Digital Humanities
Code
722091127
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Estudos Portugueses
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Helena Barbas
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Português e Inglês
Objectives
a) To understand the revolution introduced by the new media in our ways of experiencing the world, of describing and representing it in artistic terms;
b) To see how the new technologies have changed creative practices, specifically the literary ones;
c) To explore the fundamental narratological issues, and the theoretical adjustment imposed by the new techniques and fictional experiences.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. - Specific features of digital content reading, presentation, representation
2. Literature and ciberliterature
2.1 Relationships between traditional narrative and the new modes of literary creation;
2.2 - Characteristics of digital storytelling;
3. Digital narratology
3.2 - The adjustment of theoretical concepts and changes imposed by the new practices;
4. Cyberarts
4.1 - virtual reality - illusion and immersion;
4.2 The Role and function of the word in mixed realities;
Bibliography
Barbas, Helena. Avatars and the «Imitation Game» can machines smile?. GameOn13, Bruxelas. 2013
Gould, Mathew K. (ed.). Debates in the Digital Humanities. U. Minesotta Press, Mines. 2012
Rieger, Oya Y. Framing digital humanities: The role of new media in humanities scholarship, First Monday, Vol. 15, No. 10. 2010.
WILSON, Stephen, «Information Arts – Intersections of art, science and technology», Mass.: The MIT Press, 2002;
VV.AA. A Companion to Digital Humanities - http://www.digitalhumanities.org/companion/
Teaching method
The lectures will be theoretical (exposition) and practical (individual and group work). It will be used multimedia support.
Evaluation method
All the works will be individual. A theoretical work / critical review (25%); one groundwork, monograph/essay with 10 to 15 pages including references (50%); an experimental / creative work using new media (25%).