I chose textual analysis and visualization for my two sample projects of DH. Textual analysis is a major aspect of many of Professor Faull’s projects. For example, Transcribe Bentham is an “award winning collaborative transcription initiative, which is digitising and making available digital images of Bentham’s unpublished manuscripts through a platform…”. Additionally, textual analysis is greatly important in The Great Parchment Book. It was “…damaged as a result of a fire at Guildhall in 1786, it has been unavailable to researchers for over 200 years.” Textual analysis is also very present in Micki Kaufman’s project, “this project is an application of ‘big data’ computational text analysis techniques to research the Digital National Security Archive (DNSA)’s recently released Kissinger Collections, comprising approximately 17500 meeting memoranda (‘memcons’) and teleconference transcripts (‘telcons’)”. Visualization is also a main aspect of many projects such as SelfieCity by Professor Faull. Visualization allowed researchers to analyze cultural differences through selfies. This is extremely interesting and allows us to compare and contrast cultural norms. Visualization is also a vital part of Mapping the Republic of Letters. Visualization allows us to better understand the “…networks of correspondence that stretched across countries and continents; the social networks created by scientific academies; and the physical networks brought about by travel”.
Allison Butler is a sophomore at Bucknell University. She is from New York. She likes fashion and tennis.
