Humanities
Text Analysis Research Cluster Meeting: Topic Modeling Projects in Progress
Scholarly Innovation Lab Charles E. Young Research Library2 talks on topic modeling projects in progress: Todd Presner's talk focuses on topic modeling a multilingual collection of 120 Holocaust survivor testimonies made in 1946 by David Boder (on a wire recorder in Displaced Persons Camps). Dave Shepard will share his topic model of authors writing in English in the first half of the seventeenth century to place Andrew Marvell's “Horatian Ode” in its broader context and to show that, far from being ambivalent, “Horatian Ode” expresses a subtle, but clear, critique of Cromwell.
Call for Graduate Student Applications: Summer 2019-Winter 2020 GSR
The DH Program is excited to announce its application for the Summer Workshop in Online Instruction to create an online Introduction to Digital Humanities course based on its successful face-to-face version. If our application is successful, we will be able to hire two GSRs, each with a stipend of $6000, to assist with the transformation this summer (2019).
Call for Graduate Student Applications: Fall 2019 TAship in DH 101
The Digital Humanities Program is looking for 2 50% TAs for the DH 101 class in Fall 2019. These individuals will work closely with the course instructor, Dr. Sanders Garcia, and will be responsible for teaching specific digital tools and methods throughout the quarter, assisting students with technical questions, and grading assignments for the students in their sections.
Text Analysis Working Group: Applied Word Embeddings
Scholarly Innovation Lab Charles E. Young Research LibraryOur next meeting will be Wednesday, June 5 between 1:00 and 2:00pm in the SIL. We will continue our conversation about word embeddings and experiment with their practical application in our next meeting. In the meantime, feel free to begin playing with the code on your own.
Text Analysis Research Cluster (TARC): Discussion of Andrew Piper, Enumerations: Data & Literary Study (2018)
Scholarly Innovation Lab Charles E. Young Research LibraryIn this meeting, we will discuss Andrew Piper's Enumerations, with a particular focus on Chapter 5. This book presents Piper's arguments about several methods for distant reading. Chapter 5 in particular looks at distant reading of characterization and character relationships. Also, during this session, we will do some planning for the rest of the year...
EPIC + HumTech Faculty Innovation Lunch: Matthew Fisher on the Annotation Tool
Rolfe 2118 UCLA, Los Angeles, United Stateshis will explore how to use annotation for students to practice critical response, peer feedback, translation, and creative practice. Attendees will be able to play with the UC Annotate digital annotation tool during the luncheon.
Grad Student Workshop: Crafting Your Digital Identity: What you Should Know
Rolfe 2118 UCLA, Los Angeles, United StatesThis workshop will discuss the role of one’s digital identity in professional development and the job search. The workshop will address the benefits to crafting a digital identity and the means by which to do so. It will answer questions such as: Do I need a website, and if so, what should go on my website? Participants will be provided with tips on what to avoid and helpful hints for successfully representing themselves online. All levels are welcome.
TARC: Recovering Women’s Stories in Ottoman Algeria Through Text Mining & Network Analysis
Scholarly Innovation Lab Charles E. Young Research LibraryThis talk will describe how “Early Modern Women in Ottoman-Algeria” employs user-friendly tools, including Recogito, Gephi, and Tableau to recover the experience of marginalized peoples through text mining and network analysis.
TALK: Homegoing: The Technology of Living Data and Black Public Mourning in the Age of COVID-19
A lecture by Professor Kim Gallon (Purdue University) Registration Required (click here) Thursday, December 10, 2020 3:00pm-5:00pm (PST) Kim Gallon is an Associate Professor of History. Her work investigates the cultural dimensions of the Black Press in the early twentieth century. She is the author of many articles and essays as well as the book,...
Introduction to the Linux Shell: Using the Command Line
ZoomThe most widely used way to interact with computers is through a graphical user interface, for example, the desktop interface of Microsoft Windows or Mac OS. However, you can also use a text interface to interact with your computer (or with a computing system like Hoffman2). This can variously be referred to as the command...