When I meet someone, our introduction typically goes something like this: What do you do? I teach college literature and I’m a graduate student. Oh, what do you study? Victorian Literature Oh, like Jane Austen, and stuff? …sure. There is always more we can say about ourselves, our interests, and our work. If I decideContinue reading ““Scholarship is Scholarship”: Identity Crisis in the Digital Humanities”
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Mediocritas in the Digital Humanities (and in My Life)
…evelli penitus dicant nec posse nec opus esse et in omnibus fere rebus mediocritatem esse optimam existiment. “They say that complete eradication is neither possible nor necessary, and they consider that in nearly all situations that the ‘moderation’ is best” (Cicero, Tusc. 4.46). In my last few weeks here at the Digital Scholarship & PublishingContinue reading “Mediocritas in the Digital Humanities (and in My Life)”
When to Work Alone, and When to Ask for Help
I’m not a “tech” person. Naturally, computers (amongst other software and gadgets) make up a normal part of my day-to-day routines, and while I feel perfectly comfortable “tinkering” around with new gadgets and programs, the language of code and other seemingly mysterious components of the “digital” in academia elude me. No, I study stories; IContinue reading “When to Work Alone, and When to Ask for Help”
The Journey through the Realm of Process
“Process is the new god…Digital Humanities mean iterative scholarship…It honors the quality of results; but it also honors the steps by mean of which results are obtained as a form of publication of comparable value. Untapped gold mines of knowledge are to be found in the realm of process” (The Digital Humanities Manifesto 2.0, 5).Continue reading “The Journey through the Realm of Process”
DH Salon Recap: “Whitman’s Letters—The Collaboration of the Walt Whitman Archive Correspondence team”
On February 12, 2016, the Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio hosted the second DH Salon event of the semester—a collaborative presentation highlighting the Walt Whitman Archive’s Correspondence project. Presenters included Ed Folsom (Roy J. Carver Professor of English and Co-Director, Walt Whitman Archive), Stephanie Blalock (Digital Humanities Librarian & Associate Editor, Walt Whitman Archive), StefanContinue reading “DH Salon Recap: “Whitman’s Letters—The Collaboration of the Walt Whitman Archive Correspondence team””