Historical research can be enhanced by methods and resources from various disciplines, ranging from psychology to computer linguistics. With a creative and innovative perspective on »things we think we know«, Milan van Lange presents a computer-assisted historical investigation into the role of emotions in dealing with consequences of World War II in the Netherlands. By »emotion mining« digitised sources, van Lange shows where emotions were present and how they were expressed and discussed in the political engagement with people who experienced long-term effects of the war, such as former collaborators and war criminals, the resistance, and war victims.
Price: $55.00
Pages: 330
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: Bielefeld University Press
Series: Digital Humanities Research
Publication Date:
30 May 2023
Trim Size: 8.86 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783837664850
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Europe / General
Milan van Lange, born in 1992, works as a researcher at the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Amsterdam. He studied history at the Radboud Universiteit in Nijmegen and did his doctorate at the NIOD and Utrecht University (2016-2021). His research interests are at the intersection of contemporary and social history, war studies, digital humanities, digitisation of historical archives, and innovation in research methodology, including the integration of computational methods, text mining, data analysis, and statistics in historical research.
Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
1. Introduction . On War, Emotions, and Computers in History 9
2. Emotions 45
3. Materials and Data . Digitised Sources and a Lexicon 65
4. Methods and Operationalisation . A Computer-assisted Approach to the Analysis of Digitised Historical Texts 87
5. Peering Through the Macroscope . Baseline and Background 115
Introduction 143
A History of Resistance Legislation (1947-1985) 144
6. Erratic Emotions . Mining the Underground in the Dutch Parliament 153
7. A Strong Disposition . Discussing the Pension Act for Extraordinary Government Employees 163
Introduction 183
A History of Alleviating War Victims' Suffering in Parliament (1945-1989 184
8. Emotional Consistency . A Macroscopic View on War Victim Debates 193
9. Emotional Scaffolding . The Construction of War Victim Legislation in Parliament 205
10. Conclusion . On the Role of Emotions and Computers 229
Supplements 243
Bibliography 307
Author Information 329
