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Karen Judd managed the process of creating a brief version of the handbook, which, because of the tight integration of verbal and visual content, posed considerable challenges. She is the editor of editors and— probably no thanks to us—has retained her great sense of humor. Star MacKenzie Burruto and Mandee Eckersley organized all of our focus groups and workshops, which helped us improve the book significantly. The many reviewers and focus group participants who have had a hand in shaping this handbook deserve special recognition and thanks.
CONCEPTUALIZING THE RESEARCH PROJECT CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES Archival Research: Researchers examine archives and historical records to establish factual history and context. Textual Analysis: Readers identify verbal and visual forms, static features of texts, patterns, and other unchanging aspects of the subject matter. Qualitative Evidence Subject Interviews: People describe their own behavior orally or in writing. Ethnographic Observation and Case Studies: Researchers observe human behavior in its natural context and setting.
Quantitative Information 2. Analysis Citation & Research Guides 268 14l Conducting Research in the Humanities Scholars in the humanities study human experience as it is represented in literature and the arts, as it is explained in critical theory, and as it has been interpreted throughout history. A central focus may be language and symbolic action as a means of conveying human experience. CONCEPTUALIZING THE RESEARCH PROJECT CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES Archival Research: Researchers examine archives and historical records to establish factual history and context.