Digital Humanities and Research Methods in Religious Studies

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Religious Studies

scholarly journals DIGITAL HUMANISTIC PEDAGOGY: RELEVANT PROBLEMS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF USING ICT IN EDUCATION

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeriy Yu. Bykov ◽  
Mariya P. Leshchenko
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Ict In Education ◽  
The Real ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Ict Training

In the article theoretical and methodological principles of digital humanistic pedagogy – the science about the laws of creating a positive integrated educational reality as a result of the convergence of physical and virtual (created using ICT) training spaces (environments) are determined. Based on the use of modern ICT learning activity (formal, nonformal and informal) is at the intersection of two worlds: the real and the virtual. Methodology and research methods of classical pedagogy require review and improvement in the context of current realities of the educational process, needs and interests of all its subjects. The development of digital humanities in the international educational space is analyzed; the content of the new field of pedagogical knowledge as part of digital humanistic is outlined; research methods and directions of current scientific research are defined.

scholarly journals Visualizing Networks of Cultural Discourses in Latin American Electronic Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 101-121
Author(s):  
Nohelia Meza
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Electronic Literature ◽  
Distant Reading ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Visualization Techniques ◽  
Occurrence Patterns ◽  
Reading Methodologies

There are relatively few studies that explore the interdisciplinarity between electronic literature and digital humanities research methods. The present paper addresses this lack by combining close reading and distant reading methodologies to analyze networks of cultural discourses in a corpus of 30 Latin American e-lit works published from 1995 to 2020. To conduct the research, three network graphs were created using Gephi, an open-source software for the exploration and analysis of network visualizations. The graphs study the following relations between the e-lit works and the cultural discourses: the frequency of primary, secondary and tertiary discourses, the degree of multi-discourse, and the degree of cultural discourse co-occurrence. The results show the appearance of unexpected discourse variations and new co-occurrence patterns, the benefits of network graphs for revealing e-lit works’ families, and the potential use of data visualization techniques to study e-lit databases. Overall, the paper demonstrates the utility of digital humanities research methods to further examine electronic literature materials.

scholarly journals OpenMethods: A Compass for a More Open Digital Humanities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gimena del Rio Riande ◽  
Erzsébet Tóth-Czifra ◽  
Ulrike Wuttke ◽  
Yoann Moranville
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
Opening Up

The digital transformation has initiated a paradigm shift in research and scholarly communication practices towards a more open scholarly culture. Although this transformation is slowly happening in the Digital Humanities field, open is not yet default. The article introduces the OpenMethods metablog, a community platform that highlights open research methods, tools, and practices within the context of the Digital Humanities by republishing open access content around methods and tools in various formats and languages. It also describes the platform’s technical infrastructure based on its requirements and main functionalities, and especially the collaborative content sourcing and editorial workflows. The article concludes with a discussion of the potentials of the OpenMethods metablog to overcome barriers towards open practices by focusing on inclusive, community sourced information based around opening up research processes and the challenges that need to be overcome to achieve its goals.

Perpetrators of International Crimes

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
World War ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
International Crimes ◽  
Second World

Scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds have studied why perpetrators of international crimes commit these horrendous acts. Initially, historians and psychologists focused on this debate, which was heavily centred on the Second World War. Over the years, scholars with more diverse disciplinary backgrounds, studying a wide array of cases, using both qualitative and quantitative research methods, began to investigate perpetrators of international crimes and terrorism. Recently, this multi- and interdisciplinary debate has become known as perpetrator studies. This is the first book to take stock of the state of the art of this new field of study. It analyses the most prominent theories, methods, and evidence to determine what we know and what we think we know about perpetrators, as well as the ethical implications of gathering this knowledge. It traces the development of perpetrator studies while pushing the boundaries of the field by including contributions from authors from a wide array of disciplines, including criminology, history, law, sociology, psychology, political science, religious studies, and anthropology. Authors cover numerous case studies, including prominent ones such as Nazi Germany, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia, but also those that are relatively under-researched and more recent, such as Sri Lanka and the Islamic State, and use various research methods, including but not limited to, trial observations and interviews.

scholarly journals Broken Tools and Misfit Toys: Adventures in Applied Media Theory

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel O'Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Media Theory ◽  
Digital Art ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Art Practices ◽  
Critical Media ◽  
The University ◽  
Critical Discourses ◽  
Media Lab

ABSTRACT The majority of media theorists who have applied their work in new technological contexts have eschewed formal experimentation to produce a print-oriented mode of discourse. Even in the digital humanities, scholars build and use tools that ultimately lead to the creation of traditional academic essays and monographs. Applied Media Theory (AMT) is a method that engages in formal experimentation with media to generate critical discourses and technologies. This article identifies a new applied critical practice that not only examines, but also intervenes, in the formation of digital culture, primarily by combining digital art practices with conventional research methods. AMT is outlined here through a description of projects underway in the Critical Media Lab at the University of Waterloo.RÉSUMÉ La plupart des théoriciens des médias qui situent leurs travaux dans de nouveaux contextes technologiques préfèrent un discours orienté vers l’imprimé plutôt que des expérimentations sur la forme. Même dans l’étude des médias interactifs, les chercheurs développent et emploient des outils qui mènent ultimement à la création de monographies et d’articles traditionnels. La théorie médiatique appliquée est une approche où l’on effectue des expériences formelles avec les médias afin de générer des technologies et des discours critiques. Cet article identifie à ce titre une nouvelle pratique critique appliquée qui examine non seulement la formation de la culture numérique mais intervient aussi dans cette formation, principalement en combinant les pratiques d’art numérique et les méthodes de recherche conventionnelles. Cet article présente aussi la théorie médiatique appliquée en décrivant des projets en cours dans le Critical Media Lab de l’Université de Waterloo.

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