You can download the syllabus as a PDF as it was on the first day of class<\/a>. But it\u2019s worth noting that the authoritative version of the schedule and syllabus is this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nrequired<\/strong> texts for this course are\nthe following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You are welcome to purchase these books from the BYU Store<\/a>; I\u2019ve also provided links if you prefer to buy them on Amazon<\/a>. You\u2019re welcome to read these texts as ebooks, on whatever device you\u2019d like. Whatever you do, be sure that you have your copy of the text by the assigned dates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a number of texts that are only available from Course Reserves<\/a> or online. You must<\/em> have a copy of these texts on the day we discuss them, whether a hard copy or a copy on a portable device<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Assignments will be worth the following points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Participation: 125 Grades will be calculated with this range: The best time to get in touch with me is during my office hours. I consider this your<\/em> time, and I encourage you to make use of it. During the Winter 2020 semester, my office hours will be from 1:00-2:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I\u2019m happy to make appointments at other times\u2014just ask. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After office hours, the next best way to get in touch with me is\nby sending me an email<\/a>. I will do my best to\nrespond to any email within 24 hours, although I try to take an email hiatus on\nthe weekend. I will often respond more quickly, but it\u2019s not<\/em> something you should count on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I won\u2019t mince words: this is a small class and it relies on your active, collaborative, and engaged participation. You should come to every class having carefully read, annotated, and considered any reading and be ready to discuss it with your colleagues. Your thoughts and questions will provide the starting point for many of our discussions. Your active participation will<\/em> be factored into your final grade for the course.<\/strong> If you\u2019re reluctant to speak up in a group setting, please talk to me in office hours, and we\u2019ll figure out a way for you to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Participating in class, of course, requires that you be present. You\nmay miss three<\/strong> class sessions\nwithout penalty. Each additional absence beyond these three will lower your\nfinal grade in the course. \u201cAttendance\u201d of course means more than your body being\nin a seat. You must also be mentally present: attentive and ready to\nactively discuss the reading. Please note that I make no distinction between\n\u201cexcused\u201d from \u201cunexcused\u201d absences, so use your absences wisely (or not at\nall!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Unless otherwise specified, assignments are due at the beginning of class.<\/strong> If you will miss class the day an assignment is due it is still your responsibility to it in before<\/strong> class. Late work will not be accepted<\/strong>, except at my discretion and with a significant penalty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the unlikely event that I am late to class, you should feel free to leave 10 minutes after its scheduled start. Don\u2019t count on this happening\u2026it only has once before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our final is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21<\/strong> from 2:30-5:30 pm.<\/strong> BYU policy forbids me from changing the final\u2019s time. Please add this date to your calendar now, so you don\u2019t miss the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This should go without saying, but let\u2019s say it anyway: please put your phone and other devices on silent before class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It will often be useful for you to bring a laptop to class. Just don\u2019t get distracted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This course relies heavily on access to computers, specific software, and the Internet. At some point during the semester, you WILL have a problem with technology. To succeed in college and in your career, you should develop work habits that take such snafus into account. Start assignments early and save often. Always keep a backup copy of your work saved somewhere secure<\/a>. It is entirely your responsibility<\/strong> to take the proper steps to ensure your work will not be lost irretrievably; if one device or service isn\u2019t working, find another that does. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This said, I\u2019ll be asking you to do a number of new, exciting, and complicated things. If things don\u2019t work and I can\u2019t make them work, I will not hold that against you. (It has definitely<\/em> happened before.) What\u2019s more, I\u2019m more than happy to answer questions about during class or in my office hours. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness<\/a>; it\u2019s a sign that you, like me, are learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite what you might think, professors don\u2019t know everything. This course is the product of my talking to and reading the work of colleagues. This year owes a particular debt to Amy Schulz Johnson<\/a>, who first approached BYU\u2019s Office of Digital Humanities<\/a> about doing linguistic analysis of her father\u2019s work. Similarly, we would have much less to work with without the efforts of my ODH colleagues, Jeremy Browne<\/a> and Jesse Vincent<\/a>. The former did the work to create the corpus of Schulz\u2019s work and the latter loaded the corpus into WordCruncher<\/a>. As I was starting to plan the course, I also spoke with Kerry Soper<\/a> who gave me some valuable insights into teaching comics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The structure of this course riffs on those that I taught in Winter 2018<\/a> and 2019<\/a>. When designing that first course, I specifically consulted syllabi from Ted Underwood<\/a> and Natalie Houston<\/a>. I first brainstormed the TEI assignment with my very good friend Elli Mylonas<\/a>, and she has continued to be a critical ally in the years since. I talked broadly about the overall structure of the course with Mark Sample<\/a> and Kathleen Fitzpatrick<\/a>. Lisa Rhody<\/a> has the best thoughts about topic modeling and suggested that I remember that GitHub exists. Maciej Eder<\/a> and