Dr. Harvey Quamen

Professor

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Biography

Harvey Quamen is a Professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, specializing in English and Digital Humanities. He currently serves as the Academic Director of the Digital Scholarship Centre located at Cameron Library. Quamen is president of the Canadian Society for Digital Humanities and has been a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College, London, where he participated in large-scale digital humanities projects. His research interests focus on the intersection of humanities and data science, particularly in 'big data' humanities, text mining, social network analysis, and humanistic data visualization. Quamen's recent publications explore topics such as pedagogical approaches in digital humanities programming and literary style through stylometry, with contributions to renowned journals and special issues in digital studies. He also teaches exclusively in the MA Digital Humanities program, conducting technical courses on Python programming, data visualization in R, SQL databases, and critical algorithm theory. Quamen actively engages with the academic community through his contributions to various digital humanities initiatives.

Research Interests

Courses

DH 520 - Topics in Technical Concepts and Approaches

Requirements for University of Alberta

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Management
Application Checklist
  • Three letters of reference
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal Statement
  • Official Transcripts (upon admission)
Specialization Notes

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management