Introduction to Digital Humanities

Lecture, 75 minutes; discussion, 75 minutes. Foundation course for students in Digital Humanities minor, providing theoretical and conceptual framework for understanding genesis of digital world. Use of contemporary cultural-historical methodology to focus on rise of new media and information technologies in 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, such as photography, film, radio, television, Internet, and World Wide Web and their impact on how individuals, groups, and cultures experienced their worlds. Letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
10.0 / 10
Organization
10.0 / 10
Time
5-10 hrs/week
Overall
10.0 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    This course revolves around a group project where you examine a dataset and create a website to report your findings. Dr. Kurtz's lectures were clear, structured, and practical; everything in the lectures was something that could potentially contribute to the group project. The difficulty of this course boils down to your group since the instructor chooses the groups, so your mileage may vary depending on how much your groupmates help or sabotage the project. Otherwise, the individual course assignments were easy, and Dr. Kurtz and Theresa (my TA) were great.

Course

Instructor
Wendy Kurtz
Previously taught
23F

Grading Information

  • Has a group project

  • Attendance not required

  • No midterms

  • No final

  • 100% recommend the textbook

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