Temporal Network Analysis of Literary Texts

Prado, Sandra Denise; Dahmen, Sílvio R.; Bazzan, Ana L. C.; Carron, Pádraig Mac; Kenna, Ralph

doi:10.1142/s0219525916500053

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“…Bost et al [35] have shown this experimentally, and also that a window too small can lead to mistaking Extraction and Analysis of Fictional Character Networks: A Survey 33/75 irrelevant events as important ones. Finally, a window too large may also cause problems when later studying the network: when the time slices differ much in terms of involved characters, it makes little sense to compare them through topological measures, as these are generally defined in a relative way [197]. Grayson et al [98] propose to increase the window size until the graph density reaches a plateau, but this can produce very dense networks, likely to be uninformative.…”

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Extraction and Analysis of Fictional Character Networks

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Bost

2019

ACM Comput. Surv.

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A character network is a graph extracted from a narrative, in which vertices represent characters and edges correspond to interactions between them. A number of narrative-related problems can be addressed automatically through the analysis of character networks, such as summarization, classification, or role detection. Character networks are particularly relevant when considering works of fictions (e.g. novels, plays, movies, TV series), as their exploitation allows developing information retrieval and recommendation systems. However, works of fiction possess specific properties making these tasks harder.This survey aims at presenting and organizing the scientific literature related to the extraction of character networks from works of fiction, as well as their analysis. We first describe the extraction process in a generic way, and explain how its constituting steps are implemented in practice, depending on the medium of the narrative, the goal of the network analysis, and other factors. We then review the descriptive tools used to characterize character networks, with a focus on the way they are interpreted in this context. We illustrate the relevance of character networks by also providing a review of applications derived from their analysis. Finally, we identify the limitations of the existing approaches, and the most promising perspectives.

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Extraction and Analysis of Fictional Character Networks

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Bost

2019

ACM Comput. Surv.

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“…Static networks are particularly advantageous for Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh which, although believed to have been composed following some of the annals, paid limited regard to chronology [ 30 , 48 ]. Nonetheless, dynamical properties are also of interest and should be investigated in the future [ 61 ]. It would be interesting to see if temporal networks can help restore some of the chronology to Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh [ 71 ].…”

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“…‘Making the past just as visible as the present’, as Moretti puts it [ 63 ], is a benefit of this networks approach and one which has been used elsewhere [ 49 , 50 ]. Nonetheless, it should be noted that the study of dynamical properties of networks constitutes an active, broad and developing area of research and such an approach would be of interest in the future [ 61 ]. We focus primarily on the topology of the networks underlying Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh , considering undirected, unweighted networks.…”

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Network analysis of the Viking Age in Ireland as portrayed inCogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh

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Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh (‘The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill’) is a medieval Irish text, telling how an army under the leadership of Brian Boru challenged Viking invaders and their allies in Ireland, culminating with the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. Brian’s victory is widely remembered for breaking Viking power in Ireland, although much modern scholarship disputes traditional perceptions. Instead of an international conflict between Irish and Viking, interpretations based on revisionist scholarship consider it a domestic feud or civil war. Counter-revisionists challenge this view and a long-standing and lively debate continues. Here, we introduce quantitative measures to the discussions. We present statistical analyses of network data embedded in the text to position its sets of interactions on a spectrum from the domestic to the international. This delivers a picture that lies between antipodal traditional and revisionist extremes; hostilities recorded in the text are mostly between Irish and Viking—but internal conflict forms a significant proportion of the negative interactions too.

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“…But, as we have seen, not all academics are good and a selfish one may pretend or even believe that one output is indeed not enough for a case study. Alice in wonderland believes withholding information is the same as lying and I agree [61]. With the increased importance of impact for funding, having a REF impact case study based on your research could be a career maker/breaker in our very competitive environment; not everyone would do what Alice would.…”

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Two cultures: ``them and us'' in the academic world

Kenna¹

2020

Condens. Matter Phys.

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Impact of academic research onto the non-academic world is of increasing importance as authorities seek return on public investment. Impact opens new opportunities for what are known as "professional services": as scientometrical tools bestow some with confidence they can quantify quality, the impact agenda brings lay measurements to evaluation of research. This paper is partly inspired by the famous "two cultures" discussion instigated by C.P. Snow over 60 years ago. He saw a chasm between different academic disciplines and I see a chasm between academics and professional services, bound into contact through competing targets. This paper draws on my personal experience and experiences recounted to me by colleagues in different universities in the UK. It is aimed at igniting discussions amongst people interested in improving the academic world and it is intended in a spirit of collaboration and constructiveness. As a professional services colleague said, what I have to say "needs to be said". It is my pleasure to submit this paper to the Festschrift devoted to the 60th birthday of a renowned physicist, my good friend and colleague Ihor Mryglod. Ihor's role as leader of the Institute for Condensed Matter Physics in Lviv has been essential to generating some of the impact described in this paper and forms a key element of the story I wish to tell.

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Temporal Network Analysis of Literary Texts

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Extraction and Analysis of Fictional Character Networks

Extraction and Analysis of Fictional Character Networks

Network analysis of the Viking Age in Ireland as portrayed inCogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh

Two cultures: ``them and us'' in the academic world

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