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  1. University of South Carolina, USA

    Robert L. Oakman (professor of computer science)

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This paper was the keynote address delivered at the Vassar College Workshop on Teaching Computers and the Humanities Courses, July 31–August 2, 1986.

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Oakman, R.L. Perspectives on teaching computing in the humanities. Comput Hum 21, 227–233 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00517811

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