Naslov
Artnet - Modern and Contemporary Artists Network

Autori
Kolešnik, Ljiljana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, ostalo, znanstveni

Skup
Exploring Digital Humanities - Network of Projects

Mjesto i datum
Milano, Italija, 19.12.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
digital art history, digital history of architecture, network analysis, network visualization

Sažetak
Intention of the paper is to provide the examples of text analysis methods applied on the textual corpus of the multilingual architectural magazine Arhitektura (Ljubljana, 1932-34) initiated at the project ARTNET. Approached by both explorative analysis and hypothesis testing, textual analysis of this magazine is an example of art historical research that utilizes IT tools and methods of computational data processing. It also provides the grounds for comparison between computational and empirical methodology research results and the research results obtained by more traditional disciplinary methods. Applied methods of quantitative analysis, are borrowed from the field of natural language processing (topic modelling), entity extraction and linking, as well as network visualization. Taken together, they allow for the innovative data exploration. The application of computational methods is justified by the problems of grasping large textual corpora that would be otherwise left unread, and avoiding possibility of human bias in reading done by individual researcher. Although it is the objective of this presentation to demonstrate the application of computational tools employing language as leverages against heavy textual corpora, it is also pointing out to the irreplaceable value of human interpretation of thus acquired data. However advanced, methodology applied in this particular case, and developed at the project ARTNET is meant to be shared – through articles, books and other instruments of research data dissemination, as well as through joint research using ARTNET’s virtual, collaborative platform that is also in the focus of this paper.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti, Povijest umjetnosti

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