Digital Humanities and Materiality
The human face is an area of our bodies with a huge amount of biological and social importance, moreover, is the corporal platform for writing and reading identity. The materiality of the human face, or its representation, is therefore enormously complex and
transcends many disciplines. While a representation of a human face can include effigies, impressions and artwork spanning across the human record, for this context they will be limited to facial depictions and approximations based on human remains. With advancements
in digital technologies and its ever-growing dominance in our lives, it is unsurprising the reconstructed human face in digital landscapes is an emerging field of study. This lecture, while navigating the intersections of science, art and humanities, will
focus on the reconstruction of forensic and archaeological unidentified remains. Additionally, the exploration of tensions involved within the reimagination of identity and the complexities surrounding the presentation of and responses to a reconstructed digital
face will be discussed.
This seminar is co-hosted by the Digital Humanities Research Hub, University of London, UK, and Star-UBB Institute of Advanced Studies, University Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj Napoca, Romania.
At the speaker's request this seminar will not be recorded to Youtube, so joining us live tomorrow is the only way to hear it!
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Dr Gabriel BODARD (he/him)
Reader in Digital Classics
Institute of Classical Studies / Digital Humanities Research Hub
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