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In Pictures: Researchers Pitch at MPIWG's Spring Publications Slam

On March 19, 2024, the library held its second Publications Slam event. Six researchers pitched their recent publications in three minutes.

The Presenters and Their Publications:

  • El-Hajj, Hassan. "Explainability and transparency in the realm of digital humanities: toward a historian XAI." International Journal of Digital Humanities 5 (2023): 299–331. (here)  
  • Kaye, Aleksandra. "Shaping Public Perception: Polish Illustrated Press and the Image of Polish Naturalists Working in Latin America, 1844–1885." Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte 46, no. 2–3 (September 2023): 158–180. (here)
  • Kolboske, Birgit​​​​​​. Hierarchien. Das Unbehagen der Geschlechter mit dem Harnack-Prinzip. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2023. (here)
  • Mastorakou, Stamatina. "Antike Globen in Larissa." Der Globusfreund 68 (2023): 117–128. (here)
  • Rudolf, Stefanie. “‘A great star falls’: cometology in Syriac language and literature.” Journal of Semitic Studies 69, no. 1 (Spring 2024): 161–178. (here)
  • Sabel, Claire. "'Glass Worke': Precious Minerals and the Archives of Early Modern Earth Sciences." In New Earth Histories. Geo-Cosmologies and the Making of the Modern World, edited by A. Bashford, E. M. Kern, and A. Bobette, 145–162. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2023. (here)
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"Publications Slam," March 19th, 2024.

Audience at the "Publications Slam," March 19th, 2024.

Esther Chen, MPIWG's Head of Library, introducing the event and announcing the speakers.

Hassan El-Hajj at the MPIWG's "Publications Slam," March 19th, 2024. Hassan pitched his paper "Explainability and transparency in the realm of digital humanities: toward a historian XAI," which he published together with Oliver Eberle, Anika Merklein, Anna Siebold, Noga Shlomi, Jochen Büttner, Julius Martinetz, Klaus-Robert Müller, Grégoire Montavon, and Matteo Valleriani 2023 in the International Journal of Digital Humanities.

Aleksandra Kaye at the MPIWG's "Publications Slam," March 19th, 2024. Stamatina pitched her paper "Shaping Public Perception: Polish Illustrated Press and the Image of Polish Naturalists Working in Latin America," which she published 2023 in Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte.

Stamatina Mastorakou at the MPIWG's "Publications Slam," March 19th, 2024. Stamatina pitched her paper "Antike Globen in Larissa," which she published 2023 in Der Globusfreund.

Claire Sabel at the MPIWG's "Publications Slam," March 19th, 2024. Claire pitched her book chapter "'Glass Worke': Precious Minerals and the Archives of Early Modern Earth Sciences," which she published 2023 in New Earth Histories. Geo-Cosmologies and the Making of the Modern World.

Birgit Kolboske at the MPIWG's "Publications Slam," March 19th, 2024. Birgit pitched her book Hierarchien. Das Unbehagen der Geschlechter mit dem Harnack-Prinzip, which was published in 2023 by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

Stefanie Rudolf at the MPIWG's "Publications Slam," March 19th, 2024. Stefanie pitched her paper “‘A great star falls’: cometology in Syriac language and literature,” which she published 2024 in the Journal of Semitic Studies.

Photos by Vivienne Rischke, 2024 

Following the presentations, there was a reception event. The library plans to host the event three times annually to give researchers at the MPIWG the opportunity to celebrate their new publications with colleagues, get to know each other, and learn how to pitch their research in three minutes. We really enjoyed celebrating our researchers’ achievements at our Publications Slam event! Thank you to all who participated.