[Foundations] DH Sample Platter (DHSI 2026)

Description

Have you ever looked at the wide variety of courses offered at DHSI and wondered what all those technical terms mean? Or had problems deciding on which technologies might be best suited for your work or most interesting to pursue further? This course is meant to provide a broad overview of technologies that are often used (and talked about) in the Digital Humanities. While it cannot (and is not meant to) serve as a replacement for any of the technology-focused workshops at DHSI, this course can provide a foundation to help you make informed decisions on where to direct further studies as well as get you over the initial hurdle. Each technology will be approached through a mixture of lectures and exercises.

We will survey the following technologies and methods:

• Shell: A Shell allows you to control your computer using text commands and to automate repeated workflows
• Image and video editing: Learn some basic image and video editing techniques
• Audio recording and editing: Learn how to record audio and edit these recordings
• XML and text encoding: Text encoding forms the basis of many DH projects. Learn about XML and how to use it to encode texts
• Text analysis: Learn some basic text analysis techniques using Voyant and Python
• 3D Modelling: A brief introduction to creating 3D models
• Content Management Systems: How to use Content Management systems such as Omeka to create DH projects.

This course will have lectures, demoes, and hands-on components. It is a good foundation for all tool- and technology-oriented DHSI offerings.

Instructor(s)

Markus Wust is Head of User Services at the University of Tübingen Library where he teaches workshops and courses in Data and Information Literacy. He holds Master’s degrees in German Literature (University of Georgia, USA) as well as Library and Information Studies and Humanities Computing (University of Alberta, Canada).

Click here for an example of previous syllabus and course material (2025)