The CuCo Lab website got a complete design rebuild. We look more settled now, less busy, and nicely organized. Quite the opposite to how running this lab feels in real life, I‘d say.

Christoph Purschke@questoph.bsky.social · 2w ago

After developing a new website for the Lautdenkmal project, I also rebuilt my research lab’s homepage. Plain HTML/JS with a Python builder again, this time replacing a Hugo-driven site. The design language is much calmer and more refined now, less in-your-face but with a unique twist.

Closing lecture of the critical media studies series with @cucolab.bsky.social

JOB OPPORTUNITY! Several postdoctoral positions are currently available as part of the ULIDE's (ulide.uni.lu) emerging Competence Hub on Digital Governance in Crisis-Affected Regions. This one will involve close collaboration with the CuCo Lab. Spread the news, join the team, do awesome things!

Postdoctoral Researcher in Social Science

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JOB OPPORTUNITY! Several postdoctoral positions are currently available as part of the ULIDE's (ulide.uni.lu) emerging Competence Hub on Digital Governance in Crisis-Affected Regions. This one will involve close collaboration with the CuCo Lab. Spread the news, join the team, do awesome things!

Postdoctoral Researcher in Social Science

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Our very own Cat Tebaldi (@cat-tebaldi.bsky.social) appeared on the show Titel, Thesen, Temperamente yesterday, where she shared her expertise on Looksmaxxing. Great segment on a not so great trend.

ttt – titel thesen temperamente: 'Looksmaxxing' – gnadenlose Selbstoptimierung - hier anschauen

Looksmaxxer – das sind Influencer, die auf TikTok, Instagram und YouTube ihren männlichen Followern die totale Selbstoptimierung predigen. Die Logik von Looksmaxxing: Schönheit als der einzige Schlüss...

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It's really happening! We're kicking off the first beta tests for the new Lingscape app. Unlike before, the app isn't being developed natively for iOS and Android, but is based on the cross-platform framework Flutter.

Great feature with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social in @wort.lu about Looksmaxxing and other toxic trends in the manosphere. @uni.lu www.wort.lu/panorama/wen...

Wenn Selbstoptimierung junge Männer radikalisiert

Die Besessenheit, perfekt auszusehen, treibt Männer in den rechten Extremismus. Dr. Catherine Tebaldi von der Universität Luxemburg warnt vor dem gefährlichen Trend „Looksmaxxing“, der auch hierzulande angekommen ist.

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This week, we have another fantastic speaker lined up in our talk series, Martina Heßler from Darmstadt. She will discuss new forms of unknowingness in the context of software bugs. The talk will be in German. Join us on site or online, 20.11.2015, 16 CET Infos: cucolab.uni.lu/blog/convers...

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There’s big news from Lingscape headquarters: We just signed contracts with our development partners to revamp the entire platform. Over the next few months, we will rebuild the apps and web platform from the ground up. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay in touch!

Lingscape Project Update 11/2025

Dear Lingscapers, It’s been a while since our last update on the project. This time, however, we have good news. Before we begin, a quick disclaimer: You might be wondering why you’re receivi…

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New article! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... am terrible at being on mat leave but ok at writing about tradwives

Took me a while, but here it is: Discourse figures in the Luxembourg language debate (2015-2020) This is a multi-method analysis of the latest wave in the public debate on multilingualism. It focuses on the role of different social groups & recurring linguistic figures for discourse structuation.

Join us today for this talk!

Culture & Computation Lab@cucolab.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Watch out for the next talk by @dirkhovy.bsky.social. It approaches the question of the human condition in a digitally enriched lifeworld from a new perspective, considering the role of „AI“ in particular. Join us on site or via Webex, 9.10.2025, 16:00 CEST. Infos: cucolab.uni.lu/blog/convers...

We kick off the new semester tomorrow with a talk by our head of lab, Christoph Purschke. Join us - on site or via Webex - to discuss the connection between language, technology and cultural regression.

Culture & Computation Lab@cucolab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We will open with a lecture by @questoph.bsky.social. It deals with how language as a symbolic form is being displaced & replaced in digitality. „Last night of the prompts. On technology and cultural regression“ Join us on 25.09., 16:00 CEST, on site or via Webex! cucolab.uni.lu/blog/convers...

I would like to announce our upcoming conference “Algorithmic (Dis-)Orders: Law and Culture in Transition”, taking place on 22–23 September 2025 at EHESS, Paris, organized by Jean Lassègue and myself.

