Debates in the Digital Humanities

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debates in the digital humanities This page intentionally left blank DEBATES IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES Matthew K. Gold editor University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London Chapter 1 was previously published as“What Is Digital Humanities and What’s It Doing in English Departments?”ADE Bulletin, no. 150 (2010): 55–61. Chapter 2 was previously published as“The Humanities,Done Digitally,”The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 8, 2011. Chapter 17 was previously published as “YouWorkatBrown.WhatDoYouTeach?”in#alt-academy,BethanyNowviskie, ed. (New York: MediaCommons, 2011). Chapter 28 was previously published as“Humanities 2.0: Promises,Perils,Predictions,”PMLA 123,no.3 (May 2008): 707–17. Copyright 2012 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Debates in the digital humanities / [edited by] Matthew K. Gold. ISBN 978-0-8166-7794-8 (hardback)—ISBN 978-0-8166-7795-5 (pb) 1. Humanities—Study and teaching (Higher)—Data processing. 2. Humanities —Technological innovations. 3. Digital media. I. Gold, Matthew K.. AZ182.D44 2012 001.3071—dc23 2011044236 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...