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 experimental data collection. Corresponding studies pave the way for the Cognitive Humanities .