{"id":1583,"date":"2024-06-13T09:13:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T08:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/?page_id=1583"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:13:53","slug":"starting-out-with-dh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/resources\/guides\/starting-out-with-dh\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting out with DH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is Digital Humanities?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Digital Humanities is the critical study of the intersection between digital technologies, disciplines in the Arts and Humanities, and scholarly communication.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The University of Reading sees Digital Humanities as a discipline in its own right. As such, work that engages with Digital Humanities is inherently interdisciplinary.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Engaging with DH<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are two main ways in which you might engage with Digital Humanities methods and principles in your research:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using digital tools and software in interpreting and addressing Arts and Humanities research questions, including in the collection, manipulation, or visualisation of Arts and Humanities research data<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Applying critical traditions in Arts and Humanities research to digital technologies, including assessing the impact on research outcomes of using such technologies in research<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why DH?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Digital Humanities combines humanities approaches and subjects with digital and technological ones,\u202fin\u202forder\u202fto\u202fenhance knowledge and understanding of both<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This can involve <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">answering existing research questions in new ways, or developing entirely new research questions. For example:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Digital technologies can enable humanities researchers to analyse information differently and to look at more information than they otherwise would. For example, a DH project might combine qualitative analysis of a few texts or objects with quantitative analysis of hundreds of thousands of such objects.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Humanities researchers might also use digital methods, such as data modelling and data visualisation, as part of their argumentation. For example, a DH project might use a network diagram to develop and test a theory about the relationships between people and institutions in a society.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Humanities questions pose interesting challenges to researchers in other disciplines (e.g. computer science), since humanities data is frequently ambiguous, has gaps etc.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Humanities researchers might also critically assess digital technologies from a social and cultural perspective. For example, a DH project might explore bias in the machine generation of images, or examine passages of code as texts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Just as digital technologies can change how we do humanities research, humanities research can impact how such technologies are developed, used and understood.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Principles of DH Research<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DH as a discipline draws on expertise in many different sectors. Accordingly, DH projects are often collaborative. They may involve researchers in the arts and humanities, computer scientists and information scientists, GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) professionals, and creative practitioners. (This is not an exhaustive list.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The coming together of different disciplines and approaches presents opportunities to critique and improve the ways in which we conduct and communicate research. Thus, DH as a field is particularly engaged in areas such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Accessibility and inclusivity<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sustainability (including environmental sustainability)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reproducibility of data and open access<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Transparency and documentation practices<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Research ethics<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Infrastructure and equity<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What\u2019s next?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We in the DH Hub and\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/cop\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">DH Community of Practice<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fencourage and support projects which use digital technologies in original and critical ways, to inform their research questions, methods and outcomes. We can help you to develop such research projects, in which DH methods and principles are fully integrated. You can find our contact details <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/contact\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For inspiration, and to help you think about how you could use DH in your own project, you can\u202fexplore examples of current University of Reading DH projects on our\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/research-support\/case-studies\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Case Studies page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202fand further examples of DH projects on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/resources\/links\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Links page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. You might also like to explore our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/resources\/guides\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">other DH Guides<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Even if you do not use digital methods in your own research, we invite you to think of Digital Humanities as a vehicle by which to ask not only new and innovative questions about your discipline but also the oldest and most fundamental ones, at this time when the landscape of research is changing.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who gets to tell stories? What gets digitised \u2013 in other words, which sources are made available? Who hears the stories of people with no resources to fund making them available?\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These are all questions that we, as researchers, owe it to future generations of students and colleagues to take seriously.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">This guide was edited by Dawn Kanter, Digital Humanities Officer. 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