You are cordially invited to the seminar entitled Advanced Network Analysis of Incriminations in the Bologna Inquisition Register (1291–1310), which will be hosted by
Zoltan Brys from Masaryk University, Brno, CZ,
as part of the NextGenPhDs NAWA STER project
The workshop will take place on 11 December at 14.00 at The T. Manteuffel Institute of History Polish Academy of Sciences, room 32 (Rynek Starego Miasta 31, Warsaw)
Description: This lecture examines patterns of incrimination in the Bologna inquisition register (1291–1310) using social network analysis. Employing Exponential Random Graph Models (ERGM) and Dynamic Network Actor Models (DyNAM), I analyze the influence of gender, social status and kinship ties on incrimination patterns, while controlling for trial circumstances and network structure. Findings highlight gendered dynamics offering insights into the complex interplay of social factors in medieval heresy trials.
Bio: Zoltan Brys is a computational social researcher specializing in social network analysis within the Dissident Networks Project (DISSINET), which examines medieval European dissident and inquisitorial cultures through computational methods. He teaches machine learning and social network analysis and is currently completing his PhD in Sociology at Semmelweis University.
Photo: DISSINET database’s taxonomy, generated on 19 April 2023: https://dissinet.cz/news/articles/mapping-the-latin-of-medieval-inquisition-records-dissinet-s-lexico-semantic-network-as-a-language-resource
