Group members: Lily, Matilda, Mandy
Our group would like to focus on analyzing different mentions of campus locations in the Carletonian. Specifically, we would like to know which locations have been most commonly mentioned and how this has changed over time.
We plan to use textual data from the Carletonian’s issues over time, which we will find through the Carleton Archives, specifically the digital collections. We plan to search through the publications for location mentions using Voyant or another textual analysis tool. If necessary, we will use OpenRefine to clean our data, and we will gather, keep track of, and store our data during the process by using a spreadsheet.
In addition to using Voyant to track commonly mentioned locations, we are also considering creating an interactive heat map showing the most mentioned locations and how they change over time, as well as a georeferenced field map presenting the frequently used words associated with each building on campus.
Timeline:
- Week 8: Data Collection & Text analysis
- Week 9: Mapping
- Week 10: Putting things together & Project Presentation
Here are a few links we think will be helpful examples for our project:
Matilda: I am very interested in student journalism because I was a part of my high school’s newspaper. I want to learn more about how Carleton’s student reporting has changed over time. I am also curious about the location focus and find it particularly interesting to consider how students’ perspectives on our campus have shifted over the years.
Lily: I am interested in text analysis as I’m very involved with writing and publishing, and I would really like to get to know Carleton’s campus better. This project offers a unique opportunity to look at both. I hope that this project brings interesting trends and information about Carleton’s different locations to light, especially since campus locations are so ingrained in students’ daily lives.
Mandy: I am interested in the Carletonian because I often read the Carletonian in which students write about their lives. It is fascinating because the landmarks on campus are closely tied to everyone’s lives and things happen around them. I am curious about how each building is most often described. Through this project, I hope to build stronger skills in text analysis and in visualizing the results of that analysis.