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CESTA Lunch Seminar Series

On most Thursdays at lunchtime (12:15-1:15PM) during the academic quarter, researchers from across the Stanford community and beyond come together for presentations of new work in the digital humanities.

Currently, our events are primarily in a hybrid format, with some entirely online. You may join our events remotely via Zoom by CESTA Research and Programs Manager Erin Eger (erineger [at] stanford.edu (erineger[at]stanford[dot]edu)). If you do not have Zoom installed, you can download it for free here.

Recordings of some of our past seminars are available on CESTA's Youtube Channel.

Upcoming Events

April
23
Date
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Building 160, Wallenberg Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 160, Stanford, CA 94305
433A

Past Events

March
1
Date
Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Hybrid Event: In-Person at CESTA and via Zoom

Note: This is our first in-person seminar since 2020. We are looking forward to welcoming you back into our space! A box lunch will be available to in-person attendees for takeaway.

February
15
Date
Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Online via Zoom

Please note that this event runs later than other CESTA Seminars.

A panel discussion on making a career in the digital humanities as a PhD graduate.

February
8
Date
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Online via Zoom

About this talk: Technology evangelists often argue that algorithms and artificial intelligence make decision-making more informed and objective -- a promise hotly…

February
1
Date
Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Online via Zoom

About this talk: This presentation explores George Moses Horton as an oral poet. From Oral Horton To Written Horton, and Now Digital Horton.

January
25
Date
Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Online via Zoom

About this talk: Equal access to digital tools and media can only be ensured if they are created with accessibility in mind.

January
18
Date
Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Online via Zoom

About this talk: The Russian novel has been traditionally regarded as the novel of ideas, in which the conflicting views on the national identity and Russia’s relationship with…

January
11
Date
Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Location:
Online via Zoom

About this talk: Deploying an interdisciplinary approach that draws on geography, anthropology, archival and historical research, as well as perspectives from literary…

November
16
Date
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Online via Zoom

About this talk: Manuscripts and other cultural heritage materials have always been depicted in different ways to increase access and for analysis.

November
2
Date
Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Online via Zoom

About this talk: The Business of Debt offers a visual analysis of the changing scope of the municipal bond business from the early moments of the Great Depression to the…

October
26
Date
Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Online via Zoom