On Tuesday at 1.15 pm CET, there is a seminar in HUMlab which I would really like to attend. Maria Wiklund, a student of literature who has been hanging out a lot in the lab lately, will talk about her interesting project looking into how online forums are used in the Harry Potter community. Then, Robert Bhatt who has attended the culture analysis program will talk about how the culture analyst can be involved in the creation of technical artefacts. This is a very timely topic, I think, as there is much discussion nowadays about identifying the practical uses of humanities skills.

I won’t be able to attend myself as I am conducting fieldwork at the moment, gathering material for the final part of my thesis (quite exciting, and time consuming – hence the scarce blogging). However, I’ll be sure to check the archived version of the seminar out later.