DraCor Onboarding Workshop for Hebrew and Yiddish

Preliminary Schedule:

Monday, 11 September 2023

Welcome Coffee and Open House:

9:30 – 10:00

Introductions

10:00–12:00

Presentations:

1. Welcome and Housekeeping (Dennis Mischke, Freie Universität Berlin)

2. What is DraCor? (Frank Fischer, Freie Universität Berlin)

3. The Hebrew Drama Corpus and Yiddish Drama Corpus - our starting point (Aynat Rubinstein, Sinai Rusinek and Yael Netzer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

4. DraCor Workflow (Daniil Skorinkin, Universität Potsdam)

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch (In Situ)

Hackathon A

Challenges & Tasks

13:00 – 13:30 Preparation and Discussion of Challenges (two initial themes: DraCor pipeline, Enlarging the corpus with Transkribus)
13:30 – 14:00 Division into groups and settling into spaces

Session I

14:00 – 15:00 Work in Groups I
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break

Session II

15:30 – 16:30 Work in Groups II

17:00

Keynote - Dr. Ruthie Abeliovich, Tel Aviv University

Performance As Knowledge: The Datafication of Popular Yiddish Theatre

My talk delves into the intriguing world of Yiddish popular theatre through a data-driven lens. The DYBBUK project, supported by a 5-year ERC grant, embarked on a comprehensive exploration of the themes, forms, and practices of Yiddish popular theatre during the pivotal turn of the 20th century. By mining old Yiddish prompting notebooks, ephemeral artefacts from popular theatre and sound recordings, the project offers fresh perspectives on theatre heritage and its significance. My presentation focuses on the project’s digital approach, offering insights into how datafication enhances our understanding of the Yiddish popular theatre, shedding light on its profound impact on our culture.

Dinner

18:30 Joint dinner at restaurant in the area

Tuesday, 12 September 2023

Hackathon B

10:00 – 10:30 Check-In (what did we achieve, what needs to be done?)

Session I

10:30 –12:00 Work in Groups I

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch (In Situ)

Session II

13:00 – 15:00 Walk and Talk (Botanical Gardens)

14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break

Session III

15:00 – 16:30 Work in Groups II

16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:00 Work in Groups III (preparation of presentations)
Dinner

18:00 (or later) Joint dinner at restaurant in the area

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

Hackathon C

10:00 – 10:30 Presentation lineup