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1. IntroducingDHthroughanexample2. DHorganisa,ons’self-defini,ons3. Organisa,onalissues4. DHcurricula5. SomecurrentdebatesinDH
Thispresenta,onisabouttheinterna,onalsitua,onwithfewifanyexplicitlinkstothesitua,oninCologne.
Adigitalhumanist
• Math,computerscience,generalliterature• Libraries• Digi,sa,on• Computersystemsforcollec,ons,researchandeduca,on
• Textencoding• Textmodellingandmapping
alt-ac
Whydigital?
• Morethanusingacomputer
• Keywords:– modelling
– sta,s,cs
– visualisa,on
– programming
– co-opera,on
Whyhumani,es?
• Interes,ngareaofapplica,onforcomputerscience• Butalsotheusualargumentsforthehumani,es,including:– culture– values– why(notjusthow)– meaningoflife
Conferencesandjournals
• DigitalHumani,es(was:ALLC/ACH)• Regionalandthema,cconferences
• DSH:TheJournalofDigitalScholarshipintheHumani,es
• DHQ(DigitalHumani,esQuarterly)• DigitalStudies/Lechampnumérique• ...
Exampletopics
• Whatarepeopleactuallydoing?• ThevaluesoftheDHcommunityasitisdisplayedthroughbursariesandprizes.
BusaPrize
TheBusaawardisgiventorecogniseoutstandinglife,meachievementsintheapplica,onofinforma,onandcommunica,onstechnologiestohumani,esresearch.
• 1998:FatherRobertoBusa • 2001:JohnBurrows • 2004:SusanHockey • 2007:WilhelmOh • 2010:JosephRaben • 2013:WillardMcCarty• 2016:HelenAgüera
ZampolliPrize
TheZampolliawardisgiventorecogniseasingleoutstandingoutputinthedigitalhumani,esbyanyscholarorscholarsatanystageintheircareer.• 2011:ChadGaffield• 2014:RaySiemens
For,erprize
ThePrizeisgivenforthebestpaperbyayoungscholar/earlystageresearcherateachannualDHconference.
• 2010:MaciejEder(Poland):“DoesSizeMaher?AuthorshipAhribu,on,SmallSamples,BigProblem.”
• 2011:ScohWeingartandJeanaJorgensen(USA):“Computa,onalAnalysisofGenderandtheBodyinEuropeanFairyTales.”
• 2012:MarcAlexander(UK):“PatchworksandField-Boundaries:VisualizingtheHistoryofEnglish.”
• 2013:CourtneyEvansandBenJasnow(USA):“MappingHomer'sCatalogueofShips.”
• 2014:MarieSaldana(USA):“AnIntegratedApproachtotheProceduralModelingofAncientCi,esandBuildings.”
• 2015:MickiKaufman(USA):“‘EverythingonPaperWillBeUsedAgainstMe’:Quan,fyingKissinger.”
DHconferenceBursaries2015
• MahhewLincoln(USA):Modellingthe(Inter)Na,onalPrintmakingNetworksofEarlyModernEurope
• YutaHashimoto(Japan):KinDigiSocial:AMobile-centeredSocialAnnota,onPlauormfortheKindaiDigitalLibrary
• ThomasGeorgePadillaandBobbyLewisSmiley(USA):ModelingApproachestoLibrary-ledDHPedagogy
• MichaelGregoryFalk(UK):ModellingGenreUsingCharacterNetworks:TheNa,onalTalesandDomes,cNovelsofMariaEdgeworth
• GimenadelRioRiande(Argen,na):NewDevelopmentsinQuan,ta,veMetrics
• DaniilSkorinkin(Russia):Automa,cseman,ctaggingofLeoTolstoy’sworks
• PeterMichaelBroadwell(USA):ElfYelp:GeolocatedTopicModelsforPahernDiscoveryinaLargeFolkloreCorpus
DHconferenceBursaries2015
• SaschaHeße(Germany):AnEfficientCollabora,veWeb-basedWorkingEnvironmentForTheCrea,onOfADigitalSanskritDic,onary
• PiotrMarecki(Poland):Renderings:Transla,ngLiteraryWorksintheDigitalAge
• SarahGalletly(Australia):TheTransportedImagina,on:Magazines,TravelAndThePacific1920s-30s
• DanielJamesPowell(Canada):CrowdsourcingtheText:ContemporaryApproachestoPar,cipatoryResourceCrea,on
• MickiKaufman(USA):‘EverythingonPaperWillBeUsedAgainstMe’:Quan,fyingKissinger
• Chris,naKamposiori(UK):TalesOfADisciplineInTheDigitalAge:Informa,onPrac,cesAndNeedsInArtHistory
DH2016bykeyword
DH2016bykeyword
DH2016bykeyword
DH2016bykeyword
DH2016bykeyword
DH2016bykeyword
TLAsandfriends
• ADHO,EADH,ACH,CSDH/SCHN,aaDH,JADH,centerNet,DHd,DHN,Humanis,ca,etc.
• Oneglobalumbrella:ADHO• Regionalorganisa,ons:Europe,USA,Canada,Australasia,Japan
• centerNet• Na,onal/languagebasedorganisa,ons• Neighbours:thema,corganisa,ons
Languagevs.country
• Anorganisa,onforGermanyorfortheGermanlanguage?
• SpainorSpanish?• FranceorFrench?(theCanadianCSDH/SCHNisfullybilingual,Humanis,caisaFrench-lingualorganisa,on)
Butwhatisit,really?
• Materialfromthehumani,esandtoolsfromcomputerscience
• Materialfromthehumani,esandmethodsfromcomputerscience
• Methodsfromthehumani,esandmethodsfromcomputerscience
Encirclingthroughexamples
Research,curriculum,andDH
• TheEnglishDepartmentcase• Centreordepartment?• Facultyofartsorcomputerscience• FromDigitalHumani,estoDigitalHistory,DigitalMusicology,…
• Infrastructurevs.researchandeduca,on
Example:whateveryoneneeds
• Scrip,ngandcoding• Programming,needtomakesomething
• Databases• Collabora,on• XMLfamily• Assessment• User-orienteddesign
• Projectmanagement• Gamedesign• Sustainability• Accessibility• Wri,ng• Thedifferencebetweeninforma,onandknowledge
(THATCamp2010SessiononDHteaching/curriculum)
Example:Englishdepartment
• Humani,esisalreadydigital,but:• Usethecomputertodosomethingonlyitcando?• Readeverybookpublishedinthe19thcentury?• Visuallybreakdownandcomparethelanguageintwovolumesofpoetry?
• Layingoutanovelingeographicalspace?• Whatwoulditmeantoreadabookasadistributedcrowd?
(English389IntrotoDH,EmoryU.,BrianCroxall)
Example:DHandCulturalInforma,cs
a) Transforma,onofthestudyofthehumani,esbydigitaltechnologyasacri,calandreflec,vecomponentofDHattheheartoftheproposedcourse
b) Digitalrecord-keepinganddataprocessing,engagewithnewformsoftextuality
c) Prac,calskillsinelectronicarchiving,processing,edi,ngandpresenta,onofculturalmaterial
d) Trainstudentstoapplyprinciplesoftextual,editorialandcommunica,ontheorytotechnicalsitua,ons
(One-yearPGDiplomaCourse,JadavpurUniversity)
Debates
• Controversiesflourish,especiallythelastfiveyears• Asignofstrength• Jockers,More{• Nature2007:“Quan,fyingtheevolu,onarydynamicsoflanguage”
• Revengeofposi,vism• Hotairtextuality• Inclusivity
DHtypesIandII
I. AcommunityofpeoplearoundTEI,ALLC,ACH,CCHfromtheearlynine,es,withrootsbackin,me.Humani,escompu,ng,mul,-disciplinary,setofprac,ces.Buildingthings.
II. Therecrea,onofthehumani,esitselfa|ersometechnologicaleventhorison.Humanis,cinquirythatinsomewayrelatestothedigital.Understandingthings.
(StephenRamsay)
ThreeordersofDH
1. Laboratores:thosewhowork.Interestedinprac,calaspects,leadingtoconcreteresults.
2. Bellatores:thosewhofight.DefenceofDH,poli,callyandintellectually.GiveDHtheirownseparatedisciplinarystatus,providingacademiccareers.
3. Oratores:thosewhopray.Non-prac,singbelieversinterestedbythephenomenonandenthusias,c,butnotinvolvedinanyprac,calaspect.
(MarjorieBurghart)
Bigtent?Ahousewithoutaroof?
• Ifuseofacomputeristhecriterion,thenDH=humani,es.
• Levelofintegra,onwiththetoolsisthescalewearediscussing– use?– understand?– modify?– make?– conceptualise?
Cross-disciplinaryhumani,es
…withatouchofcomputerscience.
Isitallreallyjustanexcusetocrossdisciplinaryboundaries?
Andifso,whynot?
