This thesis delves into the early modern Dutch and Flemish chroniclers' perceptions and the trust or distrust of newspapers, particularly focusing on the emergence of newspapers in 1618 and their...Show moreThis thesis delves into the early modern Dutch and Flemish chroniclers' perceptions and the trust or distrust of newspapers, particularly focusing on the emergence of newspapers in 1618 and their evolving role in chronicles over time. This study uses computational methods, in which a macro-level analysis of a corpus of 275 early modern Dutch chronicles and a micro-level case study are combined. The research aims to explore how these chroniclers incorporated newspapers into their accounts, shedding light on their trust or distrust in this new medium. The study shows that chroniclers used newspapers as sources in their works, indicating a level of faith in the newspaper's content. The analysis of the full corpus supports previous findings on prevalent themes, source utilization, and the integration of newspapers into society. It appears that newspaper integration began in the second part of the seventeenth century and peaked in the eighteenth century. This corresponds to the increasing popularity of newspapers at the time. Notably, the chroniclers' mentions of newspapers remained consistent in frequency, indicating that newspapers held a similar level of importance despite changes in their content. The research emphasises the importance of chronicles as historical sources for understanding early modern news consumption and views. Given the obstacles faced by historic languages and imperfect transcriptions, it also emphasises the importance of close reading alongside computational tools. In conclusion, this research contributes to the understanding of early modern newspaper reception, emphasizing the trust chroniclers placed in newspapers while acknowledging occasional expressions of doubt. It also provides insights into the limitations and possibilities of computational methods in historical research, emphasizing the remaining importance of close reading.Show less
In the course of the twentieth century, digital multimodal longform journalism has grown to become one of the most consequential genres of online writing. From being a peripheral genre in the 1990s...Show moreIn the course of the twentieth century, digital multimodal longform journalism has grown to become one of the most consequential genres of online writing. From being a peripheral genre in the 1990s, it is now an essential part of most news outlet’s digital platforms. The genre’s ascent, its connection with the digital advances of the last two decades, and its effect on readers has been closely followed and widely analyzed by media scholars. This thesis is especially concerned with the latter topic as it primarily explores what affordances of the digital multimodal longform genre contribute to immersion.Show less
This thesis explores the use of Linked Open Data at academic libraries and in particular, Leiden University Libraries. It answers the question of what Linked Open Data is and how Leiden University...Show moreThis thesis explores the use of Linked Open Data at academic libraries and in particular, Leiden University Libraries. It answers the question of what Linked Open Data is and how Leiden University Libraries can implement Linked Open Data in their daily practices. In three parts, it explores the realm of Linked Open Data. The first part explores the concept of Linked Open Data. It entails a short history and the technical aspect of transforming regular data to Linked Open Data and the benefits of Linked Open Data. The second part focusses on the role of Linked Open Data at libraries that are at the forefront of Linked Open Data. The third part describes the specific situation of Leiden University Libraries and how they can integrate Linked Open Data in their daily activities. The practical implementation of Linked Open Data is tested in two case studies.Show less
With the help of biographical information, psychology, and linguistics to provide necessary context, this thesis aims to apply different algorithmic textual analyses of Vincent van Gogh’s...Show moreWith the help of biographical information, psychology, and linguistics to provide necessary context, this thesis aims to apply different algorithmic textual analyses of Vincent van Gogh’s correspondence in order to establish a connection between his mental state and the language he uses in his letters.Show less
This research demonstrates and analyses a quantitative approach to literary criticism in the Digital Humanities by predominantly aiming to answer the question: is there a clearly distinguishable...Show moreThis research demonstrates and analyses a quantitative approach to literary criticism in the Digital Humanities by predominantly aiming to answer the question: is there a clearly distinguishable female writing style that is a shared foundation of female author’s novels in the Victorian period? In order to achieve this goal, a number of steps had to be taken. First, a foundation for this research’s case study was established by explaining the socio-cultural history of women writers in the Victorian period and by detailing the history of the Digital Humanities and computational research. Secondly, the compilation of the corpus and the methodology of the case study were elaborately explained and all decisions justified. The predominant terminology – the terms writing style and gender – were clarified as well in order to exclude confusion or multiple interpretations of these elements. Thirdly, the results of the case study were presented and interpreted. Here a conscious decision was made to only discuss these outliers briefly instead of examining them with close reading as this study predominantly focused on similarities instead of abnormalities in writing style between women in the Victorian period. Lastly, the limits of this study were discussed in detail and suggestions for future research were made.Show less
While the use of computational strategies in humanistic inquiry have been discussed extensively, cultural, political and societal aspects of digital humanities tools have not been addressed.This...Show moreWhile the use of computational strategies in humanistic inquiry have been discussed extensively, cultural, political and societal aspects of digital humanities tools have not been addressed.This paper discusses the possibility and necessity of the tool criticism in digital humanities.Show less
