The Digital Humanities: A Primer for Students and Scholars

by Eileen Gardiner

The Digital Humanities is a comprehensive introduction and practical guide to how humanists use the digital to conduct research, organize materials, analyze, and publish findings. It summarizes the turn toward the digital that is reinventing every aspect of the humanities among scholars, libraries, publishers, administrators, and the public. Beginning with some definitions and a brief historical survey of the humanities, the book examines how humanists work, what they study, and how humanists and their research have been impacted by the digital and how, in turn, they shape it. It surveys digital humanities tools and their functions, the digital humanists' environments, and the outcomes and reception of their work. The book pays particular attention to both theoretical underpinnings and practical considerations for embarking on digital humanities projects. It places the digital humanities firmly within the historical traditions of the humanities and in the contexts of current academic and scholarly life.

Genres: School

285 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2015

About the author

Eileen Gardiner, PhD

Reviews

[Abi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Serves as a very good and accessible introduction to the topic. It explains concepts and theories well, brings in important names to establish a history, and gives general context without being patronizing. A good primer.

[Darren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very understandable. Good resources lists.