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Contemporary Research Group Group Members: Lindsay Thomas, UCSB, English (director) Eric Chuk, UCLA, Information Studies Anne Cong-Huyen, UCSB, English Renee Hudson, UCLA, English. Part I. Introduction  Anne Cong-Huyen. Initial Goals. Represent diversity of Contemporary texts:
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Contemporary Research Group Group Members: Lindsay Thomas, UCSB, English (director) Eric Chuk, UCLA, Information Studies Anne Cong-Huyen, UCSB, English Renee Hudson, UCLA, English
Part I. Introduction Anne Cong-Huyen
Initial Goals • Represent diversity of Contemporary texts: • Print • Digital • Film • etc. • Represent secondary and theoretical texts that relate to primary texts
Types of Contemporary Texts Films Electronic Literature Digital Exhibitions Patchwork Girl Part I. Introduction Books Graphic Novels Books
Related Theoretical Texts Related Theoretical Texts
From "War" to "The War on Terror" From "War" to "The War on Terror" Narrowing the focus, expanding the data set, & forming a narrative. Narrowing the focus, expanding the data set, & forming a narrative.
Documents of the War on Terror Documents of the War on Terror Visual Artifacts Visual Artifacts Official Documents Official Documents Virtual Exhibitions Virtual Exhibitions Films Films
Making connections with theoretical texts... Making connections with theoretical texts...
Part II. Sample Path through Contemporary Data Set Eric Chuk
Making connections with theoretical texts... Using RoSE to explore our data Keyword: Contemporary
Making connections with theoretical texts... Using RoSE to explore our data Keyword: War On Terror
Making connections with theoretical texts... Using RoSE to explore our data Keyword: War On Terror
Making connections with theoretical texts... Using RoSE to explore our data
Making connections with theoretical texts... Using RoSE to explore our data
Part III: Complications Renee Hudson and Lindsay Thomas
RoSE Context (n): the weaving together of words and sentences from the Latin verb contexere, "to weave together"
RoSE • What does it mean for RoSE that some data may not be "woven" into other pieces of data? • What does it mean for some data to not "relate" to other pieces of data?
"Although the author, a friend of D.H. Lawrence, published her stories in many major U.S. magazines, this is the first time her English-language fiction has been published in one book." RoSE