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An analysis of visual epistemology in the digital humanities, with attention to the need for interpretive digital tools within humanities contexts.In the several decades since humanists have taken up computational tools, they have borrowed many techniques from other fields, including visualization methods to create charts, graphs, diagrams, maps, and other graphic displays of information. But are these visualizations actually adequate for the interpretive approach that distinguishes much of the work in the humanities? Information visualization, as practiced today, lacks the interpretive frameworks required for humanitiesoriented methodologies. In this book, Johanna Drucker continues her interrogation of visual epistemology in the digital humanities, reorienting the creation of digital tools within humanities contexts.Drucker examines various theoretical understandings of visual images and their relation to knowledge and how the specifics of the graphical are to be engaged directly as a primary means of knowledge production for digital humanities. She draws on work from aesthetics, critical theory, and formal study of graphical systems, addressing them within the specific framework of computational and digital activity as they apply to digital humanities. Finally, she presents a series of standard problems in visualization for the humanities (including time/temporality, space/spatial relations, and data analysis), posing the investigation in terms of innovative graphical systems informed by probabilistic critical hermeneutics. She concludes with a final brief sketch of discovery tools as an additional interface into which modeling can be worked.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Visualization and Interpretation: Humanistic Approaches to Display'? A: The book focuses on the analysis of visual epistemology in the digital humanities and the need for interpretive digital tools within humanities contexts.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of the book is Johanna Drucker.
- Q: When was 'Visualization and Interpretation' published? A: This book was published on November 10, 2020.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 208 pages.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: This is the First Edition of the book.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in the book? A: Key themes include the relationship between visual images and knowledge, the adequacy of current visualization methods for humanities, and innovative graphical systems.
- Q: Is this book suitable for someone interested in digital humanities? A: Yes, the book is particularly suitable for those interested in digital humanities and the role of visualization in knowledge production.
- Q: Does the book include practical examples of visualization problems? A: Yes, the book presents standard problems in visualization for the humanities, including aspects like time, space, and data analysis.
- Q: What theoretical approaches does Johanna Drucker draw upon in this book? A: Drucker draws on aesthetics, critical theory, and the formal study of graphical systems in the context of digital humanities.