This course is aimed at students wanting to develop digital humanities projects that are grounded in relevant critical theory and supported by robust methodologies. Digital humanities is a cross-disciplinary area of research that uses computational methodologies to answer humanities questions (such as development of online archives, digital maps, linked data) and also investigates how the critical frameworks of the humanities can be used to investigate the digital world (web science, data science, ethics and technology, etc). The course will introduce students to key issues and debates in the field, from debates over AI to digitisation in GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) and the use and misuse of big data. Students will be supported to learn a range of digital-led methodologies (for example - photogrammetry, linked data, crowdsourcing, web surveys, data analysis) that will support their own digital humanities projects. Students do not need high-level technical or computational skills.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- navigate and contextualise issues and theory relevant to digital humanities research;
- apply digital humanities methodologies to their own research and writing;
- develop and evaluate relevant methodologies for digital humanities research;
- speak with confidence about methodologies, data and theory in the digital humanities; and
- understand how to test and evaluate relevant software and computational methods for digital humanities research.
Work Integrated Learning
Other
This is an independent project course. Some students use it as an opportunity to develop a project linked with a specific industry or workplace based project.
Other Information
This course is open to students from outside the digital humanities specialisation who wish to develop digital projects and/or use computational methods for humanities research.
Indicative Assessment
- Students taking the 6 unit version will complete the following assessment: (null) [LO null]
- Oral presentation (in class presentation or on forum as a video) (1000 words) (20) [LO 3,4,5]
- Annotated bibliography (1500 words) (20) [LO 1,3,5]
- Methodology Evaluation (1500 words) (20) [LO 2,3,5]
- Research Essay (2500 words) (40) [LO 1,2,3,5]
- Students taking the 12 unit version will complete the following assessment: (null) [LO null]
- Oral presentation (in class presentation or on forum as a video) (1000 words) (20) [LO 3,4,5]
- Annotated bibliography (2000 words) (20) [LO 1,3,5]
- Methodology Evaluation (2000 words) (20) [LO 2,3,5]
- Research Essay (6000 words) (40) [LO 1,2,3,5]
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Workload
130 (6 units) or 260 hours ( 12 units), consisting of face-to-face meetings and e-mail correspondence with a research director; attendance at Centre for Digital Humanities Research general seminars and, with the agreement of research director, other events; the balance of the 130 (6 units) or 260 (12 units) in independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Research School of Humanities and the Arts to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
No prescribed texts.
Preliminary Reading
Matthew K Gold (ed.). Debates in the Digital Humanities, University of Minnesota Press, 2020 https://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/projects/debates-in-the-digital-humanities.
The Programming Historian, https://programminghistorian.org/
Jentery Sayers (ed), The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities, Routledge, 2018.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 to 12 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
| 7.00 | 0.14583 |
| 8.00 | 0.16667 |
| 9.00 | 0.18750 |
| 10.00 | 0.20833 |
| 11.00 | 0.22917 |
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $680 per unit |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $880 per unit |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3183 | 17 Feb 2025 | 24 Feb 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 23 May 2025 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8135 | 21 Jul 2025 | 28 Jul 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 | 24 Oct 2025 | In Person | N/A |
