Defining Digital Humanities

The modern interpretation of ‘humanities’ is often one that suggests a clear separation from the objective conclusions and practicality of data, technology and mathematics. However, in Digital_Humanities, Anne Burdick, Johanna Drucker, Peter Lunenfeld, Todd Presner and Jeffrey Schnapp argue that rather than existing as contrasting areas of academia, classical humanities and modern technology can be united through the recent emergence of Digital Humanities.  In opposition to the historical notion that the study of humanities is confined to a selection of elite intellectuals, Digital Humanities seeks to introduce the subjects of art, literature, language and history to a wider audience by utilizing technology’s immersive capabilities. Furthermore, the accessibility of technology in the modern world provides the perfect platform for Digital Humanities to revive the classical representation of the humanities as a multi-sensory discipline, in which speech, visual representations and the written word are unified in order to convey knowledge.

Lizzie Abouchar