Announcement

Workshop on Integrated Spectral Reflectance Transformation Imaging (Spectral RTI)

Led by Dr. Todd Hanneken (Jubilees Palimpsest Project, St. Mary’s University) and Ken Boydston (president of MegaVision)

9:00am–4:00pm

Wednesday, January 16 and Thursday, January 17, 2019

Learning Lab 3 1.124, Perry-Castañeda Library, The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Libraries will be hosting a workshop on Integrated Spectral Reflectance Transformation Imaging (Spectral RTI) in cooperation with the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Jubilees Palimpsest Project at St. Mary’s University and MegaVision imaging. Spectral RTI is emerging as an important tool for Digital Humanities and has become an essential tool for scholars working on ancient manuscripts, particularly for those working on recovering illegible texts and deciphering palimpsests. During this two-day workshop, participants will be introduced to the basic techniques, methods, and best practices for Spectral RTI, and will have the opportunity to produce images using Spectral RTI. The workshop will be led by Todd Hanneken and Ken Boydston, leaders in the practice of Spectral RTI. All necessary imaging equipment for the workshop will be provided. Breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch are included. The workshop is open to all interested faculty, graduate students, and staff affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin. To apply to participate in the workshop, please submit your application via Qualtrics by November 9: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8IDtPuVjPPByDB3

As part of the application process, applicants will be asked to explain their interest in the workshop and to describe any objects to which they have access and of which they are interested in producing images during the course of the workshop. As space in the workshop is limited to 20 participants, applicants for the workshop must agree to participate fully in both days of the workshop.

This workshop is co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Religious Studies, the Department of Classics, and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies. This workshop is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

For more information or questions, please contact Dr. Jonathan Kaplan (Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern Studies) or Dr. Dale Correa (Middle Eastern Studies Librarian & History Coordinator, UT Libraries).