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The Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies (DHSS) aims to tackle one of the grand challenges of present-day humanity – making sense of the modern, digital world. Our research deals with the opportunities and challenges of the datafication and algorithmisation of society, culture and human knowledge, it develops models and techniques for studying these phenomena, and it takes a critical approach to the implications of the digital on human reality.
Three different degree programs are offered: (german only)
- The two-subject degree program in Digital Humanities and Social Sciences (B.A.), which can be completed without admission as a first or second subject,
- the postgraduate Master’s degree program in Digital Humanities (M.A.),
- as well as the module program Digital Humanities.
FAU Magazine: Michaela Mahlberg in conversation with State Minister Markus Blume
Our head of department, Professor Dr. Michaela Mahlberg, talks to Bavarian State Minister of Science and the Arts about Hightech Agenda Bavaria, digital technologies & social media.
Register now for the RC21 Project Symposium on March 19–21, 2025!
This event will feature discussions on the methodology and applications of concordance analysis, including:
Empirical studies in language learning, syntax, and discourse analysis. Me...
DH Kolloquium during Winter Term 2024/25
In the winter term 2024/25, the DHSS is once again offering the Digital Humanities Colloquium. In addition to DHSS students and staff, we also invited guest researchers from the field of Digital Humanities!
The colloquium is an opportunity for DHSS researchers and their guests as well as BA a...
Talk on Obesity in the News: A Corpus-Based Critical Discourse Studies Perspective by Gavin Brookes
Date: 05 November 2024
Time: 18:00
Location: Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 61, Room 3.17
Language: English
In this talk, I present findings from the Representations of Obesity in the N...
