Video Research Institute
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
ACCOMMODATIONS
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SCHEDULE
Video Research Institute | June 23-28, 2024
Designed for Graduate Students in the Social Science Fields
Join the Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement (CCSE) at Purdue University to learn cutting edge techniques in video analysis at the 2024 Video Research Institute. This rapidly growing field features new and exciting research being done across academic disciplines.
During the week-long institute learn the latest strategies and techniques for video analysis research. Using the latest in innovative methods, attendees will extract and analyze multimedia digital content including video, audio, and text using the over 275,000 hours of content in the C-SPAN Video Library. This program is designed for graduate students in the social science fields.
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About The Institute
In this one-week institute held on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, June 23-28, 2024, students will learn about:
- Basic R and Python programming
- Interacting with Automated Programming Interfaces (APIs), like the Archives API
- Automatically extracting relevant information from text, audio and video data
- Developing competitive interdisciplinary research proposals
All examples and lectures will focus on how to best use the C-SPAN Archives for high-quality research, but the skills introduced are readily utilized in other settings.
Instructors
The institute will be conducted by Professor Bryce J. Dietrich, Associate Professor of Political Science at Purdue University and Research Scholar at the CCSE and Professor Robert X. Browning, Faculty Director of the CCSE, Professor of Political Science and Communication, and Executive Director and Founder of the C-SPAN Archives.
Accommodations
Attendees will be provided free housing in Purdue University dormitories with meals, and academic resources included.
Cost of travel to and from Purdue University will be the responsibility of each attendee.
Schedule
At the video research institute, participants will receive lectures and workshops on multimedia research. They will also be given the opportunity to work on research proposals using datasets provided by the CCSE. These will then presented at the end of the institute. An abridged schedule can be found below. Please contact us for additional details.
Application
Application opens October 25, 2023.
Deadline for submission: February 1, 2024.
Selections will be made by April 1, 2024.
Location
June 23-28, 2024
Purdue University Center for CSPAN Scholarship & Engagement
Lamb School of Communication
West Lafayette, Indiana