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Getting Started in the Digital Humanities by Jim McGrath, Northeastern University Notes from discussion at Boston College April 11, 2014 Twitter: @JimMc_Grath

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Slides from a conversation I had with graduate students and faculty members in Boston College's English Department about "Getting Started In The Digital Humanities" (April 11, 2014). Most images contain hyperlinks, so please click around!

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Getting Started inthe Digital Humanities

by Jim McGrath, Northeastern University

Notes from discussion at Boston CollegeApril 11, 2014

Twitter: @JimMc_Grath

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What is The Digital Humanities?

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Day of DH (#DayofDH)

http://dayofdh2014.matrix.msu.edu/

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Day of DH (#DayofDH)

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Day of DH (#DayofDH)

“DH is an umbrella term that refers to scholarship, projects, and teaching methods in the humanities that acknowledge the ways that digital media and online culture have transformed our ways of seeing and interacting with the world.”

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Archival WorkDigital Dos Passos (Amanda Visconti, University of Maryland)

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Digital Humanities Work

• Not every Digital Humanist does the same thing!

• Not every Digital Humanist does EVERYTHING.

• DH work is collaborative, but in different ways.

• You may already be doing DH work!

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My DH WorkBen Schmidt, Prochronisms (Downton Crabbey)

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My DH Work

• DH work should be in the service of research questions.

• Don’t ask “What tools / programs should I learn?” first.

• A DH project does not have to have a “digital” product.

• Discuss the tangible value of DH dissertation work (degree requirements) with your department.

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My DH Work (NULab)

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My DH Work (NULab)

• Project Management• Interdisciplinary Project (English, History)• Archival / Library Science Work• Collaborations with Media Partners• Collaborations with Academic Institutions• Conference Papers / Panels• Experience with Omeka, Neatline, HTML, XML, Web Design• Public Outreach• Social Media• Impact on Dissertation

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My DH Work (NULab)

• Text Encoding (TEI)• Bibliographic Development• Metacognitive Archival Work• Collaborations with leading DH Scholars• Conference Papers

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“Getting In” to DH

• You Don’t Have To Build Something From Scratch!• You Can Start Small (Volunteer Opportunities,

Conferences)• That Being Said, Be Pro-Active!• Identify Department / Institutional Resources• Talk With Collaborators Beyond BC• Be Vocal About Interest In DH at BC• Students Need Faculty / Department / College

Support• DH work is often public / “work in progress”

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Thanks!

• Slides Will Be Online Soon (with Links): @JimMc_Grath

• nulab.neu.edu• northeastern.edu/marathon• digitalhumanities.org/dhq

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