Data Visualization in Enlightenment Literature and Culture

Data Visualization in Enlightenment Literature and Culture explores the new interpretive possibilities offered by using data visualization in eighteenth-century studies, presenting groundbreaking research of texts and/or cultural trends emerging from data mined from existing databases and other aggregates of sources.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 385 pages
Publication date: 24 March 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Data Visualization in Enlightenment Literature and Culture delves into the groundbreaking potential of employing data visualization in eighteenth-century studies. This approach encompasses a wide range of visual representations, including tabulations, charts, k-means clustering, topic modeling, network graphs, data mapping, and various other illustrations that depict patterns of social or intellectual exchange. The contributions to this collection showcase pioneering research conducted on texts and cultural trends derived from data mined from existing databases and other aggregates of sources.

Spanning both small and large digital projects undertaken by scholars from diverse fields such as visual arts, history, musicology, and literary studies, this collection explores the advantages and challenges of utilizing digital tools while also examining their potential applications in the classroom. Chapters 1, 3, 8, and 10 are freely accessible open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via the link.springer.com.

Weight: 531g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030549152
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021