Making Sense of Digital Humanities: Transformations and Interventions in Technocultures

Abstract

Given the complexity of defining Digital Humanities, it may seem like an ambitious project. Yet, this book is born of a particular set of conversations about what we, as faculty members interested in Digital Humanities, would like students to have in a resource to help them explore. Our experience as teacher-scholars engaged with DH in and out of the classroom affords us some sense of the importance of the many works classified as digital humanities, but also the ways discussions so central to our colleagues may be difficult for students to grasp fully. This textbook has two purposes: First, it will bring together materials necessary for undergraduates to explore ethical ramifications, equity issues, and cultural or historical contexts of digital technologies and how this knowledge can shape real world decisions. Second, this reader will serve as an essential resource for the faculty teaching courses about these questions. It will be a living archive of evolving ideas connected to technology and cultural discussion supported by teaching and research activities.