Blog 1: What is DH?
The definition of digital humanities is not one concise definition that is easy to grasp, however it is a concept that is new to society and is constantly changing. The Digital Humanities website that has hundreds of different definitions goes to show how this concept’s definition depends on the person speaking on it. Difference in opinion is what causes people to dive even deeper into digital humanities and explore new areas as well as areas of extreme expertise. The “Digital Humanities Manifesto 2.0” brought up how digital humanities is where knowledge that was once on print is now transformed into the digital world. This transformation into the new technological realm allows for the knowledge that was once “closed off” or unable to change to be altered or reworked for a better result. This allows people to learn something new about something they thought was already researched to its limits. Digital humanities can be defined as making information or knowledge multipurpose, which...