Criticism and Code: Digital Practices for English Studies
Module code: ESH6087
Credits: 30.0
Semester: SEM2
Contact: Dr Richard Coulton
A range of critical, theoretical, and practical angles will be brought to bear upon this enquiry. Class reading and discussion will survey key works of scholarship in what has come to be known as the Digital Humanities, assessing tools, techniques, and methods including distant reading, machine learning, text encoding, and network analysis. We will ask how digital approaches might enrich, challenge, or revise core concepts of literary study like interpretation, history, genre, and style. As students on the module, you will also become acquainted with a wide range of available digital tools by using them as instruments of literary inquiry.
There are no prerequisites for taking this module: all necessary technical training will be provided as part of the regular teaching. Weekly workshop sessions will offer opportunities for practical work, including the preparation of a collaborative online project directed towards the creation of an online scholarly edition of an important literary text. Assessment will reward your engagement with the in-class discussions and your willingness to experiment, as well as to read and think.
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 90.0% Coursework, 10.0% Practical
Level: 6