Digital Humanities (DH) is a rapidly growing field that capitalizes on advances in computation and digital technology in order to bring new perspectives to humanistic topics. Digital Humanities brings wide-ranging fields of inquiry together under a broad methodological domain for the digital study of cultural phenomena, and promotes critical reflection on the effects that computational methods have on scholarship. As society’s relationship with the digital landscape continues to evolve, DH researchers at McGill are pioneering methodologies, developing digital tools, and setting the pace for DH scholarship.
LLCU 212
Understanding Dig&Social Media
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Languages, Literatures&Culture: Lectures will explore a range of topics related to technologies of contemporary digital and social media, with particular attention to understanding technical, historical, ethical and legal issues. Tutorials will help students to express themselves effectively with digital media, and especially on the web (HTML, images, audio, video).
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Students need a laptop computer.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
LLCU 255
Intro to Literary Text Mining
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Languages, Literatures&Culture: This course will introduce students to the variety of computational techniques used
including social network analysis and natural language processing.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
LLCU 250
History and Future of the Book
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Languages, Literatures&Culture: A survey of the 2000-year history of the medium of the book with a look towards its future durability and translation into digital media.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
LLCU 311
Digital Studies/Citizenry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Languages, Literatures&Culture: This course will provide a conceptual and practical understanding of how to leverage technologies in a range of common activities such as searching, social networking, presenting, and creating web content. The emphasis will be on using and understanding digital technologies in effective and ethical ways in our digital society.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken LLCU 211.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
LLCU 498
Digital Project
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Languages, Literatures&Culture: Students will pursue digital projects through group instruction and individual supervision. Emphasis will be placed on effective project planning, appropriate research, theoretical framing, and effective communication. Students will be expected to present their work at an open symposium event at the end of term.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Permission of instructor need for registration.