Digital Method of the Month: Text Analysis
Hybrid
Have you seen a presentation on digital research methods and wondered if they are applicable to your work? Are you interested in learning new digital skills but unsure where to start?
This is the right place for you!
The digital method of the month meeting is a safe space to freely discuss the practicalities of learning and implementing a new digital skill in your research.
Each month we select a method, and we have an honest and practical discussion on what it takes to learn and master it. How much time will it take to get the basics? What are the software options available? What are the most common pitfalls? Where can you find more info on the subject? Etc...
The method of this month is text analysis, which allows for patterns in language to be studied on a large scale, enabling “distant reading” of books, magazines, newspapers, and other digitized texts. Join us to learn about the resources that the programming language Python and R offer for text analysis. During the meeting we’ll cover the basics of preparing a file (or collection of files) for text analysis, the types of questions that text analysis can answer, and the different tools you can use to answer those questions.
This is a beginner level event, and no previous knowledge of the method is required.
This conversation will be led by Jessica Witte.
If you’re new to this training event format, or to CDCS training events in general, read more on what to expect from CDCS training. Here you will also find details of our cancellation and no-show policy, which applies to this event.
This event is hybrid and you can book a space to join either online or in person.
Learning Outcomes:
To engage in discussions about the use of text analysis in research.
To have access to a source of information and online materials on the use of text analysis.
If you're interested in other training on text analysis, have a look at the following:
- Silent Disco: Sentiment Analysis
- Introduction to Text Analysis with Python
- Introduction to Topic Modelling with Bert
- Silent Disco: Understanding and Creating Word Embeddings
- Introduction to Network Analysis with Gephi
- Digital Method of the Month: What LLM Can and Cannot Do
- Beyond Social Networks: Advanced Uses of Gephi in Humanities Research
- Advanced Use of LLM
- Silent Disco: Hackers' Guide to Language Models
Return to the Training Homepage to see other available events.
Room 4.35, Edinburgh Futures Institute
This room is on Level 4, in the North East side of the building.
When you enter via the level 2 East entrance on Middle Meadow Walk, the room will be on the 4th floor straight ahead.
When you enter via the level 2 North entrance on Lauriston Place underneath the clock tower, the room will be on the 4th floor to your left.
When you enter via the level 0 South entrance on Porters Walk (opposite Tribe Yoga), the room will be on the 4th floor to your right.
