Derek Bateman

Posted on 2013/11/26 by

Probe: Kayaking with the Critics

If the digital humanities have been absent in what Liu calls “cultural criticism”, then what criticism or “critique” actually entails in the postmodern age should be subjected to  analysis so as to ascertain what exactly is involved in the critical process. For Latour, at least in 2003, a crisis of confidence in his ongoing critical Read More

Posted on 2013/11/20 by

Boot Camp – Fucking Up with Brer Rabbit

To fuck something up – to deform – deformation. There is an immediate resistance to this prospect. Fuck up, deform, deformation – these words are instilled with a negative connotation – at least in so far as we are applying them to an object that we either admire or respect. Exploring the formal qualities or Read More

Posted on 2013/11/11 by

Boot Camp – Network Diagram Image – New Tools for Old Texts – Making it New?

The initial challenge encountered in approaching this boot camp involved the difficulty in deciding upon a subject. How could the quantitative methodology involved in producing a network diagram reveal a specific insight to an area of my interest and study? My initial conclusion was that should I be able to determine exactly how many times Read More

Posted on 2013/10/22 by

Data Analysis and Hypothetical Reality: The Q Document as a Citable Source

The Synoptic problem in Biblical studies has generated much speculation and intense debate and remains one of the pivotal areas of contention within the field. Much of the debate has centered on source criticism and the hermeneutic polemics involved in the attempt to explain and understand the relational complexity of the three synoptic Gospels. In Read More