Name: WITHCrowd annotation sprint
Start: 2020-02-19T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2020-02-19T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Blijde Inkomststraat 21

WITHCrowd annotation sprint

KU Leuven Students in Cultural Studies

What if a comment could be used to contribute actively to our culture?

Blijde Inkomststraat 21

Nowadays with social platforms we are used to comment on any kind of picture sometimes with no other purpose that the comment itself. What if a comment could be used to contribute actively to our culture? This is the goal of WITHCrowd, whom by promoting annotation campaigns is helping cultural heritage institutions in improving the quality of their collections metadata.WITHcrowd is currently offering four active campaigns on its platform :
- Style &amp; DesignActive Campaign : Pompadours, kitten heels, head scarfs and horn rimmed glasses: the fabulous fifties are back (from never really having been gone)…! Seven decades on, the 1950s remain an iconic decade when it comes to design. Explore inspiring outfits, characteristic architecture and stylish interiors, describe what you see and help others find their way to these Europeana collections.
- Transport &amp; TravelActive Campaign : The 1950s mark the start of the golden age of mass tourism. As the first jet airplanes brought transcontinental traveling within reach, car constructors launched some of their most iconic models, while vespas, motorcycles and even motorized three wheelers provided the ultimate freedom to the more adventurous globetrotter. Browse these sets of Europeana images and label what you see – your tags will help guide vintage photography to our 1950s gems!
- Film &amp; TheatreActive Campaign : Western, fantasy, comedy, animation, melodrama: the 1950s boasted a plethora of filmic genres, ranging from Disney to Kurosawa and from old-school vaudeville to cutting-edge science fiction. While an increased use of color aimed at whisking away the audience from their television screens, many an icon of the film industry - think James Dean and Marlon Brando - started their career in this era. This picture collection goes out to today’s enthusiasts of the big screen and the small stage, and celebrates the fifties’ writers, crews and performers that have contributed in their own unique way to mid-century cultural heritage.
- All the ladiesActive Campaign :
 The 1950s are often viewed as an age of conformity in which gender roles were clearly defined and uncritically adhered to. But beneath the surface, discontent with the status quo was growing. Having been part of the working force during the war, not all women were eager to return to being a wife and mother. This set of photographs features women in many different roles and guises, from glamour queen to business woman, and from homemaker to heartbreaker.
A fifth campaign exist to help the platform in testing an automatic NLP (Natural Language Processing) tool generating keywords extracted from the item description, by annotating the images of the collection.

Annotation sprint
In attempt to help WITHcrowd reach its goals before the end of the campaigns, a student team from KU Leuven’s Master of Cultural Studies came up with the idea of an annotation sprint. Their idea is to complete as much as possible the currently active campaigns on WITHcrowd. 

On February 19th the team members will welcome you in LETT 06.30 at the Eramushuis in the KU Leuven campus for the annotation sprint. 
Guests are required to bring with them their personal laptop. However if it was necessary four additional laptops will be at your disposal. There will also be a catering service with snacks and drinks.

Do come, add your tags and be actor of the culture.

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