Link

Go to francescagiannetti.com/tei2024 for the text and slides of my talk.

Definitions

Minimal computing

Minimal editorial approach

Minimal edition

Gil and Risam

“what do we need?”;

“what do we have?”;

“what must we prioritize?”;

“what are we willing to give up?”

Risam, Roopika, and Alex Gil. 2022. “Introduction: The Questions of Minimal Computing.” Digital Humanities Quarterly 16 (2).

About the sources

• Rutgers University archival records (see finding aid)
• Period of US engagement in WWI: 1917-1919
• Edition focuses on correspondence series

Needs and Haves

Website built using Jekyll/Ed

Wants

wants (cont.)

wants (cont.)

wants (cont.)

Student Work

A compromise between wants and actionable ideas

Subject Tags Mockup

Interface Mockup

Map as Reading Supplement

First Draft of Subject Tags

Using Hypothesis

Encoding Implementation

Comparison: Kinship & Longing

Subject Filter

Concluding Thoughts

Minimalism adds user friction

Minimalist aesthetic appropriate for some topics

Confronting (accidental) maximalism matters

Thank you!