knowledge and critique in a digital age Berry, David M. creator Fagerjord, Anders text xx Cambridge, England : Malden, MA Polity Press 2017 monographic und

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ix, 189 pages: illustration 23 cm As the twenty-first century unfolds, computers continue to change the way we think about culture, society and what it is to be human: areas traditionally explored by the humanities. In a world of Big Data, Google Books, digital archives, real-time streaming systems and smart phones, our use of culture has been changing dramatically. The digital humanities give us powerful tools and methods for thinking about culture and history in the contemporary world, through the use of sophisticated computing techniques and methods. Berry and Fagerjord provide a comprehensive guide, exploring the history, intellectual work, key arguments and ideas of this emerging discipline. They also undertake a substantive critique, suggesting ways in which the humanities can be enriched through computing, but also how cultural critique can transform the digital humanities Genealogies of the digital humanities -- On the way to computational thinking -- Knowledge representation and archives -- Research infrastructures -- Digital methods and tools -- Digital scholarship and interface criticism -- Towards a critical digital humanities. David M. Berry, Anders Fagerjord. Includes bibliographic references and index in English Digital humanities General 001.30285 B45d 2017 978-0-7456-9766-6 251212 20260803094220.0