The Function of Digital Humanities Centers at the Present Time
The Function of Digital Humanities Centers at the Present Time
This chapter attempts to provide a specific sense of the things a representative digital humanities center actually does. It then discusses the general function of the digital humanities center as an institution. To that end, it begins with a brief tour of the center that the author directs, the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH). The tour illustrates the diverse kinds of research and the complex blend of faculty, staff, students, disciplines, partnerships, audiences, and funding streams that revolve around a major digital humanities center. The chapter also argues that the ultimate function of the digital humanities center at the present time is to be an agent of change. These centers have become rare sites of genuine collaboration and intellectual synergy, crossing disciplinary boundaries and even the cherished hierarchies of academic rank.
Keywords: digital humanities center, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, research institutes, collaboration
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