Understanding Digital Humanities

"Understanding Digital Humanities" offers a comprehensive introduction to the application of new computational techniques and visualization technologies in the humanities. The book highlights how these developments lead to innovative approaches and methods for analyzing both new and traditional text corpora. The "computational turn" is presented as a key concept that utilizes computer science methods to enable both close and distant reading analyses. Renowned researchers in the field discuss the far-reaching implications and applications of Digital Humanities, along with the associated questions arising from the use of algorithmic techniques. The engagement with central debates, such as the contrast between narrative and database-driven approaches, as well as the comparison of pattern recognition and hermeneutics, is thoroughly examined. Additionally, new forms of collaboration within the humanities are addressed, which are fostered by modular research teams and interdisciplinary approaches.