COST Action 16204

Distant Readingfor

European Literary History

Maciej EderInstytut Języka Polskiego PAN

Jak badać indywidualny styl?

Idea stylistycznego odcisku palca

Frekwencje bardzo częstych słów (się, w, na, ...)

Nie sposób ich podrobić, trudno uciec od własnej dystrybucji słów funkcyjnych

Tajemnicze frekwencje...

‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.’

(J. Austen, Pride and Prejudice)

“the” = 4.25%“in” = 3.45%“of” = 1.81% …

Kim był Gall Anonim?

Hipoteza francuska (“Gall”) z XVI w.

Hipoteza węgierska z XIX w.

Hipoteza wenecka (Jasiński)

Stanisław Lem: twórczość

Podstawowe pojęcia

“Computation into criticism” (John Burrows)

“Distant reading” (Franco Moretti)

“Macroanalysis” (Matthew Jockers)

Big Data

Atrybucja autorska

Distant reading

Kanon powieści realistycznej: ok. 50 pozycji

Wnioski na temat realizmu ograniczone do nich

Tymczasem: wiemy, że opublikowano ponad 20,000 powieści

Czego możemy się dowiedzieć w dużej skali?

Problem skali, problem zespołu

Jak zebrać korpus 20,000 powieści?

Jak zebrać 15 różnych korpusów? (grecki, włoski, francuski, polski, ...)

Rola badań zespołowych...

… przy czym trzeba by mieć spory zespół!

Akcja COST

Fundusze na stworzenie międzynarodowej sieci współpracy

InterEditionMedioevo EuropeoWomens’ WritersKnowEscape

Acceptance rate: ok. 4–5%

Akcja COST16204: Distant Reading

Pierwsza próba w 2014: ok. 7-10 osób najmocniej zaangażowanych.

Wniosek prosty (jak na standardy EU!)

Czwarta próba zakończona powodzeniem!

http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16204

Cel Akcji

Grounded in the Distant Reading paradigm (i.e. using computational methods of analysis for large collections of literary texts), the Action will create a shared theoretical and practical framework to enable innovative, sophisticated, data-driven, computational methods of literary text analysis across at least 10 European languages.

Management

Kierownik Akcji: Christof Schoch, TrewirV-ce kierownik: Maciej Eder, Kraków

WG1: Budowa korpusu (ELTeC)WG2: Metodologia i narzędziaWG3: Teoretycznoliterackie implikacjeWG4: Dysseminacja

MC: ok. 60 osób z 25 krajów (w tym np. Bośnia

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What is COST? 37 countries and

beyond

~300 COST Actions

Bottom-up

Open

Leverage of R&D funds

Founded in 1971

European framework for

cooperation in S&T

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COST enables breakthrough S&T developments leading to new concepts and products.

It thereby contributes to strengtheningEurope’s research and innovation capacities.

Through trans-European networking of nationally funded research activities.

COST Mission Statement

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COST Actions

All countries

Open to

All career stages

All Partners

All fields of S&T

COST Countries

Global cooperation

Trans-, multi,-

interdisciplinarity

Young and experienced

researchers

Academia, public

organisations, SME

NGO, Industry,

International Organisations

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COST Member Countries

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Additionally, specific objectives:

SME and Industry cooperation

International Cooperation

COST Policy

Excellence and

Inclusiveness

Geographical coverage

GenderEarly Career Investigator

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COST aims to:

Connect “pockets of excellence“ in S&T operating from diverse

locations in Europe

Encourage and enable researchers from less research-

intensive countries to get more involved in all COST activities

Counterbalance research communities unequal access to

knowledge infrastructures, funding and resources distribution

COST is co-funded in two H2020 work programmes:

Societal Challenge 6 “Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative

and reflective Societies”

Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) Excellence and

Inclusiveness

Geographical

coverage

Gender

Early Career

Investigator

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COST Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC)

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Note: Early Career Investigators PhD + up to 8 years

Strong involvement of Early Career

Investigators (ECI) in the Action

Good gender balance in the Action

Strong involvement of underrepresented gender in the Action

Early Career Investigators &Gender Balance

Excellence and

Inclusiveness

Geographical

coverage

Gender

Early Career

Investigator

COST Actions and Networking Tools

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COST Actions

Memorandum of

Understanding

Network

4 years

Min 7 countries,

Min 3 ITCs

Research coordination

Capacity building€ 500 000 euros

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MC Meetings: Decision making, coordination and strategy development

Core Group Meetings: Coordination work, discussing and preparing decisions for MC

WG Meetings: Carry out tasks needed for the completionof the WG/Action objectives; coordinate the researchwork; prepare reports to the MC; suggest new members,new activities etc.

Action Workshops and Conferences: Serve the scientific Action objectives; establishment of a wider community around the topic of the Action; acts as a showcase for the activities of the Action.

COST Action networking tools

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Dissemination Meetings: To showcase an Action at relevantconference in the field; oral presentation about the Action;preference for European Conferences.

Training Schools: Provide intensive training on a subject thatcontributes to the aim of the Action; if applicable, offerfamiliarization with unique equipment or know-how in one of thelaboratories of the Action. Key target group: ECIs.

STSMs: Fostering collaboration, learn a new technique or takemeasurements using instruments not available in their owninstitution; excellent mean to produce joint research. Key targetgroup: ECIs.

ITC Conference Grants: To support ECIs from InclusivenessTarget Countries to present their work at internationalconferences and by this to advance their career.

Dissemination: Website, publications, etc.

COST Action networking tools

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Research and Innovation project

Fixed consortium

Static implementation of the MoU

Travel agency

What…

is NOT a COST Action?

Management Committee Role and Rules

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Near Neighbour Countries (NNC)COST Near Neighbour Countries are:

Albania

Algeria

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Egypt

Georgia

Jordan

Lebanon

Libya

Moldova

Morocco

the Palestinian Authority

Russia

Syria

Tunisia

Ukraine

COST participant terminology:

MC Members, MC Substitutes,

MC Observers, Working Group

members and ad hoc participants

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NNC and IPC

July 2017

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Original Proposers to be approved

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Long distance travel = cross border travel Car travel expenses:

Maximum distance

2000 km at EUR 0.20 per km

EUR 0.30 per km

with 2 or more

eligible participants

Proof of distance

(i.e Google Map)

Train, bus and

ferry expenses:

First, second and

business class

You must submit

invoice / receipts

Flight expenses:

Economy class only

Max EUR 1200

You must submit an

invoice and full

itinerary

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Flat rate: EUR 120 per night

No receipts

Maximum nights = actual number of meeting days attended + 1 night before the event

MC decision: lower flat rate

Same flat rate

Accommodation expenses

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Flat rate: EUR 20 for lunch and dinner

No receipts

Based on travel

Offered meals by Local Organiser Support (LOS)

MC decision: lower flat rate

Same flat rate

Meals expenses

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Short Term Scientific Mission

(STSM)

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Duration:minimum 5 days maximum 90 days

STSM activities: within 1 Grant Period

Selection of Grantees: responsibility of the MC

Financial support: fixed contribution (grant= no receipts) up to EUR 160 per daymax EUR 2500 for up to 90 days

STSMs – Financial Support

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Early Career Investigator = PhD + 8 years: time frame between 91 days and 180 daysmax EUR 3500

Researchers from a Participating Inclusiveness Target Country (ITC): 50% of the grant upon completion of the 1st day

Scientific report approved before payment

STSM – Specific Provisions