Cultural analytics reveals patterns in books, movies & song with computational methods | 101 in 101

David Bamman studies culture at a scale few humans ever could. An associate professor in the UC Berkeley School of Information, Bamman uses computational methods to analyze books, films and music — revealing patterns in storytelling, representation and cultural change across decades and even centuries. In the latest installment of Berkeley’s “101 in 101” series, he breaks down the emerging field of cultural analytics in just 101 seconds.
Cultural analytics combines computer science with the humanities, using algorithms and large datasets to ask questions that would be impossible to answer through individual reading or viewing alone. Bamman’s research examines how culture shapes people’s perceptions — and how those patterns persist over time.

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