DH Lunch: From the World to Norwegian – How Can Digital Methods Help Us Show Where Translated Literature Comes From?
This DH Lunch will focus on how digital methods can be used to highlight bibliomigration patterns in literature translated into Norwegian.
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From the World to Norwegian
The project "Verden på norsk" is interdisciplinary and brings together translation studies, literary sociology, library development, and methodologies and infrastructure from the field of Digital Humanities (DH). Our aim is to create a digital, open-access platform that brings together several scholarly resources for exploring literary translations into Norwegian:
- A search application for fiction translated into Norwegian.
- An interactive map that visualizes how translated literature travels from around the world to Norway (bibliomigration patterns).
- A dynamic corpus of selected Norwegian newspaper reviews of translated fiction.
Together, these resources will show where translated literature in Norwegian comes from and who has made it possible for us to read these books in Norwegian. We hope this will open up a wide range of approaches to research on translated literature. In the presentation, we will discuss how the project began firmly rooted in the humanities, the challenges and opportunities that emerged along the way, and our experiences of combining digital and manual methods when working with bibliographic metadata.
About the Speakers
Inger Hesjevoll Schmidt-Melbye, PhD in Translation Studies and Senior Librarian, NTNU
Siri Fürst Skogmo, Associate Professor of English, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Marcus Axelsson, Professor of Nordic Studies, Østfold University College
A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants after the registration deadline.
The DH Lunch Series
The DH Lunch series is a collaboration between the Digital Lab at the University of Bergen Library, D-lab at NTNU, and the Norwegian Network for Digital Humanities and Cultural Organisations (DHKO). The series addresses topics related to Digital Humanities (DH) and provides researchers and others working with DH projects or research an opportunity to share experiences, successes, and challenges related to the use of digital tools and/or methods.
Do you have suggestions for topics you would like to learn more about, or are you working on something you would like to share? Do not hesitate to contact the organizers by email.
Spring 2026: Digital DH Lunches
- Thursday 29 January, 11:30–12:00
- Thursday 26 February, 11:30–12:00
- Thursday 26 March, 11:30–12:00
- Thursday 30 April, 11:30–12:00
- Thursday 28 May, 11:30–12:00
Follow the Digital Lab calendar for more information about DH lunch events in the autumn.