Introduction to Digital Humanities 4005-WHC(KC)BLOKI-OG

This course provides a comprehensive survey of the fundamental trends in digital humanities. It aims to acquaint participants with the latest digital methods and tools that enhance humanities research and academic communication. Key topics include digital documentation, asset management, data processing, and the reuse and sharing of various types of digital resources.

The course will cover the following topics:
1. Introduction to the subject. Definitions, conceptual frameworks, and contexts.
2. Physical infrastructures, interfaces, and the materiality of the "digital."
3. Digital knowledge organizations. Data, metadata, standards; data management and security.
4. Infrastructure for science and culture.
5. Digitization and 2D/3D digital documentation – methods and standards.
6. Processing and modeling of data and digital assets.
7. Methods and standards for sharing digital assets online. Data exchange.
8. XR and immersive technologies.
9. Natural Language Processing (NLP).
10. Language models and Artificial Intelligence.
11. Fundamentals of scholarly digital editions.
12. Maps and spatial narratives.
13. Open Knowledge: Wikipedia and sister projects.
14. Web Archiving and "born digital" sources.
15. Fundamentals of copyright law. Free and open licenses in the practice of using digital tools and scholarly work. Open Science.