This course examines the history, theory, and practice of digital humanities, paying special attention to the ways in which digital humanities are transforming research, disciplines, and even the academy itself. Topics include contrasts and continuities between traditional and digital humanities; tools and techniques used by digital humanists; the processes of planning, funding, managing, and evaluating digital humanities projects; ways in which digital humanities impacts scholarly communication and higher education; and the special roles of libraries and information professionals in this growing movement.

Digital Humanities I Syllabus (Spring 2015)

Assignments

• Presentation on digital humanities in the disciplines (20%)
• DH event attendance and article (20%)
• Instructional post (20%)
• Research experiment and report (20%)
• Twitter observation and digest (20%)

Topics

Introduction
1. Introduction
2. History and Theory of Digital Humanities
3. Digital Humanities in the Disciplines
4. The Culture of Digital Humanities

Methods
5. Text Analysis
6. Geohumanities
7. Network Analysis

Impact
8. Libraries
9. Higher Education & Scholarly Communication
10. Teaching, Pedagogy, and Public Humanities
11. Digital Cultural Heritage

Project Management
12. Planning, Funding, and Digital Preservation
13. Evaluation & Usability