"Documenting and Archiving Language and Culture in the Digital Age"
Digital documentation and archiving of language and culture is a necessary prerequisite for cultural heritage research in the 21st century. Today, it is estimated that almost half of the 7,000 extant languages will disappear by 2150. According to The Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, languages are disappearing faster than animal or plant species. It is significant that the languages of Indigenous peoples are in danger of disappearing, most of which are still undocumented, which means that not only the language as a system but also the Intangible cultural heritage of the indigenous population will disappear along with these languages.
Due to the relevance of the topic, the Academy of Digital Humanities is holding an international summer school – "Documenting and Archiving Language and Culture in the Digital Age".
Summer school announcement time: 1 may 2024
Deadline for submission of applications: 30 Juny
Confirmation of participation: 10 July
Duration of summer school: 8 days
Number of participants in the summer school: 20
The project is financed within the framework of the "Higher Education Promotion Program" of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Adjara.
Summer School Program
August 1 - Departure to Khikhadzi
17:00 - Opening of the international summer school
I. Theoretical block and workshops
August 2
10:00-10:45 - "Introduction to Digital Humanities" (Ramaz Khalvashi)
10:45-11:00 - Coffee break
11:00-12:00 - "Digital Resources in Kartvelology" (Manana Tandashvili)
12:00-13:00 -Workshop "Annotation System in the GNC" (Mariam Kamarauli)
13:00-14:00 - Lunch
14:00-15:00 - "Batumi Linguocultural Digital Archive" (Mzia Khakhutaishvili)
August 3
10:00-10:45 - "Adjarian in the context of the southern dialects of the Georgian language" (Mamia Paghava)
10:45-11:00 - Coffee break
11:00-12:00 - "Georgian Mythology and Folklore", "Legends in Tao-Klarjeti, Samtskhe and Adjara" (Tina Shioshvili)
12:00-13:00 - Lunch
13:00-14:30 - Workshop "Expedition planning and implementation " (Malkhaz Chokharadze)
14:30-15:00 - Coffee break
15:00-16:30 - Workshop "Methodology of Fieldwork" (Ruslan Baramidze)
August 4
10:00-11:30 - "Ethnographic Mosaic of Adjara"(Ruslan Baramidze)
11:30-12:30 - "Main Principles of Linguistic Processing of Linguistic Resources in the Digital Age" (Nana Tsetskhladze)
12:30-13:00 - Coffee break
13:00-14:00 - Workshop "Modern Methods and Tools of Archiving Fieldwork Materials" (ELAN, EAF) (Rusudan Papiashvili)
14:30-15:30 - Lunch
15:30-17:00 - "Software Tools for Linguistic Processing of Language Resources" (Flex) (Mzia Khakhutaishvili)
II. Expedition (recording and laboratory processing of resources)
August 5
Expedition in summer resorts of Khulo municipality (Cvitba, Tsiflnari, Shuamta, Macharela, Sarichairi, Akhaldaba). Leaders: Mamia Faghava, Tina Shioshvili, Malkhaz Chokharadze, Mzia Khakhutaishvili, Rusudani Papiashvili, Nana Tsekholadze, Ruslan Baramidze.
August 6
Laboratory processing of the obtained material and preparation of group presentations Heads of the tutorial: Manana Tandashvili, Mamia Faghava, Tina Shioshvili, Malkhaz Chokharadze, Ruslan Baramidze, Mzia Khakhutaishvili, Nana Tshekladze.
August 7
10:00-12:00 - Presenting and Reviewing Presentation Reports
