DISSINET Data on Witchcraft Trials featured on Aktuálně.cz
Our comprehensive dataset of witchcraft trials in Czech lands has been utilised by the popular online publication Aktuálně.cz to create a new map.
As a product of the DISSINET project, Adam Mertel and David Zbíral have co-authored a paper on “Mining multiple sources of historical data: The example of a standardized dataset of medieval monasteries and convents in France”. The paper was presented at the International Cartographic Conference held in Tokyo in July 2019 and published in the Proceedings of the International Cartographic Association, Volume 2, 2019. The full text can be downloaded from the ICA website.
Our comprehensive dataset of witchcraft trials in Czech lands has been utilised by the popular online publication Aktuálně.cz to create a new map.
DISSINET is searching for Ph.D. graduates inerested in applying for a post-doc position focusing on medieval anti-heretical hate speech using digital and quantitative methods. Send us a preliminary research proposal by 15 April 2025.