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What is Digital Humanities or DH?

There are as many definitions of Digital Humanities as there are ways to participate in it. Here is one particularly succinct definition:

Digital Humanities includes, but is not limited to, the practice of humanities research and the development of digital resources through the use of information technology for the specific use and study of the humanities and interconnected disciplines. DH "is also concerned with an exploration of how humanities may evolve through their engagement with technology." (Ernesto Priego 2012.)

The mission of the Society for Scholarly Publishing is “[t]o advance scholarly publishing and communication, and the professional development of its members through education, collaboration, and networking.” The Scholarly Kitchen is a moderated and independent blog aimed to help fulfill this mission by bringing together differing opinions, commentary, and ideas, and presenting them openly.

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Find some examples of Digital Humanities at work at William & Mary in the departments and projects listed below!

Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
OI is the oldest organization in the United States exclusively dedicated to advancing the study, research, and publication of scholarship bearing on the history and culture of early America, broadly construed, from circa 1450 to 1820. Their scope of inquiry includes North America and related histories of the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. Since 1943 the Institute has published the William and Mary Quarterly and books, and sponsored conferences and fellowships.
Georgian Papers Programme
The project is part of a wider programme of work by the Royal Archives to open up access to its primary source material, following the success of the digitization of Queen Victoria's journals in 2012. The intention is to create a rich internet resource which will be open to academics and the public alike, which will present the documents and allow them to be searched and analysed in creative and flexible ways.
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Cuban Cinema Classics
Cuban Cinema Classics presents a showcase of Cuba's award winning revolutionary documentaries. The initiative was established to address the difficulty of obtaining Cuban documentaries with English subtitles in the U.S.
AidData
AidData is a research lab at William & Mary. We equip policymakers and practitioners with better evidence to improve how sustainable development investments are targeted, monitored, and evaluated. We use rigorous methods, cutting-edge tools, and granular data to answer the question: who is doing what, where, for whom, and to what effect?
The SNaPP Lab- The Social Network and Political Psychology Lab
The Social Networks and Political Psychology (SNaPP) Lab was founded in 2013 at the College of William & Mary. We work collaboratively on several different research projects that share a motivation in exploring the biological, psychological, and social underpinnings of political behavior.
The Algernon Charles Swinburne Project
The Swinburne Project aims to create and provide access to high-quality texts of the wide range of literary and critical works by Swinburne, an important and influential Victorian cultural figure.
The Lemon Project
The Lemon Project is a multifaceted and dynamic attempt to rectify wrongs perpetrated against African Americans by the College through action or inaction. An ongoing endeavor, this program will focus on contributing to and encouraging scholarship on the 300-year relationship between African Americans and the College, and building bridges between the College and Williamsburg and Greater Tidewater area.
The LGBTIQ Research Project
This student research project, proceeding under faculty guidance, and in collaboration with multiple community partners across Virginia, aims to better understand, chronicle, and preserve the history of LGBTIQ people and cultures in the Commonwealth, and make these histories accessible through placing digitized materials and oral histories online.