1st Edition
Routledge Encyclopedia of Technology and the Humanities
Routledge Encyclopedia of Technology and the Humanities is a pioneer attempt to introduce a wide range of disciplines in the emerging field of techno-humanities to the English-reading world.
This book covers topics such as archaeology, cultural heritage, design, fashion, linguistics, music, philosophy, and translation. It has 20 chapters, contributed by 26 local and international scholars. Each chapter has its own theme and addresses issues of significant interest in the respective disciplines. References are provided at the end of each chapter for further exploration into the literature of the relevant areas. To facilitate an easy reading of the information presented in this volume, chapters have been arranged according to the alphabetical order of the topics covered.
This Encyclopedia will appeal to researchers and professionals in the field of technology and the humanities, and can be used by undergraduate and graduate students studying the humanities.
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chan Sin-wai, Mak Kin-wah, and Leung Sze Ming
Chapter 1
Advancing Archaeological Research: The Contribution of Spatial Technologies
Giacomo Landeschi
Chapter 2
A Critical Pedagogy for Architectural Technology
Peter Silver and Will McLean
Chapter 3
Virtual Technology, Online Resources, and Learning with/in Art Museums
Cheung On Tam and Claire Ka Yan Hui
Chapter 4
Technology and Interpersonal Communication Ethics: Empathic Communication in Customer–Chatbot Service Encounters
Yeung Wing-lok
Chapter 5
DH-XR: Extended Reality’s Relevance to the Digital Humanities
Erik Champion and Hafizur Rahaman
Chapter 6
Exploration of the Emotion-Adaptive Engine in the Computer-Aided Design Process
Amic G. Ho
Chapter 7
Technology and Fashion: Fashioning Technology – Science, Selfs, and Systems
Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas
Chapter 8
Deep Learning for Recipe Generation
Chan Sin-wai
Chapter 9
Convergence and Fragmentation: End-Users, Dialogic Interaction, and Digital Heritage
Hafizur Rahaman
Chapter 10
Ready for the Future? Towards the “Tech” Revolution in Interpreting
Gloria Corpas Pastor
Chapter 11
Concept-Based Grammar Teaching in the Digital Era: Potential and Challenges
Man Ho Ivy Wong and Tsun Sing Hung
Chapter 12
Corpus Linguistics and Language Technology
Niladri Sekhar Dash
Chapter 13
Technology and Literary Criticism
Grant Hamilton
Chapter 14
Digital Humanities and Classical Chinese Literature
Siu Chun Ho
Chapter 15
Re-scaling Beethoven: Very Long, Very Short
PerMagnus Lindborg
Chapter 16
Philosophy and Technology
Danielle J. Williams and Gualtiero Piccinini
Chapter 17
Religion and Technology
Erna Oliver
Chapter 18
Techno-humanities: Some Trends of the Portrayal of Science in Art on the Hong Kong Stage
Thomas Luk Yun-tong
Chapter 19
Being Human in a Technology-Driven World: Checkmate or Opportunity for Social Responsibility?
Anita L. Cloete
Chapter 20
Technology and Translation
Zhang Xiaojun
Index
Biography
Chan Sin-wai is dean of the Ip Ying To Lee Yu Yee School of Humanities and Languages, Saint Francis University President of the Association for Translation Technology, and was a member of the Translation Technology Committee of the International Federation of Translators (FIT). He received his BA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and his doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has published 62 academic books in 75 volumes, mainly scholarly monographs, bilingual dictionaries, and translated works in different fields.
Mak Kin-wah is President of Saint Francis University and Principal of the Caritas Bianchi College of Careers. He received his MBA from City University London, doctorate degree and graduate degree from the University of Cambridge, and undergraduate degree from The University of Western Australia. He is Chairman of English Schools Foundation; Chairman of Hong Kong Society for The Aged; Deputy Chairman of the ATAL Engineering Group; Council Member of The Hong Kong Management Association; and Member of Hong Kong Housing Authority. He is also Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers Hong Kong and Member of The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.
Leung Sze Ming is Vice-President (Administration) of Saint Francis University and Caritas Bianchi College of Careers in Hong Kong. She earned her PhD in education at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The integrated learning experience of literature, linguistics, and education enables her to develop a wide range of research interests, for example, teacher feedback, writing instruction, and the use of ICT in language teaching and learning.
