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Record Nr.

UNINA9910682571203321

Autore

van Lange Milan

Titolo

Emotional Imprints of War : A Computer-Assisted Analysis of Emotions in Dutch Parliamentary Debates, 1945-1989 / / Milan van Lange

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld : , : Bielefeld University Press, , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

9783839464854

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Collana

Digital Humanities Research , , 2749-1986 ; ; 6

Disciplina

322.4309492

Soggetti

Political oratory - Netherlands - Data processing

World War, 1939-1945 - Netherlands - Influence

HISTORY / Social History

Netherlands Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction . On War, Emotions, and Computers in History -- 2. Emotions -- 3. Materials and Data . Digitised Sources and a Lexicon -- 4. Methods and Operationalisation . A Computer-assisted Approach to the Analysis of Digitised Historical Texts -- 5. Peering Through the Macroscope . Baseline and Background -- Case Study 1 . ‘The Resistance’ -- Introduction -- A History of Resistance Legislation (1947–1985) -- 6. Erratic Emotions . Mining the Underground in the Dutch Parliament -- 7. A Strong Disposition . Discussing the Pension Act for Extraordinary Government Employees -- Case Study 2 . ‘War Victims’ -- Introduction -- A History of Alleviating War Victims’ Suffering in Parliament (1945–1989 -- 8. Emotional Consistency . A Macroscopic View on War Victim Debates -- 9. Emotional Scaffolding . The Construction of War Victim Legislation in Parliament -- 10. Conclusion . On the Role of Emotions and Computers -- Supplements -- Bibliography -- Author Information

Sommario/riassunto

Historical research can be enhanced by methods and resources from various disciplines, ranging from psychology to computer linguistics. With a creative and innovative perspective on ›things we think we know‹, Milan van Lange presents a computer-assisted historical investigation



into the role of emotions in dealing with consequences of World War II in the Netherlands. By ›emotion mining‹ digitised sources, van Lange shows where emotions were present and how they were expressed and discussed in the political engagement with people who experienced long-term effects of the war, such as former collaborators and war criminals, the resistance, and war victims.