May 4

Topic: Text Analysis in History and the Digital Humanities

Readings:

 

• Blevins, Cameron. "Space, Nation and the triumph of Region:  A View of the World from Houston." in Journal of American History.  101(1):  122-147.  June 2014.  Available on-line at: http://web.stanford.edu/group/spatialhistory/cgi-bin/site/pub.php?id=93

• Sinclair, Stéfan, and Geoffrey Rockwell, "Teaching Computer-Assisted Text Analysis:  Approaches to Learning New Methodologies," in Digital Humanities Pedagogy:  Practices, Principles and Politics.  Cambridge, UK:  Open Book Publishers, 2012:  241-263.  Available on-line at: http://www.openbookpublishers.com/reader/161#page/262/mode/2up    Also available in [Course Pack]

• Underwood, Ted, "Seven Ways Humanists are Using Computers to Understand Text," at The Stone and the Shell.  [Online blog].  June 4, 2015.  Available on-line at: http://tedunderwood.com/2015/06/04/seven-ways-humanists-are-using-computers-to-understand-text/

• Underwood, Ted.  "Theorizing Research Practices We Forgot to Theorize Twenty Years Ago," in Representations  127 (Summer 2014): 64-72.  Available on-line at: http://tinyurl.com/notkdjq

• "Data Mining with Criminal Intent Project," Project White Paper.  Available on-line at:   http://criminalintent.org/2011/08/white-paper-on-criminal-intent-project/

 

Activities

Instructor: John Dingle and Karen Bordonaro 

Morning (9-12)

• Introduction

• Hands-on Session: Zotero

• Seminar: Discussion of Readings

 

Lunch (12-2)

• Presentation by John Bonnett and Discussion   Topic:  The Department's Digitization Initiative:  Thoughts on what that will mean, and where it should take us

 

Afternoon (2-5)

•  Hands-on Session: Voyant

Resources

Course Pack Readings [In Resources Folder]

•  https://lms.brocku.ca/portal/site/Intro_to_Digital_History

 

John Dingle and Karen Bordonaro Workshop Slides:  Computer-Aided Text Analysis

•  http://bit.ly/1WY98mB

 

Workshop Zotero Handout

•  http://bit.ly/1Tz352x

 

Workshop Voyant Handout

•  http://bit.ly/1T3uQRg