The Relevance of Multimodality Theory for the Future of the Digital Humanities
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In this ACDH-CH Lecture, John Bateman explores how multimodal semiotics can contribute to the future of Digital Humanities. Moving beyond text-centred approaches, he introduces key concepts such as semiotic modes, materiality, media, discourse semantics, and corpus-based analysis. The lecture argues that multimodal theory offers principled methods for analysing complex cultural artefacts (such as film, comics, diagrams, and digital media) while supporting scalable, interdisciplinary research practices in the Digital Humanities.
Learning outcomes
After this watching this video, learners will be able to:
- explain the relevance of multimodal theory for Digital Humanities
- distinguish key concepts of multimodal semiotics
- understand how discourse semantics connects different semiotic resources
- recognise methodological implications for digital and corpus-based analysis
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