TEAL Digital Scholarship Series 2025-26: Detecting Shifts in Linguistic Register in Late Imperial Chinese Fiction
The Tateuchi East Asia Library (TEAL) is proud to present the 2025-2026 TEAL Digital Scholarship Series, a dynamic program showcasing cutting-edge research by scholars in the fields of Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies. This series highlights how innovative digital tools and methodologies are transforming East Asian scholarship, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, and broadening the impact of research within and beyond academia.
Detecting shifts in linguistic register in late imperial Chinese fiction: Fine-tuning language models to detect fictionalized memorials to the emperor
Paul Vierthaler, Assistant Professor at the Princeton University
Abstract: It is common in late imperial Chinese literature for novels to appropriate the voice of officialdom for a variety of purposes, often as a means of bolstering historical credibility. While this appropriation can manifest in a variety of ways, it often comes in the form of verbatim quotations from memorials that officials wrote to the emperor. Some such…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: Tateuchi East Asia Library (Gowen 3rd) Seminar Room. Accessibility Contact: hkyi@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Workshops.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
(Hybrid) Fireside Chat with Matthew Alexander Randolph - Walking with Frederick Douglass: Research, Identity, and Joy in Black Scholarship Prelude to Douglass Day.
(To attend virtually, please use The Online Meeting Link, or the following link to register:https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/eArZXWo_SyKC6qg2lKBbKQ)
Join us in the Open Scholarship Commons on February 12 for a fireside chat in anticipation of our upcoming Douglass Day Celebration! Digital History and Open Scholarship Librarian Aubrey Williams will be in conversation with Matthew Alexander Randolph, AssistantProfessor in American Ethnic Studies and a Frederick Douglass scholar.
The conversation will center on Randolph’s time researching Frederick Douglass and how his scholarly journey both mirrors and has been shaped by his personal relationship to Douglass’s life and work. They will also reflect on Randolph’s experience as a Black scholar engaging deeply with Black intellectual history, including the opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges that come with this work.
The program will feature a 45-minute moderated conversation, followed by a 15-minute audience Q&A, with a reception to…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/eArZXWo_SyKC6qg2lKBbKQ. Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Special Events. Student Activities. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, staff, and community.
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon
Douglass Day is an annual transcribe-a-thon program that marks the birth of Frederick Douglass. Each year, sites across the country gather thousands of people to help create new & freely available resources for learning about Black history. A transcribe-a-thon is an event in which a group of people work together to transcribe a collection of digitized historical materials. The primary goal of a transcribe-a-thon is to make the materials more easily accessible, but these events also serve to promote awareness of parts of Black history – and especially Black women’s history – that remain too-little-known.
Douglass Day invites people from all backgrounds to join in this effort to make these histories more widely accessible and searchable. No previous experience with transcription is required to join us. During this event, we will stream national Douglass Day celebrations including speakers, songs, and more. The experience of taking part in a transcribe-a-thon can transform us from consumers of history into kn…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons, Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: osctech@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Target Audience: students, faculty, researcher, community.
Friday, February 13, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Love Data Week: Accessible Data Visualization Workshop (online)
Data visualization best practices and tools do not always discuss accessibility, which can exclude many groups of people. This workshop will review ways to make your visualizations more accessible. We will work through a visualization together and add features to make it more accessible. You are encouraged to follow along, but no active participation is necessary. Data visualization experience is not required, though some familiarity with accessing and using spreadsheet software may be helpful. This workshop will not be recorded.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Negeen Aghassibake. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: UW students, researchers, faculty.
Friday, February 13, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online.
Computing With Classics 3: Languages
Computing With Classics is a returning five-workshop series exploring how computing has affected classical scholarship. In the third workshop, we will investigate design values and philosophy behind programming languages, and the similarities and differences between programming and ancient language instruction. No prior experience expected or required!
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97564897893. Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons, Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: osctech@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff.
Friday, February 13, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
ORCID 101: The ORCID iD and Record (Online)
Are you applying for a grant? Submitting a manuscript for publication? Want to make your professional activities and contributions visible? With research organizations increasingly requiring and using ORCID, knowing how to get and use your free ORCID iD and ORCID record will help you save time and get recognition for your work and contributions.
Register to Attend, In this webinar, we will cover: - What is ORCID and the Benefits of ORCID for Users, - How to populate your ORCID record, - How to keep your ORCID record up-to-date, No prior experience with ORCID necessary. The session recording will be sent to all who register. See you there!
Please note that this workshop is provided and led by the ORCID community.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: osctech@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: UW faculty, staff, students.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Computing With Classics 4: Humanistic Computing
Computing With Classics is a returning five-workshop series exploring how computing has affected classical scholarship. In the fourth workshop, we will discuss the role of humanities in computing, digital sustainability, and responsible computing. No prior experience expected or required!
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97564897893. Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons, Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: osctech@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff.
Friday, February 27, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours
Learn about getting started with digital projects at UW. We offer consultations for research and course related projects. Examples include support for digital publishing, building digital exhibits, and more! We can help you find the right tools, resources and instruction whether you’re just getting started or are working on an on-going project. Come ask us about the Libraries digital scholarship infrastructure tools (Manifold, Omeka, etc.). This service is available only to current UW faculty, students, and staff.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons, Group Work Space B. Accessibility Contact: oscstaff@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: UW students, faculty, staff, post-docs.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Op-Eds for Academics | IN-PERSON Workshop
Op-eds for Academics (In-PERSON) is a hands-on workshop hosted by Society + Technology at UW and the Center for an Informed Public designed to help you translate your research into compelling public commentary. Academic research is deeply relevant to pressing issues of our times, but it can be challenging to know how to reach audiences beyond the academy.
