Tracking changes in conservative political rhetoric over time

This project seeks to develop tools to investigate changes in liberal and conservative political rhetoric in Australia over time. Researchers and the public will be able to undertake their own temporal and linguistic analysis using unique primary sources, such as raw text files, transcriptions, and pdf images.

The collaborative project will also develop online natural language analysis tools, using Python, that will make visualisation of the data possible via an online interface. This project is designed to be scalable, allowing for the input of more primary sources in the future. This will enable the University to partner with cultural institutions such as the National Library of Australia.

The tools will be used in the Faculty of Arts for teaching purposes. For example, embedding analytics and research data management exercises in selected subjects. It will also provide an ongoing resource for postgraduate and early career researchers.