Christof Sch\u00f6ch<\/a> kindly provided advice about stylometry. And special thanks to the students in the previous iterations of this course, who have proven that small, weird classes can have amazing outcomes. Thanks, y’all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In keeping with the principles of the BYU Honor Code,\nstudents are expected to be honest in all of their academic work. Academic\nhonesty means, most fundamentally, that any work you present as your own must\nin fact be your own work and not that of another. Violations of this principle\nmay result in a failing grade in the course and additional disciplinary action\nby the university. Students are also expected to adhere to the Dress and\nGrooming Standards. Adherence demonstrates respect for yourself and others and\nensures an effective learning and working environment. It is the university’s\nexpectation, and every instructor’s expectation in class, that each student\nwill abide by all Honor Code standards. Please call the Honor Code Office at\n422-2847 if you have questions about those standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In accordance with Title IX\nof the Education Amendments of 1972, Brigham Young University prohibits\nunlawful sex discrimination against any participant in its education programs\nor activities. The university also prohibits sexual harassment-including sexual\nviolence-committed by or against students, university employees, and visitors\nto campus. As outlined in university policy, sexual harassment, dating\nviolence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking are considered forms\nof “Sexual Misconduct” prohibited by the university. Brigham Young University is\ncommitted to providing a working and learning atmosphere that reasonably\naccommodates qualified persons with disabilities. If you have any disability\nwhich may impair your ability to complete this course successfully, please\ncontact the University Accessibility Center (UAC), 2170 WSC or 422-2767.\nReasonable academic accommodations are reviewed for all students who have\nqualified, documented disabilities. The UAC can also assess students for\nlearning, attention, and emotional concerns. Services are coordinated with the\nstudent and instructor by the UAC. If you need assistance or if you feel you\nhave been unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of disability, you may\nseek resolution through established grievance policy and procedures by\ncontacting the Equal Employment Office at 422-5895, D-285 ASB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mental health concerns and stressful life events can affect students\u2019 academic performance and quality of life. BYU Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS, 1500 WSC, 422-3035) provides individual, couples, and group counseling, as well as stress management services. These services are confidential and are provided by the university at no cost for full-time students. For general information please visit caps.byu.edu<\/a>; for more immediate concerns please visit help.byu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Syllabus You can download the syllabus as a PDF as it was on the first day of class. But it\u2019s worth noting that the authoritative version of the schedule and syllabus is this website. Texts The required texts for this course are the following: Charles Schulz, The Complete Peanuts: 1950-1952 (ISBN: 978-1606997635) Charles Schulz, The Complete Peanuts: 1971-1972 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briancroxall.net\/w20dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briancroxall.net\/w20dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briancroxall.net\/w20dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briancroxall.net\/w20dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briancroxall.net\/w20dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/briancroxall.net\/w20dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":420,"href":"https:\/\/briancroxall.net\/w20dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briancroxall.net\/w20dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Texts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Grades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
DH Project Report: 100
Daily Comics Discussion: 50<\/s> 70
Annotated Bibliography: 150
TEI Mark-Up: 150Peanuts Across Time: 150<\/s>
Topic Modeling: 50<\/s> 75 Stylometry: 50<\/s>
Network Analysis: 50<\/s> 75
Final Project: 125<\/s> 75<\/p>\n\n\n\n
899-875 B+ 874-825 B 824-800 B- etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMy Course Policies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Participation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Assignments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Late Instructor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Final Exam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Some Words about Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Phones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Laptops<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Technical Snafus<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Acknowledgments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
BYU Policies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Honor Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Preventing Sexual Misconduct<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n
\nUniversity policy requires all university employees in a teaching, managerial,\nor supervisory role to report all incidents of Sexual Misconduct that come to\ntheir attention in any way, including but not limited to face-to-face\nconversations, a written class assignment or paper, class discussion, email,\ntext, or social media post. Incidents of Sexual Misconduct should be reported\nto the Title IX Coordinator at t9coordinator [at] byu [dot] edu<\/a> or 422-8692. Reports may also be submitted through EthicsPoint\nat titleix.byu.edu\/report<\/a> or 1-888-238-1062\n(24-hours a day).
\n
\nBYU offers confidential resources for those affected by Sexual Misconduct,\nincluding the university’s Victim Advocate, as well as a number of non-confidential\nresources and services that may be helpful. Additional information about Title\nIX, the university’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, reporting requirements, and\nresources can be found at titleix.byu.edu<\/a> or by contacting the university’s Title IX Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStudent Disability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Mental Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n