Hum 211A - Digital Humanities: Information Representation, Analysis, and Modeling

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

It is a truism that computers have changed our lives and the way we think, but in fact systematic efforts to apply current technologies to the thinking about history and culture have been rare. This course enables students to consider how these technologies might transform the humanities. Students explore the various ways that ideas and data in the humanities can be represented, analyzed, and communicated. Topics include forms of information; modeling and simulation; geospatial (GIS) and temporal representations of data; and ways of creating and using audio and visual information. Readings and class work are supplemented by small assigned digital projects culminating in a project chosen by the students themselves. Students should be comfortable with using the Internet and a word processor. No other special computing skills are required.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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