Digital Humanities is at the intersection of digital technologies and the humanities (like the name says). Exploring these intersections provides both students and faculty with new and powerful tools for learning and research, in the classroom and beyond. You could investigate literature using digital technologies. You could investigate digital technologies using humanist strategies. For instance, a close reading of a twitter account or rhetorical analysis of a podcast or using GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping to plot a literary text or digitizing an oral history – all examples of digital humanities! Don’t believe us? Check out this page for resources, examples, and a hint at what Digital Humanities @ Winthrop is starting to do.
Check back soon to learn about digital humanities initiatives in World Languages & Cultures!
