Lester sjfc 2013_lobene_lecture

digital humanities andthe role of community

Dave Lester 2013 Lobene Lecture in the Humanities

Tuesday, March 19, 13

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• 340 million tweets / day

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Outline

• What is digital humanities?

• Empowerment and community

• A decentralized future


What is digital humanities?


digital humanities is a community of practice using technology to understand, create, and share information related to the humanities


“Big Tent” DH

• Universities

• Libraries

• Archives

• Museums

• Enthusiasts


Types of DH Projects

• Uses of Computational Methods

• Studying New Media

• Shaping Publication and the Profession

• Technology in the Classroom

• Technology for Public Programming

• Archive Building


DH-Specific Orgs


digital humanities is a big deal


Computational Methods


Studying New Media


Publication and the Profession


alt-metrics


Technology in the Classroom


Technology for Public Programming


Archive Building


there is no single type of DH project


Empowerment and Community


we have the tools we need,

and we’re growing a community


Problem:

there is confusion over the role of institutions and professions


Maker Culture


Making is Connecting

• you have to connect things together (materials, ideas, or both) to make something new

• acts of creativity involve a social dimension and connect us with other people

• through making and sharing things in the world, we increase our connection with our social and physical environments


Unconferences


Lightning Talks


#thatcamp


Regional Events


Began @ THATCamp


A Decentralized Future


regional THATCamps as a model for future local, community groups


What is profound about digital humanities is not the use of technology, it is how our relationships with one another are being challenged and changing


what’s the hashtag?

networked community groups (public libraries, universities, local governments)


lifelong learning through diverse networked communities of practice and projects


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