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Root number
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506594 |
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Semester
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HS2025 |
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Type of course
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Colloquium |
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Allocation to subject
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Digital Humanities |
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Type of exam
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not defined |
| Title |
Technologies of text |
| Description |
Writing is an everyday activity, whether we are writing an email, an article, a short story, or a memo. But how do the tools and technologies we use affect our writing? What is the difference between writing by hand and on screen? Do we only write linear text on the screen? Where does the software we use come from?
This course explores the evolution of textual technologies and their impact on information processing and literary practices, on how we write and read texts. It draws on approaches from digital humanities, tool criticism, information science, software studies, book history, and digital philology. The first part of the course is more theoretical, looking at the codex and the book as technologies, at conceptual and mechanical tools for managing information, and at early software development. The second part engages students with concepts of writing, programming, and ergodic literature through hands-on experimentation.
By combining historical perspectives with practical applications, students will gain an understanding of how textual technologies shape human expression over time.
No prior knowledge or skills are required.
The course will be held in English. |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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Link to another web site
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| Lecturers |
Prof. Dr.
Elena Spadini, Digital Humanities @ University of Bern ✉
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ECTS
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3 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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Yes |
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Grading
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passed/failed |
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| Dates |
Tuesday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
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Rooms
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