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63541-01 - Research seminar: Computational Analyses of Poetry (4 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Anne-Sophie Bories (a.bories@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | How does one go about to produce a usable digital corpus ? What methods, obstacles, solutions should one be aware of ? Are there any dangers to avoid, principles to follow ? This seminar aims at providing young and future researchers with both a usable toolkit and a theoretical framework on their way to producing and using annotated corpora for computational literary analysis. |
| Learning objectives | - discover tools and methods to prepare a literary corpus for its computational analysis : OCR, XML-TEI, with an intention to extract data out of the xml and into a simple db - learn about current research in the field - hands-on work on an actual corpus - an opportunity to present and discuss one’s own work and its challenges |
| Bibliography | For an overview of digital literary studies - HOOVER D. L., CULPEPER J., O’HALLORAN K. Digital literary studies: corpus approaches to poetry, prose, and drama, 2016. - JANNIDIS F. « Modeling in the Digital Humanities ». Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung. Supplement [En ligne]. 2018. n°31, p. 96 100. Disponible sur : < https://www.jstor.org/stable/26533630 > Two best-sellers for a glimpse into the popularity of digital literary studies : - MORETTI F. Graphs, maps, trees: abstract models for a literary history. London ; New York : Verso, 2005. 119 p.ISBN : 978-1-84467-026-0. - MORETTI F. Distant reading. London ; New York : Verso, 2013. 244 p.ISBN : 978-1-78168-084-1. For an overview of XML-TEI - BURNARD L. What is the Text Encoding Initiative?: How to add intelligent markup to digital resources [En ligne]. [s.l.] : OpenEdition Press, 2014. Disponible sur : < https://doi.org/10.4000/books.oep.426 > ISBN : 978-2-8218-3459-0. For an overview of current trends in the computational study of poetry : - BORIES A.-S., PURNELLE G., MARCHAL H. Plotting Poetry. On Mechanicay Enhanced Reading. Liège : Presses Universitaires de Liège, 2021 For a more general understanding of versified texts : - GASPAROV M. L., SMITH G. S., HOLFORD-STREVENS L. A history of European versification. Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1996. 334 p.ISBN : 978-0-19-815879-0. |
| Comments | Despite its focus on poetry, this seminar is designed to be of interest to all literary scholars, regardless of the genre they work on. |
| Admission requirements | From zero to a lot of prior experience with computational approaches, this seminar is designed to be of use to all MA/Doctoral students interested in computational approaches to literature, regardless of their interest in poetry specifically. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 14.15-16.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 30.09.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Thursday 07.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Thursday 14.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Thursday 21.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Thursday 28.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Thursday 04.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Thursday 11.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 18.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 25.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 02.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Thursday 09.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 16.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Thursday 23.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Modules |
French Literature: Recommendations (PhD subject: French Literature) Modul: Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) Modul: Literaturgeschichte (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) Modul: Littérature française ancienne (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Littérature française moderne et contemporaine (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Spécialisation en littérature française (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Assessment details hands-on work on an actual corpus, applying a series of treatments to make it ready for analysis (70%) AND an oral presentation which may be about one’s personal work, about the hands-on assignment, or about an article from a suggested list (30%) |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |