DIGITAL PHILOLOGY

Sabrina GALANO DIGITAL PHILOLOGY

4322100108
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF7
MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
2019/2020



YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
630LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS AND METHODOLOGY REQUIRED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CODIFY TEXTS, ESPECIALLY LITERARY TEXTS, BY BECOMING ACQUAINTED WITH AND APPLYING, IN THEIR BASIC CONTENTS, SPECIFIC SOFTWARE. THE COURSE IS FORMED OF TWO PARTS. THE FIRST WILL BE DEVOTED TO A THEORETICAL CONSIDERATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF EDITING TEXTS AND OF THE IMPORTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIELD OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES. THE SECOND, MORE TECHNICAL PART, IS DEVOTED TO THE ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED SOFTWARE.
Prerequisites
NO SPECIFIC PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED OTHER THAT HAVING TAKEN AN EXAMINATION IN ROMANCE PHILOLOGY AT THE UNDERGRADUATE OR MASTERS LEVEL.
Contents
STARTING FROM THE BASIC TENETS OF EDITING TEXTS, THE COURSE WILL TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO APPLY THESE IN NON CANONICAL CONTEXTS AND MEDIA SUCH AS THE INTERNET. ON THE ONE HAND STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY THE SCIENTIFIC NATURE OF TEXTS FOUND ONLINE, WHILE ON THE OTHER THEY WILL BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH THE CORRECT METHODOLOGY REQUIRED TO DIGITISE A CRITICAL EDITION AND TRANSFER IT ONLINE. MOREOVER, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DOC PROJECT (ONLINE OLD OCCITAN DICTIONARY), STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO CONSULT AND USE AN ONLINE DICTIONARY.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE IS FORMED OF TWO PARTS. THE FIRST WILL BE MAINLY THEORETICAL AND BASED ON ACQUIRING THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EDITING TEXTS, THE LANGUAGES USED FOR CODIFYING TEXTS, XML SYNTAX AND THE GUIDELINES FOR USING TEI. THE SECOND PART WILL DEAL WITH THE APPLICATION OF TEXT CODIFICATION TECHNIQUES AND THE METHODS USED IN CREATING AN ONLINE DICTIONARY.
Verification of learning
DURING THE EXAMINATION STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO PRESENT AND COMMENT ON THE PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN CLASS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF PHILOLOGY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
Texts
FREQUENTANTI
E. PIERAZZO, LA CODIFICA DEI TESTI, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2005.
F. STELLA, TESTI LETTERARI E ANALISI DIGITALE, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2018.
ESERCITAZIONI DI CODIFICA DEI TESTI

NON FREQUENTANTI
E. PIERAZZO, LA CODIFICA DEI TESTI, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2005.
F. STELLA, TESTI LETTERARI E ANALISI DIGITALE, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2018.
A. STUSSI, BREVE AVVIAMENTO ALLA FILOLOGIA ITALIANA, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2002.
More Information
STUDENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND CLASSES BUT, GIVEN THEIR SPECIFICALLY TECHNICAL NATURE, ARE WARMLY RECOMMENDED TO DO SO.
MOREOVER THE COURSE INCLUDES LABORATORY PRACTICE IN THE DOC ROMANCE PHILOLOGY LABORATORY, WHICH ALSO HOSTS STUDENTS FOR CURRICULAR WORK EXPERIENCE.
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