Research Methods for Creating and Curating Data in the Digital Humanities

Matt Hayler; Gabriele Griffin

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2016

Research Methods for Creating and Curating Data in the Digital Humanities

Matt Hayler and Gabriele Griffin

In the series Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474409667

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About this book

The first volume to focus on digitising and curating data online as research methods for Digital Humanities

As all scholars increasingly use digital tools to support their research, and every internet user becomes used to data being available, elucidating, and engaging, the creative aspects of Digital Humanities work are coming under increasing scrutiny. This volume explores the practice of making new tools, new images, new collections, and new artworks in an academic environment, detailing who needs to be involved and what their roles might be, and how they come together to produce knowledge as a collective. The chapters presented here demonstrate that creation is never neutral with political and theoretical concerns intentionally or unavoidably always being written into the fabric of what is being made, even if that’s the seeming neatness of computer code. In presenting their own creative research, the writers in this volume offer examples of practice that will be of use to anyone interested in learning more about contemporary Digital Humanities scholarship and its implications.

Key features:

First volume to explore digitisation practices as research methods for Humanities scholars
Provides a practical and critical approach to issues of digitisation
Discusses actual digitisation projects on a ‘how-to’ basis
Addresses issues such as digital photography, multi-spectral imaging, rekeying, metadata, online simulation, artistic practice online

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1. Introduction Matt Hayler and Gabriele Griffin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Choices in Digitisation for the Digital Humanities Simon Tanner, Laura Gibson, Rebecca Kahn and Geoff Laycock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
3. Curating the Language of Letters: Historical Linguistic Methods in the Museum Mel Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
4. Connecting with the Past: Opportunities and Challenges in Digital History Thomas Nygren, Zephyr Frank, Nicholas Bauch and Erik Steiner Nygren Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
5. The Object and the Event: Time-based Digital Simulation and Illusion in the Fine Arts Stephen Hilyard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
6. Data Visualisation and the Humanities Lisa Otty and Tara Thomson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
7. Curating Mary Digitally: Digital Methodologies and Representations of Medieval Material Culture Cecilia Lindhé, Ann-Catrine Eriksson, Jim Robertsson and Mattis Lindmark Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
8. Raising Language Awareness Using Digital Media: Methods for Revealing Linguistic Stereotyping Mats Deutschmann, Anders Steinvall and Anna Lagerström Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
9. A World of Possibilities: Digitisation and the Humanities Marilyn Deegan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Illustrations
- Other: 35 colour illustrations 4 B/W tables
Keywords: Literary Studies

eBook

Published: May 30, 2016
ISBN: 9781474409667