AMES 576S
Archiving and Visualizing Asia: Politics of Poetics of Knowledge Production
Aimee Kwon
Description from DukeHub
Engages students in the practices, politics, and theories of conducting original archival research and knowledge productions. Hands-on research in the archives of Duke's Rubenstein Special Collections and elsewhere. Examines histories and theories of movements and encounters between the 'West' and 'Asia.' Teaches research methods through guided excavations in both digital and material resources. Directed readings of histories and theories and special guest lectures guide students on how to think critically on the theories and praxis of knowledge production, collection, circulation, and consumption. Students curate digital humanities projects based on original research.
Skills
- research methodsdescription: "archival" and 1 more
- makingAI review: "Students curate digital humanities projects based on original research"
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "hands-on"
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 7 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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