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74903-01 - Seminar: Sentiment Analysis for the Humanities (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Cristina Loi (cristina.loi@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Sentiment Analysis is the study of affective states and subjective information expressed in text. This course covers theoretical foundations, practical tools and an overview of the limitations of different sentiment analysis methods. After getting acquainted with basic techniques using free online resources for SA, students will learn to apply R packages such as sentimentr, syuzhet, and sentiArt as well as more advanced machine learning techniques (BERT) to analyze sentiment in various textual data types, including social media posts, press releases, literary texts, and interview transcripts. The final module of the course provides students with tools to address the interpretation of results using basic key concepts from descriptive and inferential statistics. The evaluation of this course will consist of a fail/pass assessment based on 2 aspects: Your participation in class Your own SA research project in the form of a presentation during the final session |
| Bibliography | Scientific articles will be assigned in-between sessions |
| Admission requirements | The number of participants is limited. In case of over-subscription, students of Digital Humanities will be given priority. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 26.02.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 05.03.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 12.03.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Wednesday 19.03.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 26.03.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 02.04.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 09.04.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 16.04.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 23.04.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 30.04.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 07.05.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 14.05.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 107 |
| Wednesday 21.05.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 211 |
| Wednesday 28.05.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 117 |
| Modules |
Modul: Creating, Analyzing and Visualizing of Data (Master's degree subject: Digital Humanities) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| 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 | Digital Humanities Lab |