About - Coding Codices - A Digital Medievalist Podcast

Coding Codices is a podcast from the Digital Medievalist Postgraduate Committee, launched in December 2020 and co-produced by current and former members of the DM Postgrad Committee. We’re a group of young (early stage, young-ish, non-professorial, however you want to put it) scholars who are currently working on our PhDs / towards a post-grad life. Although we have slightly different disciplinary backgrounds, we all share a common interest in medieval studies, and more specifically medieval studies in the context of Digital Humanities. Since this is a very dynamic field, it can be difficult to keep up with everything that’s going on in terms of literature, in terms of projects, etc. Hence this podcast.

We want to shine some light on the work that is being done in digital medieval studies. By doing so, we hope to create, on the one hand, a kind of documentation that’s a snapshot in time, something that captures a certain state of the art which is quickly evolving. On the other hand, we want to contribute to the on-going conversation and perhaps even broaden it in different directions. Although it can be educational to listen to senior researchers talk about their work, we want to amplify other voices as well. We want to hear from students, archivists, developers, and others who are contributing to this exciting field – and we hope that you will enjoy listening to them and learning something from them as well.

FAQ

All the facts in one place.

Who runs Coding Codices?

Current and former members of the Digital Medievalist Postgraduate Committee.

Where can I listen to the podcast?

On Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, SoundCloud (first season only), Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn.

What’s the release date of new episodes?

New episodes are released monthly, on the first Friday of the month (usually). Follow us on Twitter @digitalmedieval or subscribe to our podcast on your preferred platform to be notified.

I have an idea for the podcast – who should I contact?

Please contact us through our email address [dmpostgrads@gmail.com].

What does Coding Codices mean?

A codex (pl. codices) is a type of manuscript (= handwritten document) that was very common in the Middle Ages. Basically, think of it as a book and you’re already pretty close. As for coding: To code something can mean a lot of things, computationally or otherwise. Fashionably ambiguous.

Image Sources

Graphics by Tessa Gengnagel. Credits for featured images as well as images posted with the episodes can be found in the respective blog posts.

Home page: Walther von der Vogelweide, depicted in Cod. Pal. germ. 848 (Codex Manesse), fol. 124r.
Cover art / About page: Wernher von Teufen, depicted in Cod. Pal. germ. 848 (Codex Manesse), fol. 69r.
Resources page: Kristan von Hamle, depicted in Cod. Pal. germ. 848 (Codex Manesse), fol. 71v.

Music Sources

Further music credits may be specified for each episode in the accompanying blog post.

Intro: TeknoAXE, “Chiptune Nobility” (CC BY 4.0).
Additional: Random Mind, “The Bard’s Tale” (CC0).
Additional: Random Mind, “Exploration,” (CC0).
Additional: Random Mind, “King’s Feast” (CC0).
Additional: Random Mind, “Minstrel Dance” (CC0).
Additional: Random Mind, “The Old Tower Inn” (CC0).
Additional: sawsquarenoise, “RottenMage SpaceJacked OST JINGLE 01,” (CC BY 4.0).
Additional: TeknoAXE, “Lowly Tavern Bard – Fall is Upon Us” (CC BY 4.0).