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DISSINET is looking for a research assistant
The Dissident Networks Project (DISSINET) seeks a short-term research assistant with competence in Latin language and in historical research. The team member will work for a period of 3–6 months (potentially extendable) on the digital collection of historical data essential to our computational study of medieval dissident religious networks and inquisition.
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Map: Premonstratensian monasteries in France
New interactive map visualizing dataset of Premonstratensian houses in France from the foundation of the order up to the present.
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About DISSINET: Interview with Dr. David Zbíral
The translation of the Czech interview with the project DISSINET PI (originally published by journal SACRA in September 2019).
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Why is the graph visualisation not always an ideal way to display network data?
BLOG: When visualizing networks, a graph displaying this data as nodes connected with ties is definitely the first choice. However, this visualization often comes with significant disadvantages and should not be considered as the norm without considering other alternatives.
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DISSINET is looking for a research assistant
The Dissident Networks Project (DISSINET) seeks a short-term research assistant with competence in Latin language and in historical research. The team member will work for a period of 3–6 months (potentially extendable) on the digital collection of historical data essential to our computational study of medieval dissident religious networks and inquisition.
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About DISSINET: Interview with Dr. David Zbíral
The translation of the Czech interview with the project DISSINET PI (originally published by journal SACRA in September 2019).
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New DISSINET research associate
Tomáš Diviák joins the DISSINET team.
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New member of DISSINET
Dr. Robert Shaw joins the DISSINET team.
Outputs
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Map: Premonstratensian monasteries in France
New interactive map visualizing dataset of Premonstratensian houses in France from the foundation of the order up to the present.
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Bibliography: 2,000 records
The publicly available DISSINET bibliography in Zotero has reached 2,000 records.
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Map: Cathar houses, 1175–1244
New dataset and digital map of the “houses of heretics”.
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Map: Lollards, 1414–1522
The DISSINET team has recently been busy creating a digital map which shows the places of origin of Lollards based on their trial records.