About the Department
Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Thomas Weitin
Digital literary studies are characterized by the combination of traditional and digital methods. Based on close reading, literary-historical source studies, and cultural context expertise, research questions are abstracted in such a way that they can be operationalized for the use of digital tools.
Digital literary studies change the way we think about theories and interpretations and prove to be a critical intermediary between text and data analysis. Because reading texts remains integral to understanding, the cognitive act of reading is part of . Corresponding studies pave the way for the experimental data collection. Cognitive Humanities
The provide insights into current research in the fields of corpus analysis, empirical literary studies, and cognitive humanities. Litlab Pamphlets
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Thomas Weitin: Digital literary history
(in German: Digitale Literaturgeschichte. Eine Versuchsreihe mit sieben Experimenten)
ISBN: 978-3-662-63663-3
Download: (Open Access via eduroam) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63663-3
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Interview with Prof. Dr. Thomas Weitin: (in German) Texts and their metadata