UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1288

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  roundtable_info:
    - day: 'Thursday, September 4'
      endingtime: '4:30'
      starttime: '4:00'
      zoomlink: 'https://fsu.zoom.us/j/8576263967'
  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '5-10 '
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'Yes'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email2: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: gwilliamson@fsu.edu
  faculty_advisor_confirmation: ''
  faculty_advisor_name: ''
  faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: ''
  fsu_college: 'Arts and Sciences'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: History
  headshot_optional_: '62766'
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'No'
  mentoring_philosophy: 'I look at UROP as an opportunity for students to become familiar with and, eventually, partners in the research process as it is carried out by historians engaged in original archival research. This involves bringing students up to speed regarding the key questions underlying a research project, the sources that will be used to answer those questions, and a sense of just what is at stake in the project as a whole. The project on the assassination of Kotzebue is, in part, a study of political violence, its origins, and its effects, but it also offers a window into an era and culture that was different from our own but also quite alike. As a mentor, I will attempt to match research tasks with the interests and preferences of my UROP students. As students demonstrate competence in one area, they will be given opportunities to explore other areas of the research. Along the way, I will provide help and advice regarding the work you are doing on the project, as well as your final UROP poster presentation. '
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '1'
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  overall_research_project_description: 'This project involves learning and applying new tools that make it easier to read centuries-old handwriting. For decades, historians of Europe interested in reading letters, diaries, or government documents from 1500 forward have had to master a new form of handwriting just to make out individual letters and words. In the past five years or so, however, new software tools have emerged that can do the work of transcription on their own. My current project involves a large number of archival documents in the late 18th-century/early 19th-century German handwriting, often referred to as Kanzleischrift. The UROP student would work with me to master the basics of transcription software (we will start with Transkribus) to decipher these sources. For the final UROP project, the student could either present on their use of this software or apply their new found skills to decipher and discuss a particularly interesting text from the past. '
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: |
    For those who are interested, background on the Kotzebue assassination and its impact can be found in these articles. I have a handout available that background information for the first article. If you'd like a copy of the handout (or of the articles) you can contact me directly at gwilliamson@fsu.edu 
    * George Williamson. "What Killed August von Kotzebue? The Temptations of Virtue and the Political Theology of German Nationalism, 1789-1819," Journal of Modern History 72:4 (2000), 890-943. [Accessible online via Strozier Libraries at this link: https://www-journals-uchicago-edu.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/doi/full/10.1086/318549]
    * George Williamson. "Thought Is in Itself a Dangerous Operation": The Campaign Against 'Revolutionary Machinations' in Germany, 1819-1828," German Studies Review 38:2 , 285-306. [Accessible online via Strozier Libraries at this link: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/582108]
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'See below.'
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: 'Fully Remote'
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'On FSU Main Campus'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'George Williamson'
  project_keywords: 'Handwriting, Transcription, AI'
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Open to all majors'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: ''
  research_mentor_pronouns: ''
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: ''
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |-
    dealing with old handwriting
    using AI-based transcription tools
    organization of files and documents
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  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |-
    * required: facility with computers and software
    * recommended (but not necessary): a basic knowledge of German (German I or higher)
  title_of_the_project: 'Transcribing Historical Handwriting Using AI Tools'
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  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: ''
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_wh: ''
  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: 'Dr. '
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'Yes'
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: ''
  year: '2025'