This workshop helps you build practical skills for bringing your expertise to a wider audience by focusing on the ins and outs of op-ed writing. We’ll kick off with a brief panel discussion from members of the UW community who have written op-eds, then we’ll discuss how you can do the same -- from identifying a timely hook, crafting a persuasive short piece, and navigating the submissions process. Come prepared to hear from colleagues, use resources, and participate in interactive exercises. The ambitious may leave with a draft op-ed and a concrete plan for submitting it. Everyone will gain a clearer understanding about how to write for new audiences.
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Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: 115 ABC. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Society + Technology at UW and CIP community of researchers interested in translating their work.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Room 115 ABC - Perkins Coie Room
School of Law, William Gates Hall
University of Washington
4293 Memorial Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195.
For more info visit tinyurl.com. Op-Eds for Academics | ONLINE Workshop
Op-eds for Academics (ONLINE) is a hands-on workshop hosted by Society + Technology at UW and the Center for an Informed Public designed to help you translate your research into compelling public commentary. Academic research is deeply relevant to pressing issues of our times, but it can be challenging to know how to reach audiences beyond the academy.
This workshop helps you build practical skills for bringing your expertise to a wider audience by focusing on the ins and outs of op-ed writing. We’ll kick off with a brief panel discussion from members of the UW community who have written op-eds, then we’ll discuss how you can do the same -- from identifying a timely hook, crafting a persuasive short piece, and navigating the submissions process. Come prepared to hear from colleagues, use resources, and participate in interactive exercises. The ambitious may leave with a draft op-ed and a concrete plan for submitting it. Everyone will gain a clearer understanding about how to write for new audiences.
REGIST…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99188530818?pwd=nSPkfsSWUUu0sDzd6bPXi5EaZwXk98.1. Campus room: 115 ABC. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Society + Technology at UW and CIP community of researchers interested in translating their work.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
ONLINE.
For more info visit tinyurl.com. Digital/Data Humanities Lecture: Tonia Sutherland, "Resurrecting the Black Body: Race and the Digital Afterlife"
In this talk, Resurrecting the Black Body, Sutherland examines the consequences of digitally raising the dead. Attending to the violent deaths of Black Americans–and the records that document them–from slavery through the present, Sutherland explores media evidence, digital acts of remembering, and the rights and desires of humans to be forgotten.
Tonia Sutherland is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Resurrecting the Black Body: Race and the Digital Afterlife (University of California Press, 2023). In addition to being the Founder and Director of PENDULUM and The Black Memory Collective. She also serves as Co-Director of the Community Archives Lab at UCLA and Co-Founder and Co-Director of AfterLab at the University of Washington Information School.
Event made possible by the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. This event is free and open to the…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Henry Art Gallery (HAG). Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206-543-3920, schadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Computing With Classics 5: DICES Case Study
Computing With Classics is a returning five-workshop series exploring how computing has affected classical scholarship. In the fifth and final workshop, we will engage in a hands-on activity involving programming and working with the Digital Initiative for Classics: Epic Speeches (DICES) database. No prior experience expected or required!
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97564897893. Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons, Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: osctech@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff.
Friday, March 13, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours
Learn about getting started with digital projects at UW. We offer consultations for research and course related projects. Examples include support for digital publishing, building digital exhibits, and more! We can help you find the right tools, resources and instruction whether you’re just getting started or are working on an on-going project. Come ask us about the Libraries digital scholarship infrastructure tools (Manifold, Omeka, etc.). This service is available only to current UW faculty, students, and staff.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons, Group Work Space B. Accessibility Contact: oscstaff@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: UW students, faculty, staff, post-docs.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
TEAL Digital Scholarship Series 2025-26: When NLP Meets Korean Language Education
The Tateuchi East Asia Library (TEAL) is proud to present the 2025-2026 TEAL Digital Scholarship Series, a dynamic program showcasing cutting-edge research by scholars in the fields of Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies. This series highlights how innovative digital tools and methodologies are transforming East Asian scholarship, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, and broadening the impact of research within and beyond academia. When NLP Meets Korean Language Education, Dr. Sanghoun Song, Associate Professor, Korea University, Abstract:
As K-culture such as K-pop and K-drama continues to gain worldwide popularity, Korean has emerged as one of the most widely studied foreign languages across many countries. Meanwhile, Natural Language Processing has advanced rapidly, with AI-powered solutions achieving remarkable success in diverse fields. Yet these two developments have not fully converged. Leveraging NLP techniques can offer significant benefits for foreign language teaching and learning, particularly…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: Tateuchi East Asia Library (Gowen 3rd) Seminar Room. Accessibility Contact: hkyi@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Workshops.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours
Learn about getting started with digital projects at UW. We offer consultations for research and course related projects. Examples include support for digital publishing, building digital exhibits, and more! We can help you find the right tools, resources and instruction whether you’re just getting started or are working on an on-going project. Come ask us about the Libraries digital scholarship infrastructure tools (Manifold, Omeka, etc.). This service is available only to current UW faculty, students, and staff.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons, Group Work Space B. Accessibility Contact: oscstaff@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: UW students, faculty, staff, post-docs.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.