Meeting 2014-02-18


Project Idea | Project Personnel | Project Planning (text prep| document collection)

 

WhatEver1Says Project Idea

 

Research Material:

Research Questions:

Example of trying to rebut clichéd premises on discussions of education: Valerie Strauss, "Five Bad Education Assumptions the Media Keeps Recycling")
Our hypothesis is that digital methods can help us learn new things about how media pundits, politicians, business leaders, administrators, scholars, students, artists, and others are actually thinking about the humanities. For example, are there sub-themes beneath the familiar dominant clichés and memes? Are there hidden connections or mismatches between the “frames” (premises, metaphors, and narratives) of those arguing for and against the humanities? How do different parts of the world or different kinds of speakers compare in the way they think about the humanities? Instead of concentrating on set debates and well-worn arguments, can we exploit new approaches or surprising commonalities to advocate for the humanities in the 21st century?"

 

                   Specific research questions:
Research Method: Topic Modeling

 

                   Other Possible Methods

 

 

Early Proof of Concept

 

Intended Outcomes

 

 

 

 

Project Personnel

(to date)

 

Current Personnel (Tentative)

 

    • Lindsay Thomas
    • Alan Liu
    • Liz Shayne 
    • Priscilla Leung
 
  • Collection Methodology Working Group
    • Alan Liu
    • Harold Marcuse
    • Bhargavi Narayanan
    • erin Khue Ninh

 

Plan for Future Personnel

    • Involve students from the "Writing and Civic Engagement" minor in UCSB's Professional Writing program (serving as interns)?
    • Involve UCSB English honors students or English Club?
    • Collaborate with other 4Hum local chapters
    • Ask for critique of methods and further help from international DH

 

Planning