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THE 1641 DEPOSITIONS – DIGITAL HUMANITIES IN ACTION (HI 7012) GRÁINNE KELLY 01538497 NOVEMBER 2013 Gender and County: The 1641 Depositions of women in Co. Meath
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Overview Objective Why Co. Meath? Why women in Co. Meath? Research Methods: Quantitative Findings Qualitative Finding
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Objective To present Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of the Depositions of women in Co. Meath
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The Depositions in Co. Meath
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Depositions given by women in Co. Meath
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What do they tell us?
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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
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So finally… Any Questions?
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