Monthly Archives: February 2015

Literate Programming

From the readings this week, I found the bit about literate programming (in Teaching Computer-Assisted Text Analysis) fascinating. This is the first I have heard of the practice, but this is the theoretical stuff that I love about the digital … Continue reading

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Tools vs. Machines

I wanted to talk briefly about Raymond Queneau’s book, “Cent mille milliards de poèmes,” because it came up several times in our readings. What is interesting about this book is that it is pretty much a non-digital hypertext, created before … Continue reading

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Fictional Worlds

I found Marie-Laure Ryan’s “Fictional Worlds in the Digital Age” very interesting. I have been fascinated by imaginary worlds since I was a kid, and read Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia (also C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, of course). … Continue reading

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What makes a DH project unique?

It seems that what distinguishes a DH project from an ordinary website is a spirit of collaboration and interaction.  Many DH projects are not only designed and built by a group, but the user is often involved in the creation … Continue reading

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