J. D. Porter

J. D. Porter is a digital humanities specialist at the Price Lab for Digital Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. His writing has appeared in Synthese, The Atlantic, and Cultural Analytics.


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Genre Juggernaut: Measuring “Romance”

For its scale and internal complexity alone, the literary genre of “romance” warrants more study than it has received.

Who Cares about Literary Prizes?

Earlier this morning, the Booker Prize judges announced their shortlist for 2019, stamping just six novels—out of the …