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Can We Be Wrong? The Problem of Textual Evidence in a Time of Data

by Andrew Piper
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781108926201
  • Binding: Paperback
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  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
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  • Pages: 86
  • Original Price: GBP 18.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 127 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Semiotics & Theory

This Element tackles the problem of generalization with respect to text-based evidence in the field of literary studies. When working with texts, how can we move, reliably and credibly, from individual observations to more general beliefs about the world? The onset of computational methods has highlighted major shortcomings of traditional approaches to texts when it comes to working with small samples of evidence. This Element combines a machine learning-based approach to detect the prevalence and nature of generalization across tens of thousands of sentences from different disciplines alongside a robust discussion of potential solutions to the problem of the generalizability of textual evidence. It exemplifies the way mixed methods can be used in complementary fashion to develop nuanced, evidence-based arguments about complex disciplinary issues in a data-driven research environment.

Piper, Andrew: - Andrew Piper is Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at McGill University. He is the director of .txtLAB, a laboratory for cultural analytics, and editor of the Journal of Cultural Analytics. He is also the author of Enumerations: Data and Literary Study (Chicago 2018).

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