An Overview of the History of the TCDH
2023
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DHd2023: "Open Humanities, Open Culture" in Trier and Luxembourg
The Universities of Trier and Luxembourg are co-hosting and the teams of the Trier Center for Digital Humanities and the Center for Contemporary and Digital History are looking forward to DHd2023 "Open Humanities, Open Culture" from March 13-17, 2023 in Trier and Belval/Luxembourg.
2022
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2022 – Complete edition of the Latin and German works of Paul Fleming
An important representative of early Baroque lyric poetry will receive a digital edition of his works. The planned edition is considered one of the most urgent desiderata of early modern Germanist and Latinist research, since Fleming's work has so far only been accessible in an edition from the 19th century that is in great need of revision.
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2022 – „Wossidlo-Teuchert“ online
For the Low German language area, a central dialect dictionary will be made digitally accessible and, through its later integration into the Trier dictionary network, a comprehensive research for scholars and the general public will be possible. The Mecklenburgische Wörterbuch (MeckWb) is the most important access to the vocabulary of the Mecklenburg dialect and is one of the large-scale scientific dialect dictionaries.
2021
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2021 – DFG funds the project "Ferdinand Tönnies Letters: A Digital Edition
The project aims to establish an online edition of all of Tönnies' non-familial letters. More than 1,700 letters are to be brought together, digitized, transcribed, annotated, equipped with analytical tools, and presented on the Internet in a freely accessible and future-oriented manner.
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2021 – New head of research area III
As of December 1, 2021, Dr. Joëlle Weis will join our team. In close cooperation with the Board of Directors and together with research partners, staff and students, she will develop and be responsible for new ideas and projects, especially in the third pillar of the Center of Excellence, "Digital Literary and Cultural Studies".
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2021 - Computational Literary Studies Infrastructure launched
The European collaborative project “CLS Infrastructure” launched and to advance the development of this innovative field of work CLS.
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2021 - TCDH is part of the nationwide Text+ initiative
We are engaged in the areas of “Lexical Resources” and “Digital Text Collections”. Our goal is the joint development of a National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) for text-based sciences. The “Text+” network already includes more than 30 partners from university and non-university research institutions and memory institutions.
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2021 - Stefan Heym: “Ahasver” Pilot project launched for intended Heym edition
The pilot project “Ahasver” by Stefan Heym begins and presents the work of the author of special rank digitally for the first time.
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2021 - Relaunch of the TCDH homepage
The website of the Trier Center for Digital Humanities gets a new look and shows the new structures of the center.
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2021 - The center becomes a central facility of the University of Trier
With its three created research areas I. Digital Edition and Digital Lexicography, II. Software Systems and Research Infrastructure and III Digital Literary and Culture Studies the TCDH works as a central institution of the University of Trier.
2020
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2020 - Dr Claudia Bamberg takes on the co-management of the TCDH
Dr Claudia Bamberg is the new head of the research area “Digital Edition and Digital Lexicography” and managing director at the TCDH.
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2020 – Relaunch of the dictionary network
The platform of the long-term project “Wörterbuchnetz” gets a new look, new functions and new dictionaries are added.
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2020 - wine labels in transition starts
The TCDH is starting the project “Wine labels in transition” with funds from the university initiative CHEST (Cultural Heritage Studies Trier).
2019
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2019 - Funding approval for Mining and Modeling Text
From 2019 to 2022, Rhineland-Palatinate is funding the initiative "Mining and Modeling Text. Interdisziplinäre Anwendungen, informatische Weiterentwicklung, rechtliche Perspektiven (MiMoText)", as one of seven profile and potential areas of the University of Trier.
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2019 - Schwitters digital goes online with the “Merz 1923 - 1932” series
As part of the exhibition “100 Jahre Merz”, the new research portal for the project “Kurt Schwitters' intermediale Netzwerke der Avantgarde” was presented. The TCDH will present the results at the international symposium.
2018
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2018 - ELEXIS startet
The European infrastructure project "ELEXIS" for digital lexicography starts at TCDH.
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Anniversary year 2018: 20 years Trier Center for Digital Humanities
20 years of the Trier Center for Digital Humanities will be celebrated in the anniversary year with lectures, events and the dedicated exhibition "20180 – 20 Jahre Trier Center for Digital Humanities" .
2017
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2017 - Olevian
The exhibition "Caspar Olevian, die Reformation und Trier" in the Trier city library, at the same time launch of the Caspar Olevian Portals
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2017 - Prof Dr Christof Schöch new co-director of the TCDH
Prof Dr Christof Schöch receives a professorship for Digital Humanities at Trier University and becomes co-director of the TCDH.
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2017 - European Research Council - Project "Muya - The Multimedia Yasna Project" starts
"Muya – The Multimedia Yasna Project" starts in cooperation with the University of London.
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2017 - Schlegel
The exhibition "August Wilhelm Schlegel: Aufbruch ins Romantische Universum" in the Freie Deutsche Hochstift in Frankfurt am Main opens with the cooperation of the TCDH.
2016
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2016 - Minister-President Manuela Dreyer visits the TCDH
The Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, Manuela Dreyer, visits the TCDH.
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2016 - Schwitters
DFG funds the cooperation project “Kurt Schwitters' intermediale Netzwerke der Avantgarde - Die Reihe Merz (1923 - 1932)”
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2016 - BMBF funding ZHistLex
BMBF is funding the cooperation project to set up the eHumanities center for historical lexicography ZHistLex
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2016 - BMBF funding eXplore!
