What is Digital Humanities and What’s It Doing in English Departments?

Matthew G. Kirschenbaum

Topic: The construction and impact of Digital Humanities in the interaction and function of English Departments

Question: What is Digital Humanities and What’s It Doing in English Departments?

Significance: Computing technologies utilized in the field of Digital Humanities enables widespread access to info. The internet itself can be considered an DH project.

Application: Fully exploring the many opportunities that computing provides, including: greater communication between English Departments and their audiences, ultimately creating more succecessful research projects.