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Critique of Archaeological Reason
3. Notes

11. Digital thought

11.1 Bracing the distance
      11.1.1 The pre-digital phase
      11.1.2 The digital innovation
      11.1.3 Intentional dislocation
11.2 Structuring the data
      11.2.1 Discontiguity
      11.2.2 Capillarity of nodes
      11.2.3 Integration of arrays
11.3 Structuring the argument
      11.3.1 Discontinuity and sequentiality
      11.3.2 Multilinear sequences
      11.3.3 Polyhedral argument
      11.3.4 Non-systemic sequences
      11.3.5 Fluidity of structure and deconstruction
      11.3.6 Semantic and lexical webs
11.4 The implicit argument
      11.4.1 The data base as an argument
      11.4.2 The argument function of sorting
      11.4.3 The argument function of a word search
      11.4.4 Evaluation
11.5 The narrative argument
      11.5.1 Digital discourse, narrative, text
      11.5.2 Primary and secondary narrative arguments
      11.5.3 Automation: the primary narrative argument
      11.5.4 The secondary narrative argument
11.6 Digital humanities and digital humanism
      11.6.1 Digital humanities: the technical domain
      11.6.2 Digital humanities: the conceptual domain
      11.6.3 Perception
      11.6.4 The reach of artificial constructs
11.7 The para-digital dimension
11.8 The notion of digital thought
11.9 A historical perspective on digital thought
      11.9.1 Orality
      11.9.2 From pre-literate to para-literate
      11.9.3 Discontinuity and non-linearity
      11.9.4 Becoming literate
      11.9.5 From the Encyclopedie to digitality
11.1.1 The pre-digital phase
a.On the origins of writing, see Powell 2009. – [Laerke Recht, March 2016]
b.Buccellati 1981 "Writing". – [July 2016]
c.The 'urban' revolution: Childe 1950. – [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
d.The beginning of language and concepts Givón & Malle 2002. – [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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11.1.2 The digital innovation
a.Frabetti 2011
b.Relevance in archaeology, Evans & Daly 2006. – [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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11.3.2 Multilinear sequences
a.Time consciousness: Husserl 1991. – [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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11.3.4 Non-systemic sequences
a.Types of surfing: Sheehan 2002. – [Laerke Recht, August 2016]
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11.3.6 Semantic and lexical webs
a.For the semantic web, see e.g. Berners-Lee et al. 2001, Berners-Lee et al. 2008 and Richards 2006. – [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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11.4.2 The argument function of sorting
a.Minard graphics: Friendly 2002. – [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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11.4.3 The argument function of a word search
a.On the notion of non-occurrence see Levi-Strauss 1945
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11.4.4 Evaluation
a.On the scholarly quality of open access documentation, especially with regard to peer review, see Kansa 2012 "Openness," especially pp. 3-5.
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11.5 The narrative argument

a.Joyce 2002 Languages
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11.5.1 Digital discourse, narrative, text
a.Cognitive implications of multimedia learning, see Mayer 2005. – [Laerke Recht, August 2016]
b.Cf. literary digital narrative, Ryan 2002. – [Laerke Recht, August 2016]
c."Discourse", Tilley 1990b. – [August 2016]
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11.6 Digital humanities and digital humanism

a.Panofsky 1955 Meaning
b.Frabetti 2011
c.Burdick et al. 2012
d.Digital thought and theory in archaeology, Earl et al. 2013; Shott 2014. – [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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11.6.1 Digital humanities: the technical domain
a.Cf. Berry 2012. – [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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11.6.3 Perception
a.Seminal works include McLuhan 1962 Gutenberg Galaxy, McLuhan 1964 and McLuhan & Fiore 1967. – [Laerke Recht, March 2016]
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11.9.2 From pre-literate to para-literate
a.Early writing in Mesopotamia, Powell 2009. – [Laerke Recht, August 2016]
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