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Following on the success of the first “Early Modern Digital Agendas” institute—an intensive survey of the most current resources and methods in digital research to be found in July 2013—"Advanced Topics" was a second three-week NEH institute hosted by the Folger Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Jonathan Hope, Professor of Literary Linguistics at the University of Strathclyde, directed an advanced exploration of data creation and management followed by various forms of hands-on investigation, including text analytics, social network analysis, dimensionality reduction, research process design, and even historical reflection on the nature of "exemplarity" claims in humanistic argument. It was supported by a $175,000 Institutes for Advanced Topics grant from the NEH's Office of Digital Humanities.

Program Details

The “Early Modern Digital Agendas: Advanced Topics” Institute met from 15 June through 1 July 2015, and admitted participants were in residence for the entire time. It convened a technically advanced cohort of fifteen early modern digital humanists for scholarly assessment of the most effective tools by which data sets are gathered, curated, and analyzed. EMDA2015 built in more time than its predecessor for application and experimentation with the tools to which its participants were introduced; it also encouraged participants to bring their own data and, as often as was practical, process that data for analysis with the tools that the visiting faculty introduced. Details about the Institute's curriculum are available.

Participants reflected on the ways DH expands the universe of possible questions that literary scholars can ask while new technologies produce exponentially larger bodies of evidence faster than ever before. Among the questions visiting faculty posed and considered with the participants: What is "data"? What transformations lie behind statistical analysis? How is corpus-wide variation being treated? What are the principles of visualization? The aim was to enable participants not just to perform analysis, or curate data, but to understand the processes they engage in—where they enable, how they restrict, and how they might be improved. It remains the Folger's goal to ensure that DH practitioners question not only what is possible with digital tools, but why one would put them to certain uses, and at what costs.

EMDA2015 Application Guidelines

EMDA2015 Participants

Questions?

Please send any questions to institute@folger.edu.

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-==="Early Modern Digital Agendas: Advanced Topics" Institute ===
+Following on the success of the first [[Early Modern Digital Agendas|“Early Modern Digital Agendas”]] institute—an intensive survey of the most current resources and methods in digital research to be found in July 2013—"Advanced Topics" was a second three-week NEH institute hosted by the Folger Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library. '''[[Jonathan Hope]]''', Professor of Literary Linguistics at the University of Strathclyde, directed an advanced exploration of data creation and management followed by various forms of hands-on investigation, including text analytics, social network analysis, dimensionality reduction, research process design, and even historical reflection on the nature of "exemplarity" claims in humanistic argument. It was supported by a $175,000 [http://www.neh.gov/divisions/odh/grant-news/announcing-five-institutes-advanced-topics-in-the-digital-humanities-july-2 Institutes for Advanced Topics] grant from the NEH's [http://www.neh.gov/divisions/odh Office of Digital Humanities].
-==== Description and Application Information ====
-June to 1 July 2015
+===Program Details===
+The '''“Early Modern Digital Agendas: Advanced Topics”''' Institute met from '''15 June through 1 July 2015''', and admitted participants were in residence for the entire time. It convened a technically advanced cohort of fifteen early modern digital humanists for scholarly assessment of the most effective tools by which data sets are gathered, curated, and analyzed. EMDA2015 built in more time than its predecessor for application and experimentation with the tools to which its participants were introduced; it also encouraged participants to bring their own data and, as often as was practical, process that data for analysis with the tools that the [[EMDA2015 Visiting Faculty|visiting faculty]] introduced. Details about the Institute's [[EMDA2015 Curriculum|curriculum]] are available.
+Participants reflected on the ways DH expands the universe of possible questions that literary scholars can ask while new technologies produce exponentially larger bodies of evidence faster than ever before. Among the questions visiting faculty posed and considered with the participants: What is "data"? What transformations lie behind statistical analysis? How is corpus-wide variation being treated? What are the principles of visualization? The aim was to enable participants not just to perform analysis, or curate data, but to understand the processes they engage in—where they enable, how they restrict, and how they might be improved. It remains the Folger's goal to ensure that DH practitioners question not only what is possible with digital tools, but why one would put them to certain uses, and at what costs.
+[[EMDA2015 Application Guidelines]]
-Following on the success of the first “Early Modern Digital Agendas” institute—an intensive survey of the most current resources and methods in digital research to be found in July 2013—"Advanced Topics" is a second three-week NEH institute to be hosted by the Folger Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Jonathan Hope, Professor of Literary Linguistics at the University of Strathclyde, will direct an advanced exploration of data creation and management to be followed by various forms of hands-on investigation, including text analytics, social network analysis, dimensionality reduction, research process design, and even historical reflection on the nature of "exemplarity" claims in humanistic argument. It is supported by a $175,000 [http://www.neh.gov/divisions/odh/grant-news/announcing-five-institutes-advanced-topics-in-the-digital-humanities-july-2 Institutes for Advanced Topics] grant from the NEH's [http://www.neh.gov/divisions/odh Office of Digital Humanities].
+[[EMDA2015 Participants]]
-The Institute will convene a technically advanced cohort of fifteen early modern digital humanists for scholarly assessment of the most effective tools by which data sets are gathered, curated, and analyzed. EMDA2015 will build in more time than its predecessor for application and experimentation with the tools to which its participants will be introduced; it will also encourage participants to bring their own data and, as often as is practical, process that data for analysis with the tools that the [[EMDA2015 Visiting Faculty|visiting faculty]] introduce.
+===Questions?===
+Please send any questions to [mailto:institute@folger.edu institute@folger.edu].
-Participants will reflect on the ways DH expands the universe of possible questions that literary scholars can ask while new technologies produce exponentially larger bodies of evidence faster than ever before. Among the questions visiting faculty will pose and consider with the participants: What is "data"? What transformations lie behind statistical analysis? How is corpus-wide variation being treated? What are the principles of visualization? The aim is to enable participants not just to perform analysis, or curate data, but to understand the processes they engage in—where they enable, how they restrict, and how they might be improved. It remains the Folger's goal to ensure that DH practitioners question not only what is possible with digital tools, but why one would put them to certain uses, and at what costs.
-===Application Information===
-[[Media:Dear_Colleague_letter_for_EMDA2015.pdf|The Dear Colleague letter ]] (in pdf) is written to all prospective applicants. It describes the aims of the institute. All applicants must apply through the Folger Institute's [https://www.onlineapplicationportal.com/folgerscholarlyprograms/ online application system]. Before submitting an application, they should review the [[EMDA2015 Curriculum|curriculum]] to ensure that they can address the ways their work will benefit from and contribute to the institute's goals. The [[EMDA2015_Application_Guidelines | application guidelines]] will undoubtedly answer many questions.  The application deadline is '''2 March 2015'''.
 [[Category:Folger Institute]]
 [[Category:Digital humanities]]