Explanatory annotation is one of the oldest hermeneutic practices but comparatively few people have thought about it systematically. What is the influence on the reading and comprehension of a text? What must annotations look like in order to be really helpful? How can we distinguish between explanatory annotations and interpretations?
Matthias Bauer, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
The research project is concerned with all matters related to the theory and practice of explanatory annotation. The research project is hosted at the English Department of the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.
Research Agenda
The project has three aims: (1) to define explanatory annotation, establish its theory, and develop best practice models; (2) to investigate the use of explanatory annotations and their influence on reading comprehension; and (3) to develop explanatory annotation as a new field in the digital humanities. We think that the project furthers scholarly practice in the humanities through empirical research and advances the digital humanities by including hermeneutic theory and practice.
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