HIST1701 明日之歷史：科技與人文學

Computer games, apps and AI are everywhere in the lives of CUHK students. These technologies are useful in our everyday interactions, but they can also help us be better historians and humanists. In this introductory course, you will learn about the exciting field of Digital Humanities, which applies all manner of technologies to humanities questions. The course will introduce the resources available at CUHK for digital humanities (DS Lab, VR Studio, 3-Printing space, etc.). It will also involve the study of some exciting applications of tools, like VR, text analysis, 3-D modelling and printing, historical mapping, etc. At the end of the course, students will have a solid foundation for further studies in digital humanities.

9/1 Introduction: Humanities and Technology?

Material: Epoch History Games Initiative

Methods: The Two Cultures

16/1 History for Today, History for Tomorrow? The Origins of the Digital Humanities

Material: Index Thomisticus [arguably the first DH project] & Selfiecity

Methods: Google N-gram viewer

23/1 Resources at CUHK: DS Lab, etc.

MEET IN DS LAB, UL

Material: China Biographical Database Project

Methods: DS Lab

6/2 Key questions in the Digital Humanities

Material: Battle of HK

Methods: Three Challenges (and Solutions) & The Trouble with Text Mining

13/2 Reading with Technology I: English texts (CText).

Material: Representing Race and Ethnicity

Methods: Text Analysis

20/2 Reading with Technology II: Literary Sinitic (Classical Chinese) (CText).

Material: Chinese Text Project

Methods: CText Introduction; Text re-use

27/2 What is a Map? What is a Network?

Material: Mapping the Republic of Letters; A World made by travel

Methods: QGIS Lessons 2.1-2.2

13/3 Rebuilding the Pyramids?

Material: Virtual Field Trips to Ancient Rome

Methods: 3-D Modelling

20/3 3-D Printing

MEET IN DS LAB, UL

Material: Harvard 3D printing

Methods: LibGuide

27/3 VR and Humanities

MEET IN DS LAB, UL

Material: VR Ancient Egypt

Methods: LibGuide to VR

3/4 How to be a Digital Humanist I: Collaboration

Material: Early Modern Letters Online

Methods: Collaboration in DH Research

10/4 How to be a Digital Humanist II: Project Management

Material: Firearms in history

Methods: The 4 Phases of Project Management

17/4 Digital Humanities Project Work

Material: Peking Opera Masks

Methods: None

30% Participation in Tutorial

Active and enthusiastic participation in the tutorial (7.5% per tutorial). 

20% Attendance and participation in lecture and departmental seminars

Each student is required to attend the weekly lecture and the tutorials, as well as participate in class exercises, etc. (10%). 

Additionally, students must attend at least 3 seminars from among term 2’s various meetings of the RIH Digital Humanities Talk Series OR History Department World History Seminar via Zoom (send screen shot to TA as proof). You should also ask at least one question during one of the Q&A sessions (also send screen shot of chat box to TA as proof). The schedules will be announced in due course. If you attend the Day of DH (7 March) event organized by the RIH, this will count for 2 seminars (10%). 

20% DH Project Video Review

Produce a 2- to 3-minute video which provides a review of an interesting DH project (either one we have studied in class, or one that you have found yourself). This video should include sound, images (like a PPT) and may include video extracts. Images and other material may be AI generated. You may need to do more research about the project and its reception and use. NB These will be uploaded to a class YouTube page.  In making the videos, you should follow relevant copyright guidelines.

Due by email to the TA who will put them on the YouTube site: DEADLINE 23/4 @5PM  

20% “Teach a Friend Digital History” Video

Produce a 3- to 10-minute video which captures your screen, camera and voice as you guide a friend how to make a mini-digital history project (e.g. create a map, analyze a text, visualization, 3D printed object, etc.) using one of the methods introduced during the course. You can use Panopto or Zoom to create these videos.  For a guide to recording in Zoom, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9qhoAIzW3E    In making the videos, you should follow relevant copyright guidelines.

Due by email to the TA who will put them on the YouTube site: DEADLINE 23/4 @5PM  

10% AI-diary

The use of AI is permitted (and encouraged!) in this class. However, it must be documented and reflected upon.  An important part of the assessment is therefore an AI diary. This can be a Word document or other format, in which you record the prompt, the response, 30-to-50-word personal reflection on the value of the response and how you might want to further prompt the AI or edit the output. You must document every single use of AI related to the course. You should begin keeping the AI diary from the very beginning of the course.

AI Policy

By requiring an AI diary, this course follows Approach 3 in the CUHK Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Teaching, Learning and Assessments A Guide for Students:

Use only with explicit acknowledgement

In courses where students are allowed or expected to collaborate with or use AI tools, students may use these tools for in-class learning activities, exercises or assignments as long as they explicitly cite or acknowledge the use of these tools. Details will be spelt out clearly in the course outline and/or the instructions of the assignments. Students shall follow the instruction strictly and are expected to understand the limits and appropriate uses of these tools.

Email Policy

The TA and I are here to help you.  We aim to respond to emails within 48 hours of receiving them (excluding weekends and public holidays). If you do not receive a response within 48 hours, please send a follow-up email. 

請注意大學有關學術著作誠信的政策和規則，及適用於犯規事例的紀律指引和程序。詳情可瀏覽網址：http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/。

學生遞交作業時，必須連同已簽署的聲明一併提交，表示他們知道有關政策、規則、指引及程序。

• 如屬小組習作，則所有組員均須簽署聲明；所有組員（不論有否簽署聲明及不論有否直接或間接撰寫有問題的內容）均須負上集體責任及受到懲處。
• 如作業以電腦製作、內容以文字為主，並經由大學「維誠」系統 (VeriGuide) 提交者，學生將作業的電子檔案上載到系統後，便會獲得收據，收據上已列明有關聲明。

未有夾附簽署妥當的聲明的作業，老師將不予批閱。

學生只須提交作業的最終版本。

學生將作業或作業的一部份用於超過一個用途（例如：同時符合兩科的要求）而沒有作出聲明會被視為未有聲明重覆使用作業。學生重覆使用其著作的措辭或某一、二句句子很常見，並可以接受，惟重覆使用全部內容則構成問題。在任何情況下，須先獲得相關老師同意方可提交作業。