Clarisse Bardiot, researcher at University of Rennes 2, specialises in theatre history and digital methods. She works with archival collections and computational analysis to map performance histories.

This lecture examines how Avignon Festival archives—programs, photographs and recordings—can be interrogated computationally to document over 2,000 performances from 1947 to today. It explores methods, challenges in metadata, and how digital tools reveal patterns in repertoire, networks and theatrical heritage.

In French.

Béatrice Joyeux-Prunel, Chair in Digital Humanities at the University of Geneva, combines historical scholarship with computational methods to study images and their circulation across time and space.

This lecture examines the global circulation of images over the past century through a large-scale study of the illustrated press, merging historical methods, computer vision and spatiotemporal representation. It investigates methodological challenges, potential biases and the broader implications of image circulation for visual culture and historical knowledge.

In French.

William Duba, of the Center for Manuscript Research at the University of Fribourg, presents research into forgotten book fragments and their significance for understanding the history of written culture.

The lecture examines how ancient books often survive as reused fragments within other bindings, and how digital publication and analysis reveal their biographies. Duba explores methodologies for tracing the production, circulation and loss of texts, highlighting what fragments disclose about past reading and preservation practices.