Birgit Schneider & Beate Löffler 
Mixing Methods [PDF ebook] 
Practical Insights from the Humanities in the Digital Age

The digital transformation is accompanied by two simultaneous processes: digital humanities challenging the humanities, their theories, methodologies and disciplinary identities, and pushing computer science to get involved in new fields. But how can qualitative and quantitative methods be usefully combined in one research project? What are the theoretical and methodological principles across all disciplinary digital approaches? This volume focusses on driving innovation and conceptualising the humanities in the 21st century. Building on the results of 10 research projects, it serves as a useful tool for designing cutting-edge research that goes beyond conventional strategies.

About the author

Birgit Schneider is a professor for knowledge cultures and media environments at the Department of European Media Studies at Universität Potsdam, Germany. She studied art and media studies as well as media art and philosophy in Karlsruhe, London and Berlin.
Beate Löffler researches and teaches at Technische Universität Dortmund. She received an engineering degree in architecture in Potsdam and studied history and art history in Dresden afterwards.
Tino Mager is an assistant professor of the history and theory of architecture and urbanism at the University of Groningen. He studied media technology in Leipzig and art history and communication science in Berlin, Barcelona and Tokyo.
Carola Hein is a professor of the history of architecture and urban planning at Delft University of Technology. She studied architecture and urban planning in Hamburg and Brussels.