REELCHART: A tool for the exploration of video footage in the context of engaged research-led teaching.

The paper discusses "Reelchart", a visual interface for the exploration and analysis of collections of YouTube videos. The tool is meant to support "engaged research-led teaching" in the context of digital methods, defined as the entanglement of research, teaching and public engagement activities when doing academic work with and about the digital. Building on the notion of "programmed methods", where digital research methods and tools are often combined, we developed a tool and associated analytical technique for exploring video footage collected from Youtube. We envision the context of use of this tool in settings such as data sprints or teaching activities focused on studying social issues with the web in humanities, social sciences and design curricula.