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Tutorial by Evelyn Gius at DH2017 in Montreal
11 August 2017
CATMA 5.0 Tutorial (half-day)
Jan Christoph Meister, Evelyn Gius, Jan Horstmann, Janina Jacke, Marco Petris
CATMA (Computer Aided Textual Markup and Analysis) is a web-based text analysis and annotation tool that combines explorative text analysis via (semi-)automated functions with flexible manual annotation options. What sets CATMA apart from other digital annotation methods is its ‘undogmatic’ approach: the system does neither prescribe defined annotation schemata or rules, nor does it force the user to apply rigid yes/no, right/wrong taxonomies to texts (even though it allows for more prescriptive schemata as well). The tool is especially designed for humanists with little technical knowledge. Participants of the tutorial will be taken in a step-by-step, hands-on approach through the full cycle of a CATMA-based text investigation, and will finally have the opportunity of testing the tool with regards to their own research interests.