Visualising texts: a design practice approach to humanities data

Lorber-Kasunic, J; Sweetapple, K

Visualising texts: a design practice approach to humanities data

Lorber-Kasunic, J

Sweetapple, K

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Publisher:: DRHA
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Final Paper /Proceedings of the Digital Research in the Humanities and Arts Conference,, 2015, pp. 87 - 92
Issue Date:: 2015

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dc.contributor.author	Lorber-Kasunic, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5044-7682	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sweetapple, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6214-3125	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Maragiannis, A	en_US
dc.date	2014-08-31	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Final Paper /Proceedings of the Digital Research in the Humanities and Arts Conference,, 2015, pp. 87 - 92	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-326-38858-4	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33928
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dc.description.abstract	The availability of archival data coupled with the use of digital tools, alongside a growing awareness of the scholarly potential of visualization (Jessop 2008) has seen an increase in the use of visualization in the humanities. However, these forms of visual representation borrow heavily from the conceptual and visual language of scientific positivism, and subsequently do not reflect many of the core concerns and conditions inherent in humanities research. In this paper we look towards the field of visual communication design as a source of practices that use metaphorical and analogical approaches to text visualization, approaches that may better serve the interpretive nature of humanities research.	en_US
dc.publisher	DRHA	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Final Paper /Proceedings of the Digital Research in the Humanities and Arts Conference,	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Digital Research in the Humanities and Arts Conference	en_US
dc.title	Visualising texts: a design practice approach to humanities data	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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utslib.location.activity	University of Greenwich, London	en_US
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	University of Greenwich, London
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
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pubs.finish-date	2014-09-02	en_US
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Abstract:

The availability of archival data coupled with the use of digital tools, alongside a growing awareness of the scholarly potential of visualization (Jessop 2008) has seen an increase in the use of visualization in the humanities. However, these forms of visual representation borrow heavily from the conceptual and visual language of scientific positivism, and subsequently do not reflect many of the core concerns and conditions inherent in humanities research. In this paper we look towards the field of visual communication design as a source of practices that use metaphorical and analogical approaches to text visualization, approaches that may better serve the interpretive nature of humanities research.

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