Massimo Lollini

For a more than human humanism

Humanist Studies & the Digital Age — Complete Archive

Founded by Massimo Lollini, who served as its Editor-in-Chief, Humanist Studies and the Digital Age was an international forum for research on humanism and digital culture. Individual issues were edited by colleagues at the University of Oregon and international scholars.

Selected Writings by Massimo Lollini

These essays trace the development of my research from digital humanism to more-than-human humanism.

Time of the End? More-Than-Human Humanism and Artificial Intelligence (2022)

An exploration of artificial intelligence and the ethical challenges it poses to the humanist tradition, anticipating the author’s current research on more-than-human humanism.

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2019 — Pierre Lévy and the Future of Internet

Digital networks, collective intelligence, and the future of knowledge.

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2017 — Worlds of Meaning

Scholarly collaboration and digital humanities.

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2015 — Circles: Networks of Reading

Reading communities and literary interpretation in digital environments.

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2015 — Re-reading Petrarca in the Digital Era

Co-authored with Pierpaolo Spagnolo. Petrarch and digital scholarship.

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2015 — Digital Philology and Twitterature

An exploration of digital philology and the transformation of literary writing and communication through social media. It includes the first complete edition of Petrarca’s Canzoniere in Tweet format.

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2013 — Contemporary to the Future: The Classics and Digital Humanism

The relevance of classical humanism in digital culture.

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Complete Journal Archive

2011

Open illuminated manuscript with ornate floral borders, handwritten text, and a small painted scene displayed over red handwritten pages.

Vol 1, No 1 (2011): Francesco Petrarca: from Manuscript to Digital Culture

Issue editors: Nathalie Hester, Massimo Lollini, and Leah Middlebrook

2012

Circular astronomical chart showing the motions of the planets, phases of the Moon, and handwritten annotations in red ink

Vol 2, No 1 (2012): The Mobile Text: Studying Literature in the Digital Age

Issue editors: Francesco Fiorentino and Domenico Fiormonte.

2013

Close-up of a hand holding a dark book titled “The Alchemist,” overlaid on an antique astrological chart.

Vol 3, No 1 (2013): Textualities in the Digital Age

Issue editors: Arthur Farley and Massimo Lollini

2015

Medieval manuscript illustration with red and blue circles over an astrological chart covered in handwritten text

Vol 4, No 1 (2015): Lector in Rete: Figures of the Reader in Digital Humanities

Issue editors: Jeff Staiger and Massimo Lollini

2017

Abstract network of interconnected lines and nodes over a pink-to-red gradient background

Vol 5, No 1 (2017): Networks and Projects: New Platforms in Digital Humanities

Issue editors: Crystal Hall, Massimo Lollini and Massimo Riva

2019

Long-exposure night sky with blue and white star trails above a dark mountain silhouette

Vol 6, No 1 (2019): Semantic Metadata, Humanist Computing, and Digital Humanities

Issue editor: Massimo Lollini

2022

Vol 7, No 1 (2022): Steps Towards the Future: More-Than-Human Humanism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Issue editor: Massimo Lollini