MUS 381- Digital Humanities

Select a tool and explore and play around with it. As you are playing around with the tool, think about the following questions: 

• How does the design of each tool affect your ability to interact with and understand the data? Are there any features that enhance or hinder your use of the tool?
• How do the tools shape your interpretation and understanding of the data?
• How might these tools be used in your own research or projects? 

Palladio

Palladio is a free, in-browser tool for visualizing historical data.

Activity:

Data

Steps: 

• Download data
• Open Palladio -- click on 'Start'
• Click on 'Load an existing Project' 
• Upload downloaded file
• Click on load 
• Click on Map

Voyant Tools

Voyant Tools is a free, in-browser tool for text analysis.

Activity: 

Open Voyant Project - Frankenstein Analysis

TimelineJS

TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines. Beginners can create a timeline using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet.

Activity: 

Women in Computing