The digitization of the world’s knowledge and its movement across global networks, no matter how incomplete or incompletely free, have transformed what we understand by and how we approach the humanities in the 21st century.
Burdick et al. “One: From Humanities to Digital Humanities,” in Digital_Humanities (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012), 26.
This quote particularly resonated with me because it shows how big of an impact the digitization of the world has had on the humanities. For example, technology has allowed us to access information more easily. A wide range of topics are accessible at the click of a button. Technology has also created new ways to analyze traditional humanities work. Using computational tools can help with the interpretation of historical data and also makes analysis easily editable. Overall, the quote reminds me of how fast technology is developing, and how it can’t be ignored even in fields that aren’t typically thought of as using computational methods.
The quote reminds me of my technology experience, particularly with statistics and data analysis. I’ve always enjoyed how statistics can be applied to a wide range topics, but in the past I haven’t been sure what applications of statistics I am particularly interested in. This quote, along with the field of Digital Arts & Humanities as a whole, presents a wide range of topics for statistics to be applied to. I’m excited to take what I have learned and apply it to new methods and programs.
Some methods I have a bit of experience with and am excited to learn more about are machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data modeling. These tools have been useful throughout previous classes I have taken, and I am interested in further developing my skills. I am also intrigued by social media analysis and methods. While I don’t really know what that entails, it seems like a lot of interesting data could be drawn from social media relating to human behavior and social interaction. I think user experience design and analysis is also a really interesting field. There are so many different methods in the field of Digital Arts & Humanities, and I am excited to gain experience with a variety techniques.
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This quote also resonates with me. We can access information more easily, and thus facilitate cross-cultural exchanges and enable knowledge to spread globally at a faster pace, breaking down geographical barriers. The progress brought about by technological advancements is comprehensive.
Moreover, I am interested in the DH applications. From the list, there are many areas I also wasn’t previously familiar with, but I believe they can certainly change our understanding of traditional humanities to some extent, creating possibilities for the emergence of new research and methods.