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Core or periphery? Digital Humanities from an archaeological perspective
Kern oder Randgebiet? Die Digitalen Geisteswissenschaften aus der Perspektive der Archäologie
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Abstract "The relationship between Digital Humanities and individual humanities disciplines is difficult to define given the uncertainties surrounding the definition of Digital Humanities itself. An examination of coverage within Digital Humanities journals narrows the range but at the same time emphasizes t... view more
"The relationship between Digital Humanities and individual humanities disciplines is difficult to define given the uncertainties surrounding the definition of Digital Humanities itself. An examination of coverage within Digital Humanities journals narrows the range but at the same time emphasizes that, while the focus of Digital Humanities might be textual, not all textually-oriented disciplines are equally represented. Trending terms also seem to suggest that Digital Humanities is more of a label of convenience, even for those disciplines most closely associated with Digital Humanities. From an archaeological perspective, a relationship between Digital Archaeology and Digital Humanities is largely absent and the evidence suggests that each is peripheral with respect to the other. Reasons for this situation are discussed, and the spatial expertise of Digital Archaeology is reviewed in relation to Digital Humanities concerns regarding the use of GIS. The conclusion is that a closer relationship is possible, and indeed desirable, but that a direct conversation between Digital Humanities, Digital Archaeology and humanities geographers needs to be established." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
zone; methodology; scientific discipline; digitalization; geography; science of history; humanities; information system; comparative research; archaeology; interdependence
Classification
General History
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Humanities
Method
empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 86-105
Journal
Historical Social Research, 37 (2012) 3
Issue topic
Kontroversen um die Digitalen Geisteswissenschaften / Controversies around the Digital Humanities
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.37.2012.3.86-105
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed