Today, we will start by talking about our readings: Here are some items we can take up:
From the History of Humanities Computing
- What is left out of the story?
- What do we learn about materiality and the digital?
- What about early web and early efforts — article published in 2004
- What biases are there?
- What about the historical moment of the piece?
From What is DH. . . .
- What can be said about the way the piece highlights social aspects of DH?
- What are your thoughts on the genesis of the name digital humanities?
- What do we learn about materiality and the digital
- Let's discuss casting DH with a "network typology"
- What can we say about the way the piece links DH to wider academic concerns
- Let's discuss DH as a "floating signifier"
- What are your thoughts on the English aspects of DH
Next, I will give a brief presentation to share insights into the thinking behind our first assignment.
Next, we will go over out DH Report assignment.
Next, we will go over the task for Thursday, which is to post the DH project you want to research and report on.
If there is time remaining, we will begin investigating the DH projects we want to report on.
For homework, before class post the DH project you will work on for our Story assignment.