Introduction to digital and technological cultures with a focus on humanities methods, drawing on a range of periods in technological development and critical approaches to studying technology. At least 35% of class involves practice-based instruction in humanities criticism, prototyping, writing and research. Equivalency: ENGL 155
Working in the context of fine arts and humanities research, students develop methods for multimedia research. No digital humanities or computing experience required. At least 35% of class time involves instruction in humanities criticism, prototyping, writing, and research. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 220 and CULT 220. Prerequisite: 3 credits of 100-level CULT, DIHU, or ENGL, or FILM 100 Equivalency: CULT220
Addresses computational methods for student-led humanities research, including visualizing, mapping, and encoding. No Digital Humanities or computing experience required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 301 or ENGL 305. Prerequisite: 3 credits of 100-level CULT, DIHU, ENGL, or FILM 100 and third-year standing. Equivalency: ENGL305
Working in the context of fine arts and humanities research, students study and apply programming principles in physical and virtual environments. No Digital Humanities or computing experience required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 302 or ENGL 306. Prerequisite: 3 credits of 100-level CULT, DIHU, ENGL, or FILM 100 and third-year standing. Equivalency: ENGL306
Topics vary from year to year. With different topics this course may be taken more than once for credit. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 308 and CULT 308 when the subject matter is of the same nature. Prerequisite: 3 credits of 100-level DIHU, CULT, ENGL or FILM 100, and third-year standing; or permission of the instructor. Equivalency: CULT308
A critical study of the cultural influence of the Internet on everyday life. With different topics, this course may be taken more than once for credit. No more than 9 credits in total will be granted for DIHU 312, CULT 312, or any combination thereof. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 312 and CULT 312 when the subject matter is of the same nature. Prerequisite: Third-year standing. Equivalency: CULT312
The medium of television from a global perspective, and the investigation of how genres in different television broadcast regimes shape content and reception. Credit will be granted for only one of CULT 315 or DIHU 315. [3-2-0] Prerequisite: Third-year standing. CULT 201, CULT 215, or CULT 220 recommended. Equivalency: CULT 315
Interdisciplinary introduction to digital archiving, exhibition, and preservation of cultural heritage and public history. Deals with collective memory, politics of commemoration and collecting, and future of digital collection and museum interfaces. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 320 or HIST 380. Prerequisite: 3 credits of ENGL or HIST. Equivalency: HIST380
Selections from the arts of the book across the Islamic world (8th to 19th C) showing how literature inspired painters and calligraphers to weave together word and image. Digital art historical approaches will normally be used, though no computing experience is required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 370, ARTH 370, or WRLD 370. Prerequisite: Third-year standing. Equivalency: ARTH 370, WRLD 370
An examination of interrelated arts, visual cultures and texts in South Asia (15th to 19th C) within their historical and cultural contexts. Topics include the rise of the multicultural Mughal Empire, the roles of Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism, and encounters with Renaissance and Colonial Europe. Digital art historical approaches will normally be used, though no computing experience is required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 375, ARTH 375, or WRLD 375. Prerequisite: Third-year standing. Equivalency: ARTH 375, WRLD 375
Using archival theories and practices to explore analogue and digital audiovisual media ephemerality. [3-0-0] Credit will be granted for only one of CULT 406 or DIHU 406. Prerequisite: third-year standing. Equivalency: CULT 406.
Trends in reading over the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on reading communities and constructions of the reader as an identity category in face-to-face and online clubs, groups, and social networks. Includes literary and non-literary texts, images, platforms, and data. No Digital Humanities or computing experience required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 407 or ENGL 407. Equivalent: ENGL 407 Prerequisite: 3 credits of 100-level CULT, DIHU, ENGL, or FILM 100 and third-year standing. Equivalency: ENGL 407
Study of a particular topic in digital humanities. With different topics this course may be taken more than once for credit. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 409, CULT 409 and ENGL 409 when the subject matter is of the same nature. Prerequisite: 3 credits of 100-level CULT, DIHU, ENGL, or FILM 100, and third-year standing. Equivalency: ENGL409, CULT409
The art and practice of using digital media for cultural institutions like art galleries, museums, botanic gardens, science centres, heritage sites and parks. Critical perspectives will be employed and approaches may include project-based learning, working with cultural institutions and digital art history methods. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 411 or ARTH 411. Prerequisite: Third-year standing. Equivalency: ARTH 411