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The dawn of DH... Fachbereich Sprache, Literatur, Medien 23.04.2012 2
Jan Christoph Meister Universität Hamburg II 23.04.2012 3
Another two cultures? The case of archeology Prof. Dr. and Jan Christoph philology Meister 23.04.2012 4
Two disciplinary fields one DH-agenda: Fachbereich Sprache, Literatur, Medien The social and philosophical implications of Information Technologies in literary studies. The nature, development, impact and implications of information technologies in relation to the philological disciplines and their effects on our understanding of literature and its functions. The relationships between literary studies, literary theory, and the technological representations of philological knowledge how that knowledge is created, manipulated, modelled, and understood, and how that has changed with the introduction of new information technologies. 23.04.2012 5
What exactly does it mean for something to be digital? 23.04.2012 6
Digitale vs. analogue conceptualization Fachbereich Sprache, Literatur, Medien The digital view the phenomenon is composed of discrete states The analogue view the phenomenon is a meaningful whole 23.04.2012 7
Thesis 1: The scope of the Digital Humanities is universal but its practice should not be. DH needs to invest more energy into philosophical and methodological self reflection and critique to engage in a constructive dialogue with the Humanities 23.04.2012 8
Thesis 2: Digital Humanities confronts the traditional disciplines with the unbearable lightness of a shared methodology 23.04.2012 9
Constituent dimensions of discipline Fachbereich Sprache, Literatur, Medien a defined (but not necessarily exclusive) object domain a defined research orientation and methodological frame work a developed terminology and taxonomy a unique set of practices, routines, methods and theories institutional manifestation in terms of entities (e.g., university departments), structures (e.g., degree courses, career paths) and facilities (e.g., libraries, museums, object repositories) an organized discursive community (e.g., academic organizations) and a communicative infrastructure (e.g., journals)... and more! 23.04.2012 10
Thesis 2: Digital Humanities confronts the traditional disciplines with the unbearable lightness of a shared methodology DH offers the chance of communication through the use of a new conceptual lingua franca: digital conceptualisation DH cuts across & affects all dimensions defining the traditional disciplines: it negates disciplinary identity 23.04.2012 11
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