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Final Project
https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/wren/cjusivzfu1vvr1fnmx8pjmpal.html?fresh=true&title=true&access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoid3JlbiIsImEiOiJjanVzaXY0aXoyMjQ2NGdwbjY1b3FjZnI0In0.84-7hC-p7CGYOLi2dJb_fA#4.5/38.265716/-75.544293/0 Here’s my final project. You have to zoom in to see some of the texts.
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Gephi Blog
For our network project, we chose the subject of colonization. Within Herland the three men represent the idea of colonization and we wanted to make connections between their ideas of Herland and the examples of colonization within an eighty-four year period. Because the novel was published in 1915, we wanted to keep in that time window to relate it to the mindset of the men in Herland. For our edges, we chose the themes of American Exceptionalism, the idea of White Man’s Burden, Imperialism, Contact Zone, and United Nations. For our nodes, we used the 1830 Indian Removal Act, the installation of the Baptism of Pocahontas painting in the U. S. Capitol…
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Timeline Research Process
In constructing and/or viewing digital visualizations of context, I find that I am able to learn more through researching contextual moments and individuals. For example, in researching for my group’s timeline, I gained insight about historical moments that impacted the women’s rights movement during the time Herland was published. Through this I could better understand how Gilman formulated this ideal society to complement the one she was living in. My research process for this timeline was relatively simple. The main source I used to gather information was Google. In the beginning, I searched “women’s suffrage movement” and found a few websites that had created timelines to highlight key moments leading up to…
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What I have Learned from Annotation Studio
When I read chapters five through seven of Herland, I found it to be beneficial to use the annotation studio. I have used Google Docs in the past for group annotations of passages. For me I gain a fuller reading experience in reading other people’s observations. For example, reading others’ comments on the cats’ section made me think more thoroughly about it. And the comment about Eleanor Abernathy from the Simpsons made me smile. Also we all made annotations about Terry being annoying and close-minded. Another thing I found interesting was the annotations concerning what may happen as the story progresses. As I read, I noticed hints of darkness within…
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What I Learned from Distant Reading “Herland”
In using Voyant, I learned about commonly used words in the text and their frequency throughout the text. The most popular word is Terry (used 247 times). Also with the book being named Herland and reading the back of the book I guessed woman or women would be a popular word. Sure enough women is the second most popular word (used 209 times). The next two words were said (170) and like (155). Finally, the fifth highest word was Jeff (used 152 times). Not only did Voyant show the most popular words, it also charted how much they were used throughout the book (relative frequencies). While there are some variants, the…
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Introduction
My name is Lauren Jackson, although I usually go by Wren. I began college at Lewis and Clark Community College and got my associate’s degree there. Then I transferred to SIUE and started in spring 2018. I just entered my senior year at SIUE and will (Hopefully) be graduating in December 2019. I commute to school from Alton and work as a massage therapist at Jerseyville so I tend to be in a car a lot. I was interested in this class because I think it will be interesting to make connections between technology and literature. I am not especially skilled with technology, however with its increase in daily life…
