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The Hermeneutic Workflow Methodology Movement: Who’s Talking About It, and Why It Matters

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A new phrase has been surfacing in the crosscurrents of AI ethics, translation, and digital humanities: the Hermeneutic Workflow Methodology Movement (HWMM). It’s a loose, evolving conversation that reframes how humans and AI work together while preserving the role of interpretation and reflection. Where It Started The earliest references appeared in academic workshops and online forums around 2021–2022. By 2023, it began showing up in the...

Reality, Reconstructed

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In 1979, Vivian Zito and Larry LaFerla met in Boston—not yet archivists, not yet methodologists, just two young listeners trying to hold onto what mattered. Forty-six years later, their work still shares a common ethic: stay close to reality, resist the gloss, and let memory unfold in its own time.