CMS.633/CMS.833 Digital Humanities
Spring 2015
© David Small, Talmud Project
Instructor: Kurt E Fendt
TA: Andy Kelleher Stuhl
Lecture: W EVE (7-10 PM) (16-676)
Information:
How can digital technologies be harnessed to answer new and
exciting questions in the humanities and arts? How can
computational strategies be used to probe into works of art,
historical artifacts, music, literature, and more?
This project-based course examines the theories and practices of
using computational methods in the emerging field of digital
humanities. Students will develop an understanding of key concepts
such as data representation, digital archives, information
visualization, and user interaction while working on real-world
projects for scholarly, educational, and public needs. In this
class, you'll create prototypes, produce design papers, and
conduct user studies.
Programming and design experience is helpful but is not required.
Students will work in interdisciplinary groups, bringing diverse
skill sets to collaborative projects.
Announcements
Skill Survey Reminder
Hi everyone,If you haven't already, please take a minute before class to fill out this survey on your skill background and goals for the class: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JOIJPVnHshACEqBHUg2gNzV4NxRQwTuCQaMTj33AKSM/viewform?usp=send_form
Thanks to those who've already filled it out! See you at 7.
Andy
Announced on 25 February 2015 5:09 p.m. by Andy Kelleher Stuhl
Skills Survey
Hi all,As we move toward final projects and other group work, it'd be helpful to get everyone thinking about what types of skills you're approaching these projects with and what you'd like to gain from them. Please take a minute to fill out this quick survey before our next class meeting: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JOIJPVnHshACEqBHUg2gNzV4NxRQwTuCQaMTj33AKSM/viewform?usp=send_form
Best,
Andy
Announced on 20 February 2015 1:34 p.m. by Andy Kelleher Stuhl
CFRP Projects
Hi all,As Kurt mentioned, our guest tomorrow will be Prof. Jeff Ravel, the principal investigator for the Comédie-Françiase Registers Project. Rather than have each team give a presentation on their CFRP ideas one-by-one, we're going to structure the conversation around the main topics you all covered in your project prototypes. Everybody should be prepared to talk about your group's unique approach to each of these parts—though if you're particularly interested in one of them, it's fine to spend more time on that. These topics are data extraction, audiences, visualization, and other ways of presenting/filtering the data.
If you've already prepared to present on your project ideas, you're in good shape. If you joined the class since week 1 and haven’t completed the CFRP exercise, spend some time looking at the in-class activity described in Assignment 1 as well as the Project Updates section of the course site, and think of a few original ideas to contribute to the conversation.
See you tomorrow,
Andy
Announced on 17 February 2015 7:00 p.m. by Andy Kelleher Stuhl
Week 1 Assignment / Website
Thanks for your awesome work and truly creative ideas in our first class meeting!
This is just a reminder to email me (akstuhl@mit.edu) with your GitHub username, if you haven't already, so that you'll be able to add your posts to the course site. Instructions for contributing to the site are under Course Info. For this week, we ask that you each post a brief comment on part of the Digital_Humanities reading (make a new post with the category Commentary) and that one member from each of the first session's groups posts under Project Updates describing your group's prototype. For more detailed instructions, see Assignment 1 on Stellar. Lastly, we encourage you to create a short bio post on the site, sharing whatever you'd like to about your work and interests.
Have an excellent weekend!
Andy
Announced on 06 February 2015 4:30 p.m. by Andy Kelleher Stuhl
