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 examines the relevance of the use of computational methods for literary interpretations on a micro-level. The value of using computational methods on this level is examined partly by...Show moreThis thesis examines the relevance of the use of computational methods for literary interpretations on a micro-level. The value of using computational methods on this level is examined partly by means of a literature review of earlier studies that have incorporated such methods, as well as with the aid of a case study of Hermann Hesse’s 1922 novel Siddhartha.Show less
Digital technology enables us to access and examine texts in ways that are not possible in printed publications. One of the potential digital enhancements involves making the meaning of texts...Show moreDigital technology enables us to access and examine texts in ways that are not possible in printed publications. One of the potential digital enhancements involves making the meaning of texts machine-readable. This has been referred to as semantic publishing and many scientific publishers have made extensive use of semantic technologies in their publications. Meanwhile, the potential of semantic enhancements for the humanities remains to a great degree unexplored. This thesis examines semantic enhancements in the context of how humanities research is conducted: Which type of humanities publication is best suited for semantic enhancement? Which guidelines should govern how the text is coded? And how can the end-users of the book benefit from the enhancements? These questions are examined through a case study of a single monograph (The Book-hunter in London, 1895) since this is a particularly important form of publication in the humanities. The focus throughout is on the end-user of the enhanced edition.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
