This panel is proposed by the “Visual Media and Interactivity” DARIAH Working Group (WG). This collective presentation of members of the WG will be an opportunity to share common perspectives, challenges and opportunities with researchers interested in its themes. The working group is dedicated to exploring visual and audiovisual content and its methods of digitisation, management, analysis, interpretation, and public engagement. These domains constitute a rapidly expanding field of scientific research (Burgess & Green, 2018). For example, film analysis has been prevalent and institutionalised within film studies and history for numerous decades (Ferro, 1974); they now engage a diverse array of academic disciplines, including sociology, media studies, educational sciences, political science, or theatre studies (Sebag & Durand, 2020 ; Leblanc, Ria & Veyrunes, 2013 ; Howard, 2021). Humanities and Social Sciences working in these areas often encounter significant challenges related to access to methods, tools, infrastructures, as well as skills to develop quality datasets which adhere to the FAIR principles and openness in ways which can underpin novel research. These challenges include devising methods for hosting and archiving these materials, mastering tools for qualitative and quantitative data mining and analysis (including AI technologies), and formulating strategies for the dissemination and valorization of visual data both within and beyond the academic sphere, all while addressing the particular format and copyright concerns associated with images and videos (Bourgatte & Tessier, 2018 ; Besson & Lavorel, 2023).

The “Visual Media and Interactivity” DARIAH Working Group (WG) brings together researchers interested in the use and development of methods, tools, infrastructures, and workflows for creating, storing, archiving, annotating, and sharing visual, audiovisual, 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) content. Building on its members' experiences, this WG address transdisciplinarily challenges:

1) Mapping existing efforts, DH competence centres, and available methods, tools, infrastructures, and workflows to ensure state-of-the-art knowledge on the topics.

2) Contributing to the development of innovations, including tools, infrastructures, workflows and skills. For instance, customising visual and annotating tools to better meet Digital Humanities requirements, offering training opportunities, and collecting examples of good practices or success stories. In a context where multiple initiatives have been launched, such an agenda is mandatory to ensure a common path toward interoperable practices.

With this panel, the WG is focusing on scoping opportunities for adopting common platforms, standards, and formats. All researchers exploring visual media corpora across the humanities and social sciences who wish to share their methods, challenges, and research outputs are welcome to join this effort.

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Sebag, J. & Durand, J-P. (2020). La sociologie filmique, CNRS Editions.
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