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the expansion of the TCDH as part of the eXplore!
2015
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2015 - Autumn School
The VW Foundation supports the Trier Digital Humanities Autumn School 2015 "Methodological Intersections", which is organized jointly with the Unversité du Luxembourg.
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2015 - Representation of the vacant professorship for DH
Dr Vera Hildenbrandt represented the professorship for DH at University Trier from the 2015/16 winter semester up to and including the 2016/17 winter semester.
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2015 - Exhibition "Vernetzte Korrespondenzen. Briefe aus dem Exil"
The exhibition "Vernetzte Korrespondenzen. Briefe aus dem Exil" takes place in the library of the University of Trier.
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2015 - Exhibition "Maschinen und Manuskripte"
The exhibition "Machines and manuscripts – Digitization of the Manuscripts of St. Matthias" takes place in the library of the Episcopal Seminary in Trier.
2014
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2014 - Virtual scriptorium
“St. Matthias virtual scriptorium” is online
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2014 - Start of the Master of Science course
Start of the Master of Science course "Digital Humanities" in the winter semester 2014.
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2014 - Further funding of the TCDH
Further funding of the research center as part of the research initiative of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
2013
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2013 - historical projection art
The DFG is funding “eLaterna”, a cooperative project with the Media Studies Department at University Trier.
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2013 – Network coordination of the BMBF project “Vernetzte Korrespondenzen”
Dr.Vera Hildenbrandt is the initiator and network coordinator of the BMBF-funded project “Vernetzte Korrespondenzen”.
2012
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2012 - Prof Dr Caroline Sporleder first female professor for digital humanities in Trier
Prof Dr Caroline Sporleder works as first professor for Digital Humanities at the Trier University.
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2012 - THATCamp
The TCDH organizes THATCamp Luxembourg/Trier. in cooperation with the University of Luxembourg.
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2012 - Project start “Arthur Schnitzler digital”
Participation in the long-term project “Arthur Schnitzler digital” of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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2012 - eHumanities funding program
Successful participation in the BMBF's "eHumanities" funding program.
Approval of the research projects “Vernetzte Korrespondenzen - Exilnetz33”, “SeNeReKo” and “eCodicology”
2011
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2011 - new co-managing director
Dr. Vera Hildenbrandt takes over as co-executive director at TCDH.
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2011 - Cusanus Portal
Cusanus Portal online
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2011 - Approval of the professorship for dh
Approval of a professorship for dh in the funding line “Additional equipment for top researchers” of the Rhineland-Palatinate university program “Wissen schafft Zukunft II”
2010
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2010 - Academy Award
Academy Award of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate was awarded to Prof Dr Claudine Moulin
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2010 - EGO
EGO | European History online
2009
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2009 - framework agreement
A big step for the competence center. The framework agreement between the Union of German Academies of Sciences and the University of Trier was signed.
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2009 - Virtual scriptorium
The German Research Foundation funds the project "Virtual Scriptorium St. Matthias Trier".
2008
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2008 - Digital Grimm
Incredible then and now it almost makes you smile. The CD-ROM Digital Grimm was sold 30,000 times.
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2008 - Further funding
The center's further funding within the framework of the Rhineland-Palatinate research initiative "Wissen schafft Zukunft" has been approved.
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2008 - 10 years competence center
"Kompetenzentrum für elektronische Erschließungs- und Publikationsverfahren in den Geisteswissenschaften" has existed for 10 years.
2007
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2007 - dictionary network online
The long-term project of the TCDH dictionary network goes online with the first dictionaries and is gradually being expanded.
2006
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2006 - Digital network of dialect dictionaries from West Central Germany
Digital network of dialect dictionaries from West Central Germany online
2005
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2005 - Department II of the University of Trier
The competence center will be established by the departmental council as part of department II of the University of Trier
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2005 - Goethe Dictionary
The „Goethe Dictionary“ is online available.
2004
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2004 - Digital Grimm
Digital Grimm published on CD-ROM
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2004 - Dr Andrea Rapp becomes co-managing director
Dr. Andrea Rapp becomes co-managing director of Competence Center.
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2004 - Corpus Augustinianum Gissense 2
Corpus Augustinianum Gissense 2 published on CD-ROM
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2004 - Heinrich Heine Portal
The Heinrich-Heine Portal is online.
2003
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2003 - Prof Dr Claudine Moulin becomes director
From October 2003, Prof Dr Kurt Gärtner transferred the scientific management to Prof Dr Claudine Moulin. But he remains connected to the center.
2002
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2002 - Digital Grimm
“Digital Grimm” online
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2002 - Middle High German dictionaries
“Middle High German dictionaries” appear on CD-ROM.
2001
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2001 - International Colloquium
The international colloquium "Standards und Methoden der Volltextdigitalisierung" will take place from October 8th to 9th, 2001 in Trier.
1999
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1999 - Middle High German dictionaries
“Middle High German dictionaries” online
1998
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1998 - Dr Thomas Burch Managing Director of the Competence Center
Dr Thomas Burch takes on the management of the competence center.
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1998 - Founding and scientific management
Founding and scientific management of the "Competence Center for Electronic Cataloging and Publication Processes in the Humanities" by Prof Dr Kurt Gartner.