{"id":932,"date":"2024-02-29T14:53:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/?page_id=932"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:45:50","slug":"home-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/","title":{"rendered":"Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Digital Humanities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1.5em;text-align: center\">The Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Digital Humanities (IDRC DH) brings together a cross-service team, which enables research innovation by providing sustainable support for DH projects.<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Contact the DH Hub&#8221; color=&#8221;info&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fresearch.reading.ac.uk%2Fdigitalhumanities%2Fabout%2Fcontact%2F|title:Contact&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The DH Hub was initially established as part of a wider initiative to drive research innovation, promote ambition and encourage experimentation in the University\u2019s Heritage &amp; Creativity theme. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/about\/about-the-dh-project\/\">More about the DH Project at UoR<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">DH projects are those that use digital methods to address humanities research questions or that use critical traditions in humanities research to engage with digital technologies. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/about\/what-is-digital-humanities\/\">More about DH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The IDRC DH now works alongside the DH Hub team (based in the University of Reading Library) to support researchers in building knowledge and skills in DH, developing and undertaking DH research projects, and maintaining digital research outcomes. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/about\/support-overview\/\">More about Research Support<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The University of Reading is home to a range of approaches in DH, including corpus analysis, geospatial mapping and 3D reconstruction.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/research-support\/case-studies\/\">See our DH Case Studies<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note: Our website is currently undergoing revisions due to the formation of the IDRC DH. More updates to follow.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_wp_posts number=&#8221;5&#8243; show_date=&#8221;1&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1711472250718{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-442\" style=\"width: 1667px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2022\/01\/DWO-I_Box-083_63_006.jpg\" alt=\"Filmmaker Stephen Dwoskin at work\" width=\"1667\" height=\"1027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2022\/01\/DWO-I_Box-083_63_006.jpg 1667w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2022\/01\/DWO-I_Box-083_63_006-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2022\/01\/DWO-I_Box-083_63_006-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2022\/01\/DWO-I_Box-083_63_006-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2022\/01\/DWO-I_Box-083_63_006-1536x946.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1667px) 100vw, 1667px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmmaker Stephen Dwoskin at Work. Photograph from the Dwoskin Archive at the University of Reading <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.reading.ac.uk\/special-collections\/\">Special Collections<\/a>, digitised as part of the AHRC-funded project\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/resources\/case-studies\/dwoskin\/\">The Legacies of Stephen Dwoskin&#8217;s Personal Cinema<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1709200618898{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_1251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1251\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1251 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/digitalhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2024\/02\/votives-680x418-1.jpg\" alt=\"3D-printed replicas of ancient Cypriot figurines. 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