in search for an appropriate tool for the humanities
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Préseantion par René Bauer, Stefan Hofer et Imre Hofmann pour la session "Humanities Methods", lors du THATCamp Switzerland, Uni. Lausanne, 12 Nov. 2011.TRANSCRIPT
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities
René Bauer, Stefan Hofer and
Imre Hofmann
www.textmachina.uzh.ch
www.textmachina.uzh.ch
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
Programme of the Workshop
1. Presentation of the participants
2. Presentation of the problem at stake: The need of an appropiate digital tool for the Humanities
3. Presentation of „a possible solution“ (tEXtMACHINA)
4. Plenary discussion on specific methods
5. Plenary discussion on existing technologies
6. Group discussion on digital tools for the Humanities
7. Plenary session and conclusion
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities
A. The Humanities have an object of research (data) of their own: meaningful „text“ in a broad sense
B. This specific object implies specific methods: analysis and interpretation in a scientific community
C. New Media offer a lot of relevant digital technologies.
D. There is no tool that implements the crucial methods of the Humanities with these technologies.
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
2. A) The Humanities have an object of research of their own: „text“
By „Text“ we mean any kind of object that needs to be read or interpreted because of meaningful nature.
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
2. B) This specific object implies specific methods: professional reading in a scientific community
Quantitative and qualitative analysis
Semiotic and hermeneutic Interpretation: dialectic feedback between holistic assumption and detailled examination
Intertextual contextualization: references, intertexts
Discourse Analysis: Institutions, frequencies and order
Dialogical discourse in the scientifc community
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
2. C) New Media offer a lot of relevant digital technologies
Digital text processing (scientific writing)
Quantitative and statistical analysis (counting, comparing, analysis of frequencies and correlations)
Manual analysis (marking, highlighting, annotating)
Hyperreferencing and commenting
Knowledge organization, accessing and archiving
Research and publishing
Dialogical collaboration with peers
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
2. D) We miss tools...
...that combine these technologies in order to implement the crucial methods of the Humanities.
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
3.) „A possible Solution“: tEXtMACHINA
Online simulation of the collaborative discoursive research practices of the Humanities.
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
4.) Plenary discussion on specific methods for the Humanities (5‘)
Quantitative and qualitative analysis
Semiotic and hermeneutic Interpretation: dialectic feedback between holistic assumption and detailled examination
Intertextual contextualization: references, intertexts
Discourse analysis: institutions, frequencies and order
Dialogical discourse in the scientifc community
WHAT ELSE?
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
5.) Plenary discussion on existing technolgies (5‘)
Digital text processing (scientific writing)
Quantitative and statistical analysis (counting, comparing, analysis of frequencies and correlations)
Manual analysis (marking, highlighting, annotating)
Hyperreferencing and commenting
Knowledge organization, accessing and archiving
Research and publishing
Dialogical collaboration with peers
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities www.textmachina.uzh.ch
6.) Group discussion on digital tools for the Humanities (25‘)
What are the requirements of such a tool and how should it look like?
Do we know such tools?
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities
In Search for an Appropriate Tool for the Humanities
René Bauer, Stefan Hofer and
Imre Hofmann
www.textmachina.uzh.ch
www.textmachina.uzh.ch