Born-Digital Research in the Humanities #1484
Description
Title of the resource
Born-Digital Research in the Humanities
Resource type
External Resource
Authors, editors and contributors
Beatrice Cannelli, Caio Mello, Naomi Wells, Jane Winters
Topics (keywords)
Born-digital, digital culture, web archives, social media
Learning outcomes
Having taken this course, you will be able to:
- explain how the born-digital changes our understanding of cultural texts, practices and archives
- critically assess the ethical and copyright implications of born-digital research
- critically evaluate the most effective approaches to accessing and collecting born-digital data, and apply them to your own research
- critically evaluate the most effective and appropriate approaches for analysing born-digital data according to your research needs
Abstract
This free online course developed by the Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study (University of London) provides an introduction to key concepts associated with born-digital culture and archives. It also explores a range of computational and qualitative approaches to accessing, collecting and analysing born-digital materials, as well as the ethical and copyright implications of born-digital research.