Our Lab Work
Texts for Data Analysis
The class consulted the following online versions of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, selected for usability in data analysis:
- Gutenberg (1831 edition)
- Internet Archive (1818 edition, text file)
- Wikisource (1831 edition, text)
Voyant Tools
We used Voyant Tools:
The links in items 1-3 below visible as light-blue words will populate the frame below so that you can see these documents.
- Instructions given to Students (please see
the slide comments for instructions pertaining to each slide)
- Voyant's amazing help guide explains not only how to use the
tools but how various algorithms and tools work, providing an excellent
introduction to cultural analytics.
- Students investigated the 1818 and 1831 editions of Frankenstein using Voyant, as can be seen in their notes
The "Project Gutenberg" text in the Voyant Windows
generated by students—links above; also visible below and Lab
2— is the 1831 edition; the "djvu" text comes from the Internet Archive's
1818 Edition.
Highlights of Students' Explorations
One investigation of word usage in Frankenstein 1831 (Gutenberg) yielded a stunning image:
