Essays about: "Digital humanities"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 48 essays containing the words Digital humanities.

1. 31. Simulating Systems : Interactive computer simulations as an educational tool for teaching about social-ecological systems

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Conall Ó Duibhir; [2021]
   Keywords : Interactive computer simulation; education for sustainable development; digital literacy; ecopedagogy;

   Abstract : This study adopts an experimental design to examine the use, in practice, of interactive computer simulations as educational tools. With the accelerated use of digital learning and the urgency of implementing sustainable development, the important role of interactive computer simulations is examined. READ MORE

3. 32. Digital Communication and Interactive Storytelling in Wikipedia : A Study of Greek Users’ Interaction and Experience

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : George Mavridis; [2021]
   Keywords : Wikipedia; interactive storytelling; digital communication; digital humanities; online communities; user experience; hyperlinks; interactive tools;

   Abstract : Wikipedia consists of an online encyclopedia created by users worldwide who collaborate to distribute knowledge and edit information in real-time. Although Wikipedia's accuracy has been a disputable and debatable issue in many recent studies, little academic research has systematically addressed how users interact with the platform's storytelling tools and how do they perceive and use Wikipedia's infrastructure, such as interactive tools. READ MORE

4. 33. Connectivity in Action: Activist Comments as Evidence of a Pan-European Public Sphere on Social Media. A Case Study of the European Commission’s Instagram Page

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Theodora Cristina Canciu; [2021]
   Keywords : Activism; Cyberactivism; European identity; European public sphere; Social media; Europeanization; European Commission; Instagram; politics; engagement; comments; citizens; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The features of social media platforms not only enable the communication between citizens and political actors or institutions, in the form of comments, but also help in magnifying citizens’ voices and opinions and facilitating mass mobilization or political protests. The European Union institutions seem to understand the capacity of social media as a locus for citizen engagement, be it activism or deliberation, and have thus developed a strong presence across platforms. READ MORE

5. 34. Data curation in digital archives from an institutional perspective : A case study of the Swedish Peace Archives

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Siang-He Huang; [2021]
   Keywords : Data curation; Digital archives; Digitisation; Digital humanities; The Swedish Peace Archives;

   Abstract : This master thesis aims to analyse the data curation situation and the decision-making processes of the archivists at the Swedish Peace Archives. With the theories in data curation and methodology in analysing both accessible web content and interviews, this thesis hopes to shed light on the institutional perspective in managing digital archives. READ MORE

6. 35. Cleartext detection and language identification in ciphers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Maria-Elena Gambardella; [2021]
   Keywords : historical cryptology; digital humanities;

   Abstract : In historical cryptology, cleartext represents text written in a known language ina cipher (a hand-written manuscript aiming at hiding the content of a message).Cleartext can give us an historical interpretation and contextualisation of themanuscript and could help researchers in cryptanalysis, but to these days thereis still no research on how to automatically detect cleartext and identifying itslanguage. READ MORE