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What is Digital Humanities? In-Person

Digital humanities is an interdisciplinary field that combines the methods and tools of digital/computational technology with the study of humanities disciplines such as literature, history, linguistics, art, and cultural studies.

In this introductory session, participants will be provided with a broad overview of digital humanities concepts, methods, and tools.

Topics covered include:

  • Defining digital humanities
  • Traditional vs digital humanities Research
  • What is needed to do digital humanities research
  • Digital humanities methodologies including:
  • Text analysis methods such as sentiment analysis and network analysis
  • Data visualization
  • GIS/Mapping

Registration required.

No experience necessary.

Free and open to the public.

Date:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Time Zone:
Central Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Classroom 103
Audience:
  Public     UM Employee     UM Student  
Categories:
  Class  

Registration is required. There are 28 seats available.

Event Organizer

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Adam Clemons
Cody Ray