you *could* start later… but we suggest starting now!
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Nanne van Noord @nanne.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
For the HERAtlas project at the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) we are looking for a Postdoc to combine data science, psychology, and digital history to uncover the "invisible" women of art history! More info at: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Vacancy — Postdoc Quantifying Gender Inequality in Visual Art
<p><span>Are you passionate about art, gender equality, and data-driven research?</span><span> Join the HERAtlas project to uncover the "invisible" women of art history<span>.</span> We are looking for a Postdoc to combine data science, psychology, and history to reveal the structural barriers behind gender inequality in the creative industries and translate these insights into public storytelling<span>.</span></span></p>
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
📢 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)!
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Edited by Taylor Arnold, Margherita Fantoli, and Ruben Ros
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🗓️ 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
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James Baker @jwbaker.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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
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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 18/08/2025
📢 Don’t miss the first articles from CHR’s themed issue, Expanding the Toolkit: Large Language Models in Humanities Research! Read the issue #openaccess here: 📚 cup.org/4lvH2Ow #computationalhumanities #CHR @comphumresearch.bsky.social @nolauren.bsky.social @folgertk.bsky.social
Expanding the Toolkit: Large Language Models in Humanities Research. Computational Humanities Research.
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
The submission deadline for #CHR2025 is fast approaching! Authors, you have until Friday, 18 July, to submit your short and long papers, lightning talk abstracts, and workshop ideas. ⚠️ Please note: there will be NO extension of this deadline. 🔗 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/
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Artjoms Šeļa @artjomshl.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
⚡ CFP: a themed issue in Computational Humanities Research! Meaning, Form, and History in Computational Poetics: if you work on all things verse, all things form, in any language, consider submitting! for questions reach out to me or @nmhouston.bsky.social ! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Call for Papers @ CHR: Meaning, Form, and History in Computational Poetics
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
In an age of failing economies and a neofascist backlash, what we need is Marxism. To free ourselves from our technofeudal overlords, we must think like Karl Marx. The corporations are asset-stripping our brains, but we can take back control. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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/
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
What impact is AI having on jobs in the tech industry? I've been collecting stories from tech workers—from engineers at giants like Google to content mods at TikTok to coders at small startups—to find out. Here, in their words, is how AI is transforming, degrading, and yes, replacing their jobs.
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How AI is killing jobs in the tech industry
Tech workers at TikTok, Google, and across the industry share stories about how AI is changing, ruining, or replacing their jobs.
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 09/06/2025
Both funny and scary idea in this paper that authors might insert hidden text into their papers instructing LLM peer reviewers to say how great the paper is and recommend acceptance. arxiv.org/html/2412.01...
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Are We There Yet? Revealing the Risks of Utilizing Large Language Models in Scholarly Peer Review
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Rafael Pinto @rcpinto.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
While you share that arXiv preprint that does not say what you think it does, I'll just leave this peer-reviewed Nature paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
We are proud to have @miguelev.bsky.social (@cssh-nus.bsky.social, National University of Singapore) and Els Lefever (LT3 Language and Translation Technology, Ghent University) as keynote speakers at our CHR2025 conference in December. More: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/news/keynote...
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Andres Karjus @andreskarjus.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Come do a PhD or postdoc with us! Generously ERC funded salaries, at the intersection of computational social science/humanities/DH, corpus linguistics, ML/AI, sustainability studies. Deadline 15th May (if interested but that's too short, or in the process of graduating, talk to me) Topics&links👇
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 10/04/2025
It was a real pleasure to chat with Jack Tame on Q+A about why now is the time to think seriously about reducing our reliance on US tech companies and what to make of Elon Musk’s alliance with Donald Trump. He hosts a great programme and I was really happy to be invited on.
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Paris Marx: US tech giants dominate life. Why people must take control | Q+A 2025
YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
🚨 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/
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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!
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Casper Albers 🟥 @casperalbers.nl · 20/03/2025
Goedzo Wat ze ook nu al kunnen doen: niet meer alle Kamerstukken in Microsoft Word-format aanbieden. Er zijn genoeg open standaarden die prima werken, en het scheelt nog belastinggeld ook
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UvA Faculty of Humanities @uvahumanities.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We zien steeds meer door AI gegenereerd beeld om ons heen, maar hoe bevooroordeeld zijn de achterliggende AI-systemen? @nanne.bsky.social, @melvinwevers.bsky.social en Eftychia Stamkou gaan dat samen met partners uit de culturele sector onderzoeken: www.uva.nl/shared-conte...
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Hoe beïnvloedt AI de beelden die het genereert?
Nu iedereen met behulp van AI afbeeldingen kan creëren, zien we steeds meer door AI gegenereerd beeld om ons heen. Tegelijkertijd is er maar weinig bekend over hoe de achterliggende AI-systemen werken...
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Melvin Wevers @melvinwevers.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Recently, I have been awarded a grant from the UvA's Responsible Digital Transformations Programme. Together with Nanne van Noord en Eftychia Stamkou. Together with a postdoc we will examine the Visual Imaginaries of GenAI concerning Gender. More info here: rdt.uva.nl/research/res...
