Welcome to Digital Humanities @ Carleton College. This blog is maintained and updated by Carleton’s student Digital Humanities Associates. Digital Humanities (DH) at Carleton, like the field itself, is ever-evolving and changing. Student DHAs get the opportunity to work with faculty members on projects that integrate digital methods of communication with traditional humanities education.
The goals of this blog are as follows:
- To serve as an internal publication designed to inform the greater Carleton community, and
- To serve as an external resource for anyone interested in the exciting field that is DH.
Digital Humanities is a surprisingly challenging medium to visualize. Perhaps that is why a Google image search for “Digital Humanities” brings up mostly word clouds. This image (taken from a post on the Getty Museum’s blog) provides an interesting way to think about Digital Humanities.
It does a fantastic job of highlighting some of the critical elements pivotal to DH work. It also justifies the importance of investing in DH today. Digital Humanities strives to be creative. Digital Humanities challenges traditional conceptions of the humanities by reaching across disciplines. In this way, it is collaborative, risk-embracing, and multidisciplinary. Furthermore, Digital Humanities shrinks traditional spatial boundaries, creating a wonderfully cross-cultural environment.
On this blog, you will find examples of previous projects we have completed, updates about our current work, as well as ways to get in touch with us.
