THE 1641 DEPOSITIONS – DIGITAL HUMANITIES IN ACTION (HI 7012) GRÁINNE KELLY NOVEMBER 2013 Gender and County: The 1641 Depositions of women in Co. Meath
Overview Objective Why Co. Meath? Why women in Co. Meath? Research Methods: Quantitative Findings Qualitative Finding
Objective To present Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of the Depositions of women in Co. Meath
The Depositions in Co. Meath
Depositions given by women in Co. Meath
What do they tell us?
Conclusions Close reading = insight Looking at metadata= patterns Access to digitised material (and online search tools) Volume of material involved precludes further close reading Interesting and worthy case study
So finally… Any Questions?
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