As a 17th century English literature scholar who specializes in John Milton and the English Revolution, Astrid is particularly interested in iconoclasts, both intellectual and material. As a reformed former mathematician, she aims to explore how to bridge the gap between quantitative and humanistic studies without compromising the intellectual integrity of either. Astrid views this project as a collaborative exploration of how to connect “deep scholarship,” in the sense proposed by Hilary Putnam in The Threefold Chord for philosophical inquiry, with digital and computational components.
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