UBC Okanagan

Course Descriptions

Digital Humanities, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

DIHU: Digital Humanities

DIHU 155 (3) Writing and Making with Technology in the Humanities

Introduction to digital and technological cultures with a focus on humanities methods, drawing on a range of periods in technological development and critical approaches to studying technology. At least 35% of class involves practice-based instruction in humanities criticism, prototyping, writing and research.
Equivalency: ENGL 155.

DIHU 200 (3) Introduction to the Digital Humanities

Addresses the construction of digital resources in the context of humanities research. No Digital Humanities or computing experience required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 200 or ENGL 200.
Prerequisite: Two of ENGL 112, ENGL 114, ENGL 150, ENGL 151, ENGL 153 or 6 credits of 100-level English. ENGL 112 and ENGL 114 may not both be taken for credit.
Equivalency: ENGL 200.

DIHU 210 (3) Digital Detection

Being able to detect the technological, social, and financial infrastructures that underpin digital resources is a key skill for all savvy users and creators in a digital context. In addition to introducing digital detection techniques, the course introduces elementary project planning.
Prerequisite: 3 credits of ENGL

DIHU 220 (3) Research with Media in the Humanities

Working in the context of fine arts and humanities research, students develop methods for multimedia research. No digital humanities or computing experience required. DIHU 155 or ENGL 155 strongly recommended.
Prerequisite: DIHU 155. Or 3 credits of ENGL.

DIHU 301 (3) The Self-Conscious Text

Addresses computational methods for student-led humanities research, including visualizing, mapping, and encoding. No Digital Humanities or computing experience required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 301 or ENGL 305.
Prerequisite: One of ENGL 109, ENGL 112, ENGL 114, ENGL 150, ENGL 151, ENGL 153, ENGL 154, ENGL 155, ENGL 156, FILM 100, CULT 100. Third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Equivalency: ENGL 305.

DIHU 302 (3) The Programmed World

Working in the context of fine arts and humanities research, students study and apply programming principles in physical and virtual environments. No Digital Humanities or computing experience required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 302 or ENGL 306.
Prerequisite: One of ENGL 109, ENGL 112, ENGL 114, ENGL 150, ENGL 151, ENGL 153, ENGL 154, ENGL 155, ENGL 156, FILM 100, CULT 100. Third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Equivalency: ENGL 306.

DIHU 320 (3) Digital Archives, Cultural Heritage, and Public History

Interdisciplinary introduction to digital archiving, exhibition, and preservation of cultural heritage and public history. Deals with collective memory, politics of commemoration and collecting, and future of digital collection and museum interfaces. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 320 or HIST 380.
Prerequisite: 3 credits of ENGL or HIST.
Equivalency: HIST 380.

DIHU 370 (3) Story and Image Across the Islamic World

Selections from the arts of the book across the Islamic world (8th to 19th C) showing how literature inspired painters and calligraphers to weave together word and image. Digital art historical approaches will normally be used, though no computing experience is required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 370, ARTH 370, or WRLD 370.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Equivalency: ARTH 370, WRLD 370.

DIHU 375 (3) Encountering India: The Age of the Mughals

An examination of interrelated arts, visual cultures and texts in South Asia (15th to 19th C) within their historical and cultural contexts. Topics include the rise of the multicultural Mughal Empire, the roles of Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism, and encounters with Renaissance and Colonial Europe. Digital art historical approaches will normally be used, though no computing experience is required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 375, ARTH 375, or WRLD 375.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Equivalency: ARTH 375, WRLD 375.

DIHU 407 (3) Media and Contemporary Readers

Trends in reading over the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on reading communities and constructions of the reader as an identity category in face-to-face and online clubs, groups, and social networks. Includes literary and non-literary texts, images, platforms, and data. No Digital Humanities or computing experience required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 407 or ENGL 407. Equivalent: ENGL 407
Prerequisite: One of ENGL 109, ENGL 112, ENGL 114, ENGL 150, ENGL 151, ENGL 153, ENGL 154, ENGL 155, ENGL 156, FILM 100, CULT 100. Third-year standing.
Equivalency: ENGL 407.

DIHU 409 (3/9) Topics in Digital Humanities

Study of a particular topic in digital humanities. With different topics this course may be taken more than once for credit.
Prerequisite: One of ENGL 109, ENGL 112, ENGL 114, ENGL 150, ENGL 151, ENGL 153, ENGL 154, ENGL 155, ENGL 156, FILM 100, CULT 100 and third-year standing.
Equivalency: ENGL 409.

DIHU 411 (3) Digital Media for Interpretive Centres

The art and practice of using digital media for cultural institutions like art galleries, museums, botanic gardens, science centres, heritage sites and parks. Critical perspectives will be employed and approaches may include project-based learning, working with cultural institutions and digital art history methods. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 411 or ARTH 411.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
Equivalency: ARTH 411.