The University of Luxembourg opens 4 professor positions via the Anne Beffort Excellence Programme, boosting diversity & gender equality in academia. AI • Theoretical CS • Mathematics • Electrical Power Quality Apply by 20 October #AcademicJobs #Luxembourg

Four female professor positions opened through the Anne Beffort Excellence Programme

The Anne Beffort Excellence Programme is a flagship initiative of the University of Luxembourg, dedicated to fostering excellence, diversity, and gender equality in academia. Named after Anne Beffort ...

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JOB: Lecturer in Digital Methods for the Study of Visual Cultural Data Start: Jan 2026 | Permanent | 100% 👀 Focus: digital curation, computational analysis (CV, ML, network analysis, data ethics) of artworks, photographs, films… #DigitalHumanities #VisualCulture #DigitalArtHistory

UZH: Lecturer Teaching

The Art History Department (Program Directorate) in collaboration of the departments of Film Studies, Archaeology, Media and Communication, and Educational Sciences of the University of Zurich is seek...

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We know it’s early, but save the dates for the upcoming CuCo Lab Conversations! We have some fantastic speakers lined up for you, including @dirkhovy.bsky.social, Martina Heßler and @bildoperationen.bsky.social. And then there’s this guy: @questoph.bsky.social. cucolab.uni.lu/blog/convers...

Am Donnerstag waren wir im Institut für DaF an der @lmumuenchen.bsky.social zu Gast, aus Anlass einer studentischen (!) Tagung zu Sprachlandschaften. @questoph.bsky.social durfte den Eröffnungsvortrag halten und danach tolle Projekte mit den Studis diskutieren, viele davon mit Lingscape umgesetzt.

This week, Lingscape is visiting @idsmannheim.bsky.social, where we are exchanging ideas with a growing community of language researchers who are interested in participatory approaches. In this context, @questoph.bsky.social talks about our experiences from already nine years with Lingscape.

Don’t forget to join for our last talk of the semester, Friday 6/6 at 10:15 CEST! The Webex link is available in the talk info on our website!

Culture & Computation Lab@cucolab.bsky.social · last yr.

In the last edition of our talk series for this semester, @seyfert.bsky.social from Kiel will discuss the implications of technology on social relations: A Theory of Algorithmic Sociality (TAS). Join us on-site or online: Friday, 6 June, 10:15 CEST. Info: cucolab.uni.lu/blog/convers...

Happy to announce our upcoming book Conspiracy as Genre. Narrative, Power, and Circulation Edited by @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social, @aplum.bsky.social & @questoph.bsky.social, it examines conspiracy in relation to social power and authority, moving beyond either disinformation or revelation.

Conspiracy as Genre

From anti-vaccine politics to aliens, this volume explores diverse critical approaches to conspiracy narratives representing them as playful stories with seriou…

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Thrilled to share that my book Cultural Data Science – An Introduction to R is finally out! A journey through digital methods, visual culture & data analysis—made for everyone exploring the intersection of humanities and code. #DigitalHumanities #RStats link.springer.com/book/9783031...

Cultural Data Science

This book introduces basic concepts in data science, drawing from contextual examples in art history, visual computing, cloud computing, and microservices

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Now available open access: my latest article exploring how blockchains and NFTs challenge legal notions of identity. www.universi.uni-siegen.de/katalog/zeit... (p. 89-102)

What started as a workshop in the Luxembourg Pavillon at the World Expo in Dubai has now finally taken form as an open access volume: „The Humanities and the Rise of AI. Implications of Cultural and Societal Engineering“ More papers to follow in the next weeks and months.

The Humanities and the Rise of AI | Melusina Press

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Join us for the talk by Jannis Androutsopoulos on Friday morning via Webex.

Culture & Computation Lab@cucolab.bsky.social · last yr.

Watch out for the talk by Jannis Androutsopoulos in our talk series. Next Friday, Jannis will be „Exploring the online-offline nexus: meaning-making at the interfaces of physical and virtual (inter)action.“ Join us on 25 April, 10.15am (UTC+2), via this link: cucolab.uni.lu/blog/convers...

Speaking of news: When working with the app or accessing the website, you might notice some technical hiccups in the coming weeks. We’re currently updating the technical base and moving stuff around on servers. We promise to be as quick as possible and avoid downtime as much as possible.

Look at that! Lingscape has arrived on Bluesky. It was about time… We will use this channel mainly for news about the project but will also try and showcase some of the awesome projects hosted on our platform. And post images occasionally. #linguistics #linguisticlandscape #citizenscience

Looking for a new challenge, e.g., teaching & researching English in a multilingual society & workplace? With a digital twist? Then come & work with us at the Department of Humanities in Luxembourg! We’re looking for a new colleague in English linguistics (Assoc or Full Prof)! #jobs #linguistics

If you would like to know the relationship between conspiracy and bad gender ideologies please stay tuned for @cucolab.bsky.social s edited volume on just this nonsense