Bridging the Gap Between AI and Reality • Rhodes, Greece
Time: Sunday, 2.11
Room: Room A
Authors: Julien Santos de Mello
Abstract: The present research proposes a comprehensive analysis of women’s folk medicine practices through the National Folklore Collection (NFC), employing Artificial Intelligence and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to identify patterns and narrative behaviours in these texts. This study is unique in its approach, com- bining qualitative and quantitative research methods to understand female roles through a heritage collection. The main contribution of this study is to raise awareness of the role of women in the healthcare of their communities, as well as to emphasise the fundamental contribution of folklore and digital archives to Irish history. With regard to the acquisition of knowledge, the proposed research also aims to demonstrate the value of transdisciplinarity in the field of history by emphasising humanities scholars’ training in the application of emerging digital tools in traditional documents.