Digital Humanities and Social Justice

3 credits · Undergraduate

This innovative course will introduce students to a broad range of digital humanities techniques as they are applied to issues of social justice, equality, and activism in various media. Themes or institutional focus may vary with the research background of the instructor (for example, climate change, cultural heritage, hate speech analytics). Students will be introduced to the work of relevant thought leaders and industry experts outside of the academy. A final project will allow students to use one or more of these methods in a case study of their own choosing.