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Visual Imaginaries of Gender: The potentials and limitations of GenAI - Responsible Digital Transformations
This project investigates the gender imaginaries of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for image generation. Whilst prior research has demonstrated that GenAI defaults to masculine when prompt...
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arxiv cs.CL @arxiv-cs-cl.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Zhivar Sourati, Farzan Karimi-Malekabadi, Meltem Ozcan, Colin McDaniel, Alireza Ziabari, Jackson Trager, Ala Tak, Meng Chen, Fred Morstatter, Morteza Dehghani The Shrinking Landscape of Linguistic Diversity in the Age of Large Language Models arxiv.org/abs/2502.11266
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Marieke Kuypers @marieke.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Nieuw en schandalig dieptepunt in de Nederlandse houding ten opzichte van de mensenrechten van Palestijnen en iedereen die zich daarover uitspreekt. Een agressieve en lasterlijke pro-Israëlische lobby heeft met behulp van o.a. de VVD, de uitnodiging van Albanese laten intrekken.
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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...
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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...
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Melvin Wevers @melvinwevers.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Fining big tech might look like we are holding them accountable but it doesn't leave a dent at all as this great post from @proton.me shows: proton.me/blog/big-tec...
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Big Tech earns enough in less than 3 weeks to pay all 2024 fines | Proton
Big Tech fines reached more than $8 billion in 2024. Unfortunately, not even this fine will give Big Tech pause. But progress is being made.
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Biden warns of an oligarchy taking shape, of a tech industrial complex. He also just signed an executive order to lease federal lands to tech companies to build more data centers for AI. That tech oligarchy is already here, and Dems are still enabling it. www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-tech-o...
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The tech oligarchy has been here for years
What really drove the rise of Biden's 'tech industrial complex', and how to stop it
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Historici vertellen @historicivertellen.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Ik ben vooral benieuwd hoe dit debat en argumentatie veranderde in de twintigste eeuw. Met begeleider @melvinwevers.bsky.social onderzocht ik daarom specialisering zoals die zichtbaar is in het spreken van politici.
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Folgert Karsdorp @folgertk.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
CHR Board Openings: Early Career Rep & Proceedings Officer positions available. Please help us shape the future of computational humanities research. Apply by Feb 21, 2025. Details: 2024.computational-humanities-research.org/announcement...
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Computational Humanities Research 2024
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Kenneth Enevoldsen @kennethenevoldsen.eurosky.social · 11/01/2025
New favourite razor
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 02/01/2025
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
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Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
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Melvin Wevers @melvinwevers.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Time to get rid of our silly and expensive dependence on Microsoft systems.
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Melvin Wevers @melvinwevers.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
"Our single best hope is a cooperative streaming platform owned by labels and musicians. Let’s reclaim music from the technocrats. They have not proven themselves worthy of our trust" #SpotiGate
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The Ugly Truth About Spotify is Finally Revealed
A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to action
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Folgert Karsdorp @folgertk.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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
Diagram in which red dots stand for places where surviving planes were shot. This only tells you where planes can get shot and still come back to base. Survivorship bias: your only information is what has survived.
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
🎥 Sneak Peek: Lauren Klein at #CHR2024 Don’t miss @laurenfklein.bsky.social’s keynote speech titled "When Theory Leads: Towards a Humanities-Forward Model of Computational Research" at 9 o’clock this morning! 🕘
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Vance the Happenstance @vance.coffeybreak.net · 26/11/2024
Microsoft Teams is trash and any company that uses it has no commitment to real collaboration or operational work flow, only penny pinching and cost saving.
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Melvin Wevers @melvinwevers.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Even though musically quite dissimilar, the synths in Kendrick Lamar's Man at the Garden reminded me of the great soundtrack of Bloodsport by Paul Hertzog. This is also one of the best 80s martial arts movies montages, the best of course being Rocky IV. youtu.be/GUABDC1B1_s?...
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🎉 Final Call for Registrations! 🚀 The #CHR2024 Conference is just around the corner, and registration is closing soon! 📅 Registration Deadline: November 25 (local time) 📍 Event Dates: December 4-6 🌐 Register Here: events.au.dk/chr2024/
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Melvin Wevers @melvinwevers.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
That moment when you recorded a lecture but don't want to check if the recording is okay because counting the number of times I said "um" is not my type of computational humanities.
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Melvin Wevers @melvinwevers.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
📊 Proud to share upcoming #CHR2024 paper with @rubenros.bsky.social showing how Dutch post-war parliamentary debates became increasingly specialized. Using network analysis & topic modeling, we found that as debates got deeper, they also became narrower 🧵1/2
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Julia Neugarten @julianeugarten.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
This looks amazing, I am sorry not to be there in person, but keep an eye out for our poster: 2024.computational-humanities-research.org/papers/paper... #CHR2024
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Thomas Smits @thomassmits.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
My review of "Digitised Newspapers – A New Eldorado for Historians?" in Media History www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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