Medicinal Animals and Datasets: A Digital Humanities Project

Medicinal Animals and Datasets: A Digital Humanities Project

  • Sep 8, 2026 · Tuesday
  • 15:00 – 16:30
  • HKUST Library
  • Speaker Liz Chee
Liz Chee introduces the digital storytelling project on medicinal animals and its underlying datasets.

In this seminar, Liz Chee introduces Medicinal Animals and Digital Storytelling, a platform project that combines historical research with interactive digital storytelling.

What to expect

  • An introduction to the project's historical sources on medicinal animals
  • How the team built the underlying dataset and enriched it with annotations
  • A live walkthrough of the digital storytelling map
  • Discussion on the challenges of turning archival material into interactive scholarship

This is a great opportunity for anyone curious about how datasets power digital humanities storytelling.

All are welcome. No registration required — just come along!

Digital Storytelling
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