I think the most important take away from all the readings thus far is that Digital Humanities is not one thing or even a field of study. Digital Humanities is an umbrella term for a process or tool used to answer humanities research questions or present information regarding the humanities. In The Digital Humanities Coursebook the author describes the practice of digital humanities as, "...an extension of humanities methods..." (Drucker 5), as apposed to a replacement of already established methods within the field. In the first chapter of The Digital Humanities Coursebook it is also made clear that the tools of Digital Humanities are not always applicable to every research project or question because of the binary nature of the digital where something either is or isn't. In contrast humanities is a nuanced field that involves human interpretation. The first step to any Digital Humanities project is to decide if digital methods will retain, support, or aid t...
Digital Humanities can be looked at in many different ways it seems. Based off the readings from the textbook, manifesto and website it seems Digital Humanities can have many definitions. If I were to define Digital Humanities I would say it is a technological way to look into and understand the cultural and historical aspects of society and the world. Trying to define Digital Humanities for me was difficult, and I am not even sure I am correct in my definition, but I know this class and the following readings will help me to either correct my definition or prove it even further. The definition I provided is just a starting ground for me. Now trying to figure out what Digital Humanities isn't might be kind of difficult. Based off the readings from the textbook I can say that Digital Humanities isn't something that would purposefully include biases and or inequality. I am not saying that all Digital Humanities projects wouldn't have possibly some sort of biases or i...
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