IS310 - Culture As Data Spring 2026
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February
Feb 19: How can we represent culture computationally?
Schedule Overview
January
Jan 20: Why Represent Culture As Data?
Jan 22: How Will We Work in this Course?
Jan 27: What does it mean to work with culture as data responsibly?
Jan 29: How can we work collaboratively and computationally?
February
Feb 3: How and when did we first start representing culture as data?
Feb 5: What does it mean to work digitally?
Feb 10: What are the historic legacies and politics of representing culture as data?
Feb 12: How has the web changed culture as data?
Feb 17: Who decides what culture becomes data?
Feb 19: How can we represent culture computationally?
Feb 24: How do our choices shape whose culture becomes data?
Feb 26: How can we start creating culture as data?
March
Mar 3: How do we ethically and legally work with culture as data?
Mar 5: How do we start scaling culture as data?
Mar 10: What is infrastructure and how does it shape culture as data?
Mar 12: How do we get culture as data?
Mar 24: What do we mean when we “clean” culture as data?
Mar 26: How do we work at scale with culture at data?
Mar 31: How do we tell stories about culture with data?
April
Apr 2: How do we tell stories at scale?
Apr 7: How do we build trust with culture as data?
Apr 9: How can computation augment culture as data?
Apr 14: How are new technologies shaping culture as data?
Apr 16: What does it mean to use computation critically for culture as data?
Apr 21: How can we responsibly use AI for culture as data?
Apr 23: What don’t we know about culture as data?
Apr 28: How can we preserve culture as data?
Apr 30: How do we document culture as data?
May
May 5: What are the horizons for culture as data?
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February
Feb 19: How can we represent culture computationally?
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How can we represent culture computationally?
Published
February 19, 2026
In-Class Agenda
Finish remaining group presentations on
Mass Digitization & Digital Libraries Group Assignment
.
Review the
Source & Style homework
and review any questions for the
Doing it Live Homework
(not due until next class though).
Time permitting start Python refresher lessons.
Assigned Materials
Read through the
Introduction to the Web & Servers
.
Additional Materials
Assignments
Individual
Group