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Data, Narratives, Visualization, and Power
A Historical Perspective
Jeremy Mikecz
Neukom Institute for Computational Science /
Native American Studies
Dartmouth College
Schedule
1. Digital History: Exploring how data, imagery, and storytelling can work together to reinforce or challenge conventional wisdom.
2. Python Tutorial: Working with tabular data
3. Reflect on implications of this humanities-centered approach to Computer Science (and AI)
Natural Language Processing: Automatically identify names of places, people, and groups
Topic Modeling: To identify trends in historical sources
Geographical Text Analysis: uncovering spatial patterns hidden in texts
Most common migration flows: Rural to Urban Counties (1935-40)
Dancing over the dead
Deaths comes along the Thames River
John Snow
Data
Imagery
Power
Narrative
Raj Chetty's Opportunity Atlas
Final thoughts...