Steven Denney Leiden University

This page collects my teaching and supervision at Leiden University, along with open resources for research methods, thesis supervision, and computational text analysis.

Teaching Resources

Thesis Supervision

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Programs
BA International Studies · BA Korean Studies · MA Asian Studies · MA International Relations

A central resource for thesis students I supervise across four Leiden University programs (BAIS, BAKS, MAAS, MAIR). Includes program-specific requirements, shared assessment standards, an interactive getting-started guide, downloadable student guidelines, and links to university resources.

NLP Corpora for Korean Studies

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A curated collection of text corpora for digital humanities and computational social science research on Korea. The repository includes datasets ranging from historical magazines and textbooks to political speeches and social media content, all prepared for use in teaching and research.

AI for Research

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A teaching hub for working with AI agents and skills in empirical social science. It collects how-to guides, runnable demos, and lecture slides, including a step-by-step setup walkthrough, a reference- and source-claim checking demo, and an orchestration lab. Companion to the Open Science Skills toolkit: open research-methods skills for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex.

Pixels and Patterns

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A resource for how to integrate and use AI ethically and responsibly in research and other computational work. It complements my courses and other open educational resources.

Courses

Digital Korea: Introduction to Computational Text Analysis

Course Description
Level
BA II
Program
Korean Studies, Leiden University

This course introduces students to computational methods for analyzing text, with a focus on Korean-language materials. Students learn foundational techniques in text-as-data analysis while working with primary sources relevant to Korean studies, including historical documents, political speeches, and media content.

Digital Humanities

Course Description
Level
BA III
Program
Korean Studies, Leiden University

An advanced course covering text-as-data approaches within the humanities. Students develop skills in computational text analysis, working with corpora and applying methods from natural language processing to humanistic inquiry.

BA Thesis Seminar

Course Description
Level
BA III
Program
Korean Studies, Leiden University

This seminar guides students through the process of designing and executing their BA thesis research. Students develop research questions, review relevant literature, and learn methodological approaches appropriate for their projects.

International Relations

Course Description
Level
BA
Program
International Studies, Leiden University

An introduction to international relations, covering major theories and contemporary issues in global politics.