Environmental Science A17 - Exploring New Worlds in Old Texts

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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Is it possible to read and understand old texts in a new way In this seminar, everyone will get a chance to choose an intriguing book from the 16th or 17th century, and to learn how to "get inside" itby transcribing, studying, researching, editing, and encoding the text in a digital version. The goal is to produce hyper-textual editions that can be accessed online, complete with annotations, pictures, maps of the times, and other customizations: All this is to help other readers of the text understand your perspectives on the text and to relate its many layers to their own lives. You will select a text from a variety of original sources focused on the conquest and exploration of the Americas; depending on your skills and interests, the text may be written in English, Latin, Spanish, Portuguese, French or Italian. You will learn the state-of-the-art techniques of text encoding, currently a growing international movement, through the project of marking up your chosen text. (Domingo Ledezma)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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