Digital Forensics in the Humanities
Workshop organized by the Bit Philology project team
Welcome
Workshop “Digital Forensics in the Humanities”
8 May 2026, University of Bern, Switzerland
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This workshop is organized in the context of the Bit Philology project, a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
This workshop is a registration‑only event. If you are interested in participating, please contact us to register.
Workshop “Digital Forensics in the Humanities”
Program
Date: Friday 8 May 2026
Location: University of Bern, Unitobler F-112
Program: PDF version
| Time | Speaker | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome | ||
| 09:10 | Introduction | ||
| 09:15 | Bruce Nikkel | Digital Forensics and Vintage Computing | 40’ |
| Q&A | 20’ | ||
| 10:15 | Coffee Break (30’) | ||
| 10:45 | Elena Barchielli, Simon Willemin and Elena Spadini | From Electronic Word Processors to Computers: Experiences with the Archives of Swiss writers | 20’ |
| Emmanuela Carbé and Mariangela Giglio | Authors’ Floppy Disks: The Case of Franco Fortini | 20’ | |
| Kristel Roder | Digitale Archivierung im Schweizerischen Literaturarchiv – aktueller Stand und Vergehensweisen | 20’ | |
| Q&A | 45’ | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch break (90’) | ||
| 14:05 | Moritz Feichtinger | Levels, Limits and Ethics of Forensic Approaches in the Social Sciences and Humanities | 20’ |
| Moritz Mähr | Manuals as Forensic Evidence: Reconstructing Digital Systems and Administrative Practice | 20’ | |
| Q&A | 30’ | ||
| 15:15 | Coffee Break (30’) | ||
| 15:45 | Discussion | ||
| 16:30 | Visit to the GameLab | ||
| 17:00 | Aperitif | ||
Logistics
Getting to the Workshop location
From Bern train station you can take the elevator directly from the platforms to the “Grosse Schanze” and then follow the map to Unitobler. The workshop will take place on the lower ground floor at University of Bern in Unitobler, Lerchenweg 36, Room F-112.
Contact
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.