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Stats for Humanists | Winter 2021 Syllabus

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

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Course Description This is a learner-centered, project-based, introductory applied statistics course that exemplifies the principle of “data for good,” or putting Data Science and Digital Humanities to work for social justice efforts. Students will choose a data set that is personally meaningful and work with others who are interested in the same issue to generate evidence-based, statistic...

Power and Authority on the Early American Frontier: Explorations with Text Analysis | Fall 2019 Syllabus

Posted on October 5, 2019March 12, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Course Description: This is an upper division Digital Humanities course that teaches text analysis, employing both user friendly tools and Python. We apply these techniques to study the history of Native- and Euro- American interactions in the present-day Midwest between 1776 and 1820. What did the Native American communities think, feel, and do in response to Euro-American incursion and ...

DH 150 Winter 2019 Syllabus

Posted on February 25, 2019December 4, 2020 by Ashley R. Sanders

Power and Authority on the Early American Frontier: Explorations with Text Analysis Instructor: Dr. Ashley Sanders Garcia (Prof. Garcia) Meeting Times: Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00-10:50am | Winter 2019 Location: Rolfe Hall Learning Lab (Rolfe 2118) Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 & Wednesdays 9:00-11:00 (323 Royce) Course Description: What did the Native American communities...

DH 101 Fall 2018 Syllabus

Posted on February 25, 2019September 1, 2020 by Ashley R. Sanders

DH 101: Introduction to Digital Humanities Instructor: Dr. Ashley Sanders Garcia (Prof. Garcia) Office Location: Royce 323 Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00-4:00pm | Wednesdays 9:00-11:00am Email: asandersgarcia[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu TAs: Dustin O’Hara | Craig Messner Course Website: https://tinyurl.com/F18-DH101 Course Des...

From Text to Insight: A Graduate “Intro to DH” Summer 2018 Course

Posted on May 13, 2018April 20, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Course Description: What is DH and what does it add to our scholarship? This course answers these questions and provides students with an opportunity to learn and apply various digital research methods to their own research. Through frequent hands-on workshops, students will acquire transferable digital skills in the command line, cleaning and structuring data, creating visualizations, and analyzi...

DGHM 150: DH Studio (Fall 2017)

Posted on September 19, 2017July 12, 2018 by Ashley R. Sanders

Text analysis of Native American-United States treaties between 1783 and 1795

Claremont McKenna College DGHM 150: DH Studio Fall 2017 Course Instructor: Dr. Ashley Sanders Garcia Ashley.Sanders@cmc.edu Email is the best way to reach me. Phone/Skype Hours: By appointment Office Hours: Wednesday 12:30-2:30 Ashley Sanders Garcia holds a Ph.D. in History with a specialization in Digital Humanities from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science in M...

Text Analysis for Effective Humanities Research in the Digital Age

Posted on August 29, 2017March 8, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Claremont Graduate University Text Analysis for Effective Research in the Digital Age Fall 2017 Course Instructor: Dr. Ashley Sanders Ashley.Sanders@cgu.edu O: 909.607.0894 C: 424.256.5960 Email is the best way to reach me. Phone/Skype Hours: By appointment Office Hours: Monday 10:00-12:00 Ashley Sanders holds a Ph.D. in History with a specialization in Digital Humanities from...

Course Materials for “Intro to DH”

Posted on March 7, 2017July 12, 2018 by Ashley R. Sanders

Week 1: Basic Text Analysis Workshop: Week 2: Data for Humanists (& Social Scientists): Week 2: Data Visualization for Humanists Workshop Register & prepare for the workshop: Download the 14-day free trial version of Tableau Download the workshop data (Excel files): Authorized French Workers to Algeria Indiana Population by County-1830 Tables-Population Statistics...

Intro to DH Short Course

Posted on January 13, 2017July 21, 2020 by Ashley R. Sanders

Intro to DH Syllabus Spring 2017 Dr. Ashley Sanders, Director of the Digital Research Studio The Claremont Colleges This six-week course provides an overview of what DH is and how it can enhance your research and teaching. Each week we will read several articles or book chapters, explore digital projects, and get our hands dirty as we learn how to use digital tools. Our discussions will interroga...