Languageissues,culturalissues
• Howtobeinterna,onal?– translateCFP?– acceptpresenta,ons/papersinmanylanguages
• Orisitsomethingmorecomplex– understandingdifferencesinscholarlyargument– whichEnglishdoweuse?– restrictedtosimple,understandable,“poor”language?
• Whatisaninterna,onallanguage?
Orsomethingmuchsimpler?
• UKPhDstudentscholarship(“fullyfunded”):£14,000/year
• NorwegianPhDresearchersalary:NOK365,000ormore/year.
• FromtheGlobalOutlook::DigitalHumani,esdiscussion:“500usdforan20pagesessayisatremendousamountofmoneyinCubanStandard”
It’sjustatool,getoverit
• Toolsusevs.toolcri,que• XMLrepresentsanorderedhierarchyofcontentobjects—theproblemofoverlap
• Cri,ciseitorworkaroundit?• Needavarietyoftools• Toolsusedbythemarginalised• Toolsdevelopedbythemarginalised?
Marginalisa,on,representa,on,change
“theTEICouncilmee,nginBrown,2013-04,weagreedtochangethedatatypeofperson/@sex,personGrp/@sexandsex/@valuefromISO5218todata.word,soastoallowtheuseoflocallydefinedvaluesoralterna,vepublishedstandardstobeusedintheseahributes.”
Beingareindeerherder
• Ahistorianwhoisalsoawargamerhasacertainsetofknowledgeandskills
• Ananthropologistwhogrewupasareindeerherdercanandknowcertainthingsfromtheinside
• Ahumani,esresearcherwhoisalsoaprogrammerknowstechniques,methodsandhasskills.
Frommargintoheadline
• Whenthealt-acbecomesprofessor,sheisnolongermarginalised
• Nowdigitalhumani,esprofessorsareahackedforbeingimperialis,c,powercentric,andfocusedontheAnglo-Americanscholarlyworld.
Thisisfine
Howopenarewe?
• ThewholeADHOsystemistoalargeextentfundedbymembersandins,tu,onsthroughtheOUPjournalDSH.
• Isopendata,openresults,andfreeresearchpublica,onsanicegoaloraprerequisiteforacceptablescholarlywork?
• Ifthelaheristhecase,thentheDHorganisa,onsmustchangetheirways
Workingtogether
• DHisusuallybasedonco-opera,oninprojects• Differentskills• Differentknowledge• Respect.Notbothways,butallways.• Theprogrammerandthelibrarian• Helpinghandorpartner
Links1• DHconference:hhp://dh2013.unl.edu/• DSH:hhp://dsh.oxfordjournals.org• DHQ:hhp://www.digitalhumani,es.org/dhq/• DigitalStudies/Lechampnumérique:hhp://www.digitalstudies.org/ojs/
index.php/digital_studies/• DHprizesandbursaries:hhp://adho.org/awards/• SubmissionstoDH2016:hhp://scohbot.net/submissions-to-dh2016-pt-1/• ADHO:hhp://adho.org/• EADH:hhp://eadh.org/• ACH:hhp://www.ach.org/• CSDH/SCHN:hhp://csdh-schn.org/• aaDH:hhp://aa-dh.org/• JADH:hhp://www.jadh.org/• centerNet:hhp://digitalhumani,es.org/centernet/• DHd:hhp://dig-hum.de
Links2• DHN:hhp://dig-hum-nord.eu• Humanis,ca:hhp://www.humanis,.ca• THATCamp2010SessiononDHteaching/curriculum:hhp://,nyurl.com/
lspacdj• English389IntrotoDH,EmoryU.,BrianCroxall:hhp://
www.briancroxall.net/dh/syllabus/• One-yearPGDiplomaCourse,JadavpurUniversity:hhp://
sctrdhci.wordpress.com/• “Quan,fyingtheevolu,onarydynamicsoflanguage”:hhp://
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v449/n7163/abs/nature06137.html• StephenRamsay’stypeIandII:hhp://stephenramsay.us/2013/05/03/dh-
one-and-two/• MarjorieBurghart’sthreeorders:hhp://dhiha.hypotheses.org/817• GlobalOutlook::DigitalHumani,es:hhp://www.globaloutlookdh.org/• MelissaTerrasonthesecondsex:hhp://melissaterras.blogspot.co.uk/
2013/05/on-changing-rules-of-digital-humani,es.html
DigitalHumani,es–EinAusblick
Thear,cle:
Eide,Øyvind.“WhatistheDigitalHumani,es.”Innova,veInfotechnologiesforScience,BusinessandEduca,on,
1(16)(2014),14–21.Linktoonlinepaperfrom:hhp://www.oeide.no/publ/
