It is always a pleasure to meet and collaborate with colleagues who belong to the history of Travelling TexTs, i. e. to the networks formed thanks to the NEWW network and to the COST Action Women Writers in History, from which the TTT team has originated. This time, such a meeting was possible thanks to the fact that Anne Birgitte Rønning from the University of Oslo, a member of the COBWWWEB project, and Jenny Bergenmar from the University of Gothenburg, involved in the Swedish Women Writers on Export Project (http://lir.gu.se/english/research/swedish-women-writers-on-export), acted both as members of the Local Organizing Committee of the first conference on Digital Humanities in the Nordic Countries on March 15 – March 17 2016 (http://dig-hum-nord.eu/?page_id=352&lang=en). The purpose of the conference was to strengthen research, education and communication in the field of Digital Humanities, and make Nordic Digital Humanities more visible internationally – and, indeed, the organizers (Digital Humanities in the Nordic Countries, Oslo Digital Humanities Research Network, Norwegian National Library and Digital Humanities Center at Gothenburg University) fully achieved this goal and rendered the event truly memorable.

The conference attracted many participants, mostly, though not only, Continue reading →