CMPU 187

Introduction to Digital Humanities

Spring 2021

Wednesday & Friday, 1:30–2:45 p.m.
Sanders Classroom 006 and Zoom

Prof. Jonathan Gordon

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Introduction
Apr. 14 Introduction
Apr. 16 Approaching digital humanities

Assignment 1
Core reading:
Further exploration:

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Data and metadata
Apr. 21 Digital data
Core reading:
Further exploration:
Apr. 23 Textual data

Assignment 2
Core reading:
Further exploration:

3

Analysis
Apr. 28 Analyzing text
Core reading:
Further exploration:
Apr. 30 Topic modeling

Assignment 3
Core reading:
Further exploration:

4

Visual explanations
May 5 Visualization
Core reading:
Further exploration:
May 7 Maps

Assignment 4
Core reading:
Further exploration:

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Looking at connections
May 12 Networks
Core reading:
Further exploration:
May 14 Images

Final paper / project
Core reading:
Further exploration:

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Digital culture
May 19 Making, remixing, saving, stealing
Core reading:
Further exploration:
May 21 The future(s) of digital humanities

CEQs
Core reading:
Further exploration:

Resources

Perspectives

Tools

The technology of a time is always going to inform the writing, talking, explaining, remembering.

Walter Mosley, The Paris Review, 2017