Evolution of the Humanities

2019/2020

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

6

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Школа лингвистики

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 1-3 модуль

Преподаватель

Хессбрюгген-Вальтер Штефан

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course discusses the theoretical background of digital humanities and provides at the same time opportunities for methodological reflections and ̳hands-on‘ experience regarding the proper planning and organisation of DH research projects. The course has three thematic axes: (1) It discusses focus concepts and debates that shaped the self-understanding of the humanities in modernity: the role of positivism in the emergence of humanities in the 19thcentury, the concept of Geisteswissenschaftenas being directed against positivist notions of science, humanities and our understanding of ̳culture‘.(2) It provides a very general overview of humanist scholarly practices throughout history. (3) It investigates research practices in the digital humanities. The first seminars of the course are dedicated to classroom discussions that help students to formulate their own outlook on digital humanities practices. The remaining seminars provide a tutorial on the use of the TaDiRAH taxonomy of DH research practices for planning a DH-related project and allow students to connect the material discussed in the lectures to their own research by creating a project portfolio.

Learning Objectives

• Students learn to articulate an understanding of DH research that relates it to theoretical and methodological discussions within the digital humanities as well as overarching conceptual problems throughout the history of the humanities.
• Students learn to formulate a research problem and to sketch a solution to this problem that captures all dimensions of the DH project lifecycle

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Understand the role of foundational concepts (positivism, Geist, culture) in the digital humanities
• Ability to manage a research project in the digital humanities
• Gain an understanding of the historical development of the humanities
• Students reflect on modeling practices in the digital humanities.

Course Contents

• Humanities and the Digital
  Discussion of positivism, "Geist", and culture in the digital humanities
• Managing a DH project
  Students reflect on project management in the digital humanities.
• History of the humanities
  Provides an overview of the history of the humanities from ancient times to the 20th century
• Modeling
  Students learn about modeling techniques in the digital humanities.

Assessment Elements

• Classroom work
• Project portfolio
  The exam is held in the form of project portfolio grading. Students do not have to attend in person and will receive grades over their corporate emails.
• Project portfolio - draft

Interim Assessment

• Interim assessment (3 module)
  0.7 * Project portfolio + 0.3 * Project portfolio - draft

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Grit, R. (2019). Project Management : A Practical Approach (Vol. Fifth edition). Groningen: Noordhoff Uitgevers BV. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2281726
• Jaap Maat, Rens Bod, & Thijs Weststeijn. (2012). The Making of the Humanities : Volume II - From Early Modern to Modern Disciplines. Netherlands, Europe: Amsterdam University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.98FF30F1
• Jannidis, F. (2018). Modeling in the Digital Humanities: a Research Program? Historical Social Research - Supplement, (31), 96–100. https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.suppl.31.2018.96-100
• Le Deuff, O. (2018). Digital Humanities : History and Development. London, UK: Wiley-ISTE. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1793705

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Berry, D. M., & Fagerjord, A. (2017). Digital Humanities : Knowledge and Critique in a Digital Age. Cambridge, UK: Polity. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1535814
• Burdick, A. (2012). Digital_Humanities. Cambridge, Mass: The MIT Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=513656
• Carter, B. (2013). Digital Humanities. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=605070
• Producing, analyzing and sharing Open Data in Digital Humanities: some good practices ; Produire, analyser et partager des données ouvertes en Humanités Numériques : quelques bonnes pratiques. (2019). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.DB923C58