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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers |
Vera Chiquet (vera.chiquet@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Christian Weber (c.weber@unibas.ch) |
| Content | Given that primary sources of information are more often digitized and available online than ever before, how can humanities scholars use these sources to ask new questions? How can I understand or interpret 1,000 books at once? How can I create a visualization that people can interact with? The answers to these questions can be explored using a variety of digital tools, methods, and sources. As museums, libraries, archives, and other institutions digitize collections and artifacts, new tools and standards have been developed to convert these materials into machine-readable data. Optical character recognition (OCR) and the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), for example, have enabled humanities researchers to process large volumes of textual data. These advances are not limited to text, however. Sound, image, and video are also affected by these new forms of research. This lecture will show you how to handle the many aspects of digital humanities research and scholarship. |
| Learning objectives | The students deal with the important tendencies of Digital Humanities research in terms of content. The aim of the course is to recognize the scope and limits of theoretical positions represented in the texts or empirical research results presented. The students gain knowledge in the field of Digital Humanities. |
| Bibliography | To be announced in the lecture. |
| Comments | This is a trans-university (Uni Basel, Uni Bern, USI) introduction lecture that will take place exclusively online. The syllabus and the content will be published at the end of February. |
| Admission requirements | Die Teilnehmerzahl ist beschränkt. Bei Überbelegung werden Studierende der Digital Humanities bevorzugt zugelassen. |
| Course application | Belegen |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz - |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 23.02.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 02.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Thursday 09.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 16.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 23.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 30.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 06.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Ostern |
| Thursday 13.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 20.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 27.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 04.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 11.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 18.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Auffahrt |
| Thursday 25.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 01.06.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Modules |
Modul: Digital Humanities, Culture and Society (Master's degree subject: Digital Humanities) Modul: Erweiterung Methodenkenntnisse MA (Master's degree subject: Science of Religion) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Methoden der Near & Middle Eastern Studies und der Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Praxis (Master's degree subject: History) Modul: Transfer: Digital History (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Vertiefung in Altertumswissenschaften (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Altertumswissenschaften (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Module: Introduction to Digital Humanities (Master's degree subject: Digital Humanities) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Multiple choice exam |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Digital Humanities Lab |