8.0241 NEACH: Robey and Goldfield, Oct 24 and Oct 25 (1/82)
Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Mon, 10 Oct 1994 23:01:23 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 8, No. 0241. Monday, 10 Oct 1994.
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 94 12:13:37 EDT
From: Heyward Ehrlich <ehrlich@andromeda.rutgers.edu>
Subject: NEACH Talks Oct. 24 & Oct. 25
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NEACH: Northeast Association for Computers and the Humanities
invites you to two events, free to the public, on two consecutive days,
Mon., Oct. 24 and Tues., Oct. 25, 1994, in two locations,
New Brunswick, N. J. and New York, N. Y.
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DAVID ROBEY (Manchester University):
"The Divine Comedy: Computer Analysis of Language and Style"
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1994, 1:30 P.M.
Pane Room, Alexander Library, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N. J.
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JOEL GOLDFIELD (Plymouth State College):
"The Impact of Computing on Language & Literature Careers"
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1994, 1:30 P.M.
Room 1400, CUNY Graduate Center, 33 W. 42nd St., New York, N. Y.
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DAVID ROBEY: "THE DIVINE COMEDY: COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE & STYLE":
(Mon., Oct, 24, Pane Room, Alexander Library, New Brunwick, N. J.)
The talk will focus on the work David Robey has been doing over a
number of years in applying computer analysis to the language and
style of the Divine Comedy, particularly its sound and meter. He
will also take up theoretical and methodological issues raised by the
computer analysis of literary texts.
David Robey is Professor of Italian and Dean of the Faculty of Arts
at the University of Manchester, England. He is editing the Oxford
Companion to Italian Literature together with Peter Hainsworth.
His talk is sponsored by the Center for Electronic Texts in the
Humanities (CETH).
The Pane Room of Alexander Library is located on the Rutgers
University Campus at 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.
For New Brunswick travel and parking information or to receive a map
by FAX, please telephone (908) 932-1384, send a FAX to (908) 932-1386,
or send E-mail to ceth@zodiac.rutgers.edu.
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JOEL GOLDFIELD: "THE IMPACT OF COMPUTING ON LANGUAGE & LITERATURE CAREERS."
(Tues., Oct. 25, Room 1400, CUNY Graduate Center, New York City)
Drawing on personal experiences as well as documents advocating university
support of research and teaching activities requiring computers, Goldfield
will examine the consequences for tenure, promotion and retention, and
how the profession is handling old fogeys, upstarts and other adventurers.
Dr. Goldfield, Professor of French at Plymouth State College (NH),
is Visiting Associate Professor at Fairfield University (CT). He serves
on the MLA Executive Committee for Computers and Emerging Technologies,
the Executive Council of ACH, and is an editor of Computers and the
Humanities.
His talk will take place at the CUNY Graduate Center, 33 W. 42nd Street,
New York, N. Y., opposite Bryant Park, between Fifth Avenue and Sixth
Avenue.
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NEACH is a regional affiliate of ACH: Association for Computing and the
Humanities. All NEACH events are free and open to the public.
For NEACH membership information, please contact Nan Hahn, NEACH Treasurer.
Write to 322 Second Street Dunellen, N. J. 08812 USA, or send e-mail to
72066.644@compuserve.com or telephone (908) 752-5841.
For New Brunswick travel and parking information or to receive a map
by FAX, please telephone (908) 932-1384, send a FAX to (908) 932-1386,
or send E-mail to ceth@zodiac.rutgers.edu.
--Heyward Ehrlich, NEACH President
Dept. of English, Rutgers Univ., Newark, N. J. 07102
(ehrlich@andromeda.rutgers.edu)
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