Alt-Ac: The First Month
On August 1 I joined Brown University as their first Digital Humanities Librarian. This job is a dream come true. I was hired to help cultivate Digital Humanities projects by working with faculty,...
View ArticleWho you calling untheoretical?
I’m sorry. I need to vent. If you think you will be offended, continue at your own risk. You have been warned. Several weeks ago, the whole Digital Humanities Theory, or Hack vs. Yack, debate sprung to...
View ArticleFor the Love of it?: Alt-Ac Reflections on finishing the PhD
When I was a bright-eyed and enthusiastic undergrad, I applied to PhD programs in history. I have a very strong memory of sitting in my future advisor’s office and asking him the most important...
View ArticleHas anyone seen a sheep?: Ada Lovelace Day Tribute to Deb Verhoeven
This Ada Lovelace Day I want to stop and thank a woman who is making the Digital Humanities Community a more just and scholarly place: Deb Verhoeven. I have had the extraordinary privilege of working...
View ArticleDigital Humanities, Digital Scholarship, and Digital Libraries: Fuzzy...
If there is one thing that unites digital humanities practitioners, it is our aversion to defining ‘Digital Humanities.’ I get it. I really do. But defining and redefining DH on a regular and ongoing...
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