Fernlesen mit Foucault? Überlegungen zur Praxis des distant reading und zur Operationalisierung von Foucaults Diskursanalyse

Our paper offers a critical examination of the concept and practice of 'Distant Reading', as coined by Franco Moretti in 2000. We consider several definitions of the term and look for possible operationalizations. It becomes clear that 'Distant Reading' has largely been a theoret...

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Main Authors: Peer Trilcke, Frank Fischer
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2016-04-01
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Online Access:https://foucaldien.net/articles/15
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spelling doaj-384413467079430d8b4f4e23952b7b492020-11-24T20:48:54ZdeuOpen Library of HumanitiesLe foucaldien2515-20762016-04-012110.16995/lefou.1515Fernlesen mit Foucault? Überlegungen zur Praxis des distant reading und zur Operationalisierung von Foucaults DiskursanalysePeer Trilcke0Frank Fischer1Universität PotsdamHigher School of Economics, MoscowOur paper offers a critical examination of the concept and practice of 'Distant Reading', as coined by Franco Moretti in 2000. We consider several definitions of the term and look for possible operationalizations. It becomes clear that 'Distant Reading' has largely been a theoretical vehicle or mere buzzword in the past one and a half decades that adapts only slowly to the practices and technological standards of the Digital Humanities. In the light of these findings, we conclude with an examination of the operational potential of Foucauldian discourse analysis.https://foucaldien.net/articles/15digital humanitiesdiscourse analysisdistant readingfoucaultmorettioperationalizing
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Fernlesen mit Foucault? Überlegungen zur Praxis des distant reading und zur Operationalisierung von Foucaults Diskursanalyse
Le foucaldien
digital humanities
discourse analysis
distant reading
foucault
moretti
operationalizing
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Frank Fischer
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title Fernlesen mit Foucault? Überlegungen zur Praxis des distant reading und zur Operationalisierung von Foucaults Diskursanalyse
title_short Fernlesen mit Foucault? Überlegungen zur Praxis des distant reading und zur Operationalisierung von Foucaults Diskursanalyse
title_full Fernlesen mit Foucault? Überlegungen zur Praxis des distant reading und zur Operationalisierung von Foucaults Diskursanalyse
title_fullStr Fernlesen mit Foucault? Überlegungen zur Praxis des distant reading und zur Operationalisierung von Foucaults Diskursanalyse
title_full_unstemmed Fernlesen mit Foucault? Überlegungen zur Praxis des distant reading und zur Operationalisierung von Foucaults Diskursanalyse
title_sort fernlesen mit foucault? überlegungen zur praxis des distant reading und zur operationalisierung von foucaults diskursanalyse
publisher Open Library of Humanities
series Le foucaldien
issn 2515-2076
publishDate 2016-04-01
description Our paper offers a critical examination of the concept and practice of 'Distant Reading', as coined by Franco Moretti in 2000. We consider several definitions of the term and look for possible operationalizations. It becomes clear that 'Distant Reading' has largely been a theoretical vehicle or mere buzzword in the past one and a half decades that adapts only slowly to the practices and technological standards of the Digital Humanities. In the light of these findings, we conclude with an examination of the operational potential of Foucauldian discourse analysis.
topic digital humanities
discourse analysis
distant reading
foucault
moretti
operationalizing
url https://foucaldien.net/articles/15
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