Universität Wien

070105 VO Digital Humanities (2023S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Moodle

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 02.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 09.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 16.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 23.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 30.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 20.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 27.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 04.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 11.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 25.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 01.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 15.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 22.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 31 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This introduction to Digital Humanities explores the promise and pitfalls of emerging methods in the Digital Humanities, as well as the intellectual contexts surrounding them. Through lectures, group discussions of key questions, visits with local digital humanities researchers, hands-on exercises, and self-directed research, students will gain a broad overview of the state of research and working methods in the Digital Humanities.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be by written examination at the end of the course, consisting of two longer essay questions.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

You are expected to attend lectures in person and participate in class projects and discussions. Below is the grading scale:
1 (sehr gut) 100-90 points
2 (gut) 89-81 points
3 (befriedigend) 80-71 points
4 (genügend) 70-60 points
5 (nicht genügend) 59-0 points

Examination topics

Below is the schedule of topics, all will be considered part of the final assessment.

Thursday 02.03. Week 1: Course Introduction - What is Digital Humanities
Thursday 09.03. Week 2: A History of Computing & Digital Humanities
Thursday 16.03. Week 3: Digital Humanities in the Historical Sciences
Thursday 23.03. Week 4: Digitization and Capture of Sources
Thursday 30.03. Week 5: Maps, GIS, and the Digital World

Easter Break

Thursday 20.04. Week 6: Visualization of Digital Humanities Data
Thursday 27.04. Week 7: Text Encoding and the TEI
Thursday 04.05. Week 8: Programming for the Humanities
Thursday 11.05. Week 9: Dall-E, ChatGPT, et al - AI comes for DH
Thursday 25.05. Week 10: Digital Humanities and Media Studies
Thursday 01.06. Week 11: Copyright, Licensing and Open Science
Thursday 15.06. Week 12: Practical Digital Humanities
Thursday 22.06. Week 13: Exam Preperation Discussion
Thursday 29.06. Week 14: Final Exam

Reading list

Short readings will be assigned a week in advance via Moodle most weeks.

Association in the course directory

EC Digital Humanities: Grundlagen (5 ECTS)

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