Introduction to Digital Humanities — DU B. A. (Hons) English Previous Year Question Papers

(b) Create a detailed plan for a hypertextual, digital narrative that draws on any well-known legendary Indian source, in such a manner that it remains recognisable even s it addresses contemporary contexts and concerns. 9. (a) The primary focus of digital humanities in English studies is on digitisation and digitalisation, and not inter-trans-disciplinarity. Do you agree ? Give a reasoned answer. (b) 'The humanities are a luxury for any developing country, and any investment in digital humanities is therefore a waste of precious computing resourçes.' Do you agree with this statement? Give a reasoned answer. Humanities-DSE (c) Candidates have to answer any three questions in Part A and any three question in Part B. (d) Question in Part-A carry 10 marks each and question in Part-B carry 20 marks. 1. (a) What is the difference between data and metadata in digital humanities ? (b) Write a short note on digital pedagogy in English studies in India. 2. (a) Give a brief account of Network Theory as applied to storytelling. (b) Identify and elucidate on any two research methods in the digital humanities. Illustrate your answer using the texts from your course. 3. (a) Write a short note on the gothic antecedents of Patchwork Girl. (b) Is 'bricolage' an appropriate term to apply to the Patchwork Girl? Why, or why not ? (a) Compare and contrast digital with physica rchives, specifically focusing on thei respective advantages and disadvantages. (b) Write a short note on the advantage of ... digitalisation with regard to Indian knowledge texts. 5. (a) Give an overview of the origins, growth and development of some of the key approaches to digital humanities. (b) Elaborate on the ways in which the growth of digital humanities has facilitated greater interdisciplinary research and analyses. 6. (a) What are some of the methodological shifts wrought by digital humanities, as identified by Marilyn Deegan ? What are her arguments justifying these shifts? (b) 'To some, Moretti's visualizations threaten to strip literature of its creative breath, of its originality, of what they hold most dear as readers and scholars.' Do you agree with this observation? Give a reasoned answer, with reference to the field of digital humanities as a whole. 7. (a) Patchwork Girl has been refereed to as a or why not. Borgesian text. Do you agree ? Explain why, (b) Discuss Patchwork Girl as a cyberfeminist text. 8. (a) Apply the principles of network visualisation outlined in the syllabus, elucidating the advantages and disadvantages of this methodology, with specific instances from the course.