Transformative Digital Humanities takes a two-pronged approach to the digital humanities: it examines the distinct kinds of work currently being undertaken in the field, while also addressing current issues in the digital humanities, including sustainability, accessibility, interdisciplinarity, and funding.

With contributions from humanities and LIS scholars based in China, Canada, England, Germany, Spain, and the United States, this collection of case studies provides a framework for readers to develop new projects as well as to see how existing projects might continue to develop over time. This volume also participates in the current digital humanities conversation by bringing forward emerging voices that offer new options for cooperation, by demonstrating how the digital humanities can become a tool for activism, and by illustrating the potential of the digital humanities to reexamine and reconstitute existing canons.

Transformative Digital Humanities considers what sorts of challenges still exist in the field and suggests how they might be addressed. As such, the book will be essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of information science and digital humanities. It should also be of great interest to practitioners around the globe.

About the Author

Mary McAleer Balkun is Professor of English, Director of Faculty Development, and co-chair of the Digital Humanities Committee at Seton Hall University. She is also co-chair of the New Jersey Digital Humanities Consortium. She is the author of The American Counterfeit: Authenticity and Identity in American Literature and Culture (2006) and co-editor of three books.

Marta Mestrovic Deyrup is Professor/Outreach and Humanities Librarian at Seton Hall University Libraries, co-chair of the Digital Humanities Committee, and co-chair of the New Jersey Digital Humanities Consortium. She is the editor of Digital Scholarship and the author or editor of eight other books and numerous articles on scholarly communication, Slavic librarianship, and information-seeking behavior.

Reviews

"Transformative Digital Humanities [...] comprises thoughtfully curated essays on topics that are currently at the fore of many institutional conversations [...] In dismantling traditional norms that have become associated with DH, the volume makes way for new research areas and ideas that may be constructively challenging. [...] Each essay is meticulously researched, and substantial bibliographies offer an abundance of material for scholars." -- C. Huffaker, Utica College

*this review was included in the August 2021 issue of CHOICE.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367023751
Author Mary McAleer Balkun
Format Hardback
Page Count 182
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 620g