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17437 INFORMATICA UMANISTICA in Communication, technologies and digital cultures L-20 MESCHINI Federico
(syllabus)
This qualification has two different programmes depending on whether or not the Humanities Computing course is present in the study plan
1) For those students whose study plan DOES NOT include the Humanities Computing course, this qualification test involves the preparation of three modules. The first module module A) is a theoretical and conceptual introduction, including the concepts of information, encoding and digital format, and multimedia. The basic characteristics of a computer and the concepts of operating system and application software will also be examined. TheIt will also be introduced the concept of computer network, with a presentation and discussion of the fundamental characteristics of the Internet. The second module (module B), a monographic in-depth study, will address the theme of electronic books and digital texts. The third module (module C) will focus on the the evolution of the World Wide Web as an information environment both at a general level and in relation to the dissemination of cultural heritage.
2) For those students whose study plan includes the Humanities Computing course (which must be taken before this qualification), the programme consists of an in-depth study about electronic books, distant reading, and the WorldWideWeb as and information environment for the humanities.
(reference books)
1) For those students who DO NOT HAVE in their study plan the Humanities Computing course, the oral exam for this qualification will be based on the following texts:
- Fabio Ciotti e Gino Roncaglia, Il mondo digitale. Laterza, Rome-Bari 2016 (chapter 1-10)
- Gino Roncaglia, La quarta rivoluzione, Laterza, Rome-Bari 2010
- Gino Roncaglia. L'età della frammentazione. Laterza, Rome-Bari 2018 IN ALTERNATIVE WITH Federico Meschini Reti, Memoria e narrazione. Sette Città, Viterbo 2018
2) For those students who DO HAVE in their study plan the Humanities Computing course (which should be taken BEFORE this qualification), the oral exam will be based on the following text:
- Letizia Sechi, Editoria digitale. Apogeo, Milan 2010.
- Franco Moretti, La letteratura vista da lontano, Einaudi, Turin 2005
- Gino Roncaglia, L'età della frammentazione. Laterza, Roma-Bari 2018 IN ALTERNATIVE WITH Federico Meschini Reti, Memoria e narrazione. Sette Città, Viterbo 2018 (depending on the textbook brought in previously for the Humanities Computing exam)
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