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<h1 class="sr-only">CUØ <small>/'kjuːnɪl/</small></h1>
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<img src="/assets/images/svg/cunil-logo.svg"
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{% assign all_events = site.events | size %}
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{% assign events_count_text = "Showing all " | append: all_events | append: " events." %}
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{% include section-break.html section="Events" subsection=events_count_text %}
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<div>
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{% assign events = site.events | sort: "date" | reverse %}
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{% include collection.html
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title: "Memo 1: On Study Design in Computational Humanities"
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author: Dennis Yi Tenen
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date: 2025-05-10
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author: "Dennis Yi Tenen"
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date: "May 10, 2025"
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documentclass: texMemo
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mainfont: "fbb"
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header-includes: |
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\usepackage{graphicx}
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\memoto{Recipient Name}
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\memofrom{Dennis Yi Tenen}
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\memosubject{Memo 1: On Study Design in Computational Humanities}
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\memodate{\today}
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\memologo{\includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{cunil-logo.png}}
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Reading Thad Dunning's *Natural Experiments in the Social Science* (Cambridge, 2012) I am
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"the veracity of causal and statistical assumptions that are often difficult to explicate
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and defend — let alone validate." The natural experiment approach seeks to shift reasoning
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about such assumptions from the statistical modeling part of the research process, expressed
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mathematically, to the design process, expressed in the logic of the world observed. "With
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mathematically, to the design process, expressed in the logic of the world observed: "With
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natural experiments, it is the research design, rather than the statistical modeling, that
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compels conviction."
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subtle but crucial point of his argument: all of the above remains true not just for natural
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experiments, but for strong research study design in computational humanities and social
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sciences more generally. Christopher H. Achen makes a similar point in his wonderful paper on
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"Garbage-Can Regressions," arguing for a more a "sophisticated simplicity" in study design and
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a more "creative engagement with the data."
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"Garbage-Can Regressions," arguing for "sophisticated simplicity" in study design, engaging
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more "creatively" with the data.
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The "study-design" mindset fits well with my organic inclinations as a humanist. I don't
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normally reason by data manipulation. The vagrancies of culture force me to think contextually:
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in terms of processes, timelines, relationships, narratives. And I would like to remain in that
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realm as long as possible when doing computational research.
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The study-design mindset fits well with my organic inclinations as a humanist. I don't
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normally reason by data manipulation. Reasoning by data manipulation alone risks "cooking the
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books" in losing sight of the underlying social or linguistic dynamics. The vagrancies of
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culture force me to think contextually: in terms of processes, timelines, customs, genres,
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relationships, narratives, etc. And I would like to remain firmly grounded in that realm when
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doing computational research.

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‎collections/_memos/_assets/texMemo.cls‎

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\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
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\ProvidesClass{texMemo}[2019/07/25 - Memo Class Tight Header and Logo]
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% Load the Base Class
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\LoadClassWithOptions{scrartcl}
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% Required packages
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\RequirePackage{ifthen}
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\RequirePackage{geometry}
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\geometry{margin=1.0in}
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\RequirePackage{graphicx}
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% Memo Commands
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\def\@memoto{\relax}
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\newcommand{\memoto}[1]{\gdef\@memoto{#1}}
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\def\@memofrom{\relax}
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\newcommand{\memofrom}[1]{\gdef\@memofrom{#1}}
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\def\@memosubject{\relax}
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\newcommand{\memosubject}[1]{\gdef\@memosubject{#1}}
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\def\@memodate{\relax}
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\newcommand{\memodate}[1]{\gdef\@memodate{#1}}
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\def\@memologo{\relax}
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\newcommand{\memologo}[1]{\gdef\@memologo{\protect #1}}
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\newcommand\decorativeline[1][1pt]{%
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\par\noindent\rule[0.5ex]{\linewidth}{#1}\par
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}
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% Adjusted Memo Title and Logo positioned at top margin
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\renewcommand{\maketitle}{
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\vspace*{-1.2cm} % moves entire header upwards significantly
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\noindent
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\begin{minipage}[t]{0.7\textwidth}
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{\ttfamily
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\begin{tabular}{@{}ll@{}}
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\ifthenelse{\equal{\@memofrom}{\relax}}{}{From: & \@memofrom \\[2pt]}
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\ifthenelse{\equal{\@memosubject}{\relax}}{}{Subject: & \@memosubject \\[2pt]}
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\ifthenelse{\equal{\@memodate}{\relax}}{}{Date: & \@memodate \\[2pt]}
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\end{tabular}}
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\end{minipage}
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\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}
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\vspace{-0.9cm} % moves logo down
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\raggedleft
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\ifthenelse{\equal{\@memologo}{\relax}}{}{%
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\resizebox{0.55\linewidth}{!}{\@memologo}
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}
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\vspace{-0.6cm}\decorativeline\smallskip{}
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}
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\KOMAoptions{parskip=half}
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\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
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\addtokomafont{disposition}{\rmfamily}
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\renewcommand\labelitemii{$\circ$}
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\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
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