Overview
Digital Humanities Bern is the University of Bern’s center for digital humanities research, exploring digital text and image analysis, digital editions, and the methodological impact of digital approaches on humanities scholarship.
- Institution: University of Bern
- Location: Bern, Switzerland
- Type: University DH center
Website
Research Focus
Digital Text Analysis
- Computational text analysis
- Corpus linguistics
- Natural language processing
- Literary computing
- Historical text mining
Digital Image Analysis
- Computer vision for humanities
- Art history applications
- Manuscript digitization
- Visual culture studies
- Image annotation and analysis
Digital Editions
- Critical digital editions
- TEI encoding
- Edition platforms
- Scholarly editing tools
- Publication workflows
Methodological Reflection
- Impact of digital methods
- Epistemology of DH
- Critical digital humanities
- Method development
- Best practices
Activities
Research Projects
- Funded research initiatives
- Collaborative projects
- Tool development
- Infrastructure building
Teaching
- DH courses and programs
- Workshops and training
- Student supervision
- Thesis support
Community
- Seminars and colloquia
- Guest lectures
- Conferences
- Network building
Expertise Areas
- Medieval and early modern studies
- Swiss historical texts
- Multilingual corpora
- Digital philology
- Cultural heritage
Infrastructure
- Computing resources
- Software tools
- Data repositories
- Collaboration spaces
Collaborations
National
- Swiss DH network
- DH-CH
- Swiss universities
- Cultural institutions
International
Educational Programs
- BA/MA courses in DH
- PhD opportunities
- Certificate programs
- Professional development
Languages
Supports research in:
- German (primary)
- French
- Italian
- English
- Historical languages
Key Strengths
- Strong philological tradition
- Interdisciplinary approach
- Swiss multilingual context
- Historical focus
- Methodological rigor
Services
- Project consultation
- Technical support
- Method training
- Tool development
- Data management
Impact
- Innovation in digital methods
- Preservation of Swiss heritage
- International collaborations
- Student training
- Open science advocacy