Introduction to Digital Humanities
Course code
HIK6086.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Sissejuhatus digihumanitaariasse
Course title in English
Introduction to Digital Humanities
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester
Marek Tamm (language of instruction:Estonian)
lecturer of 2026/2027 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Brief description of the course
The course provides an introductory overview of the development, key concepts, research practices, and critical debates of digital humanities. It examines the role of digital technologies in humanities research and in the study of digital culture, and introduces digital methods used across different humanities disciplines, including cultural data analysis, digital cultural heritage research, and digital methods in history, linguistics, art history, and archaeology. Seminars focus on key texts in digital humanities, while practical sessions introduce the use of digital databases and approaches to digitisation. The course also addresses methodological and social challenges in digital humanities and the field’s future development.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- explains the development, key concepts, and main research strands of digital humanities and relates them to humanities research and the study of digital culture;
- compares the main approaches and research methods in digital humanities and assesses their possibilities and limitations in addressing different humanities research problems;
- critically reads and analyses key texts in digital humanities, identifying their main arguments, assumptions, and methodological choices;
- selects digital methods and tools appropriate to a research question and research material, uses digital databases at an introductory level, and applies basic principles of digitisation;
- critically analyses the role of digital technologies in shaping humanities knowledge, research practices, and culture, and provides reasoned justification for their assessments.
- explains the development, key concepts, and main research strands of digital humanities and relates them to humanities research and the study of digital culture;
- compares the main approaches and research methods in digital humanities and assesses their possibilities and limitations in addressing different humanities research problems;
- critically reads and analyses key texts in digital humanities, identifying their main arguments, assumptions, and methodological choices;
- selects digital methods and tools appropriate to a research question and research material, uses digital databases at an introductory level, and applies basic principles of digitisation;
- critically analyses the role of digital technologies in shaping humanities knowledge, research practices, and culture, and provides reasoned justification for their assessments.
Teacher
Marek Tamm
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