Departments

Department of German Studies – Digital Literary Studies

About the Department

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Thomas Weitin

Digital literary science is characterized by a combination of conventional and digital methods. On the basis of detailed reading, literary historical study of sources, and cultural contextual competence, research questions are abstracted so that they can be operationalized for the use of digital tools. Digital literary science changes the style of thinking when dealing with theories and interpretations – and it has become a reliable critical instance between text and data analysis.

News

Thomas Weitin: Digital literary history

(in German: Digitale Literaturgeschichte. Eine Versuchsreihe mit sieben Experimenten)

ISBN: 978-3-662-63663-3

Download: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63663-3 (Open Access via eduroam)

Hessen schafft Wissen

Interview with Prof. Dr. Thomas Weitin: Texts and their metadata (in German)