Digital Futures of Graduate Study in the Humanities

Book excerpt: A resource for planning, reimagining, and participating in the digital transformation of graduate study in the humanities How are the humanities adapting to the rise of digital technologies, and what are some of the tried and tested ways that postsecondary institutions are proving the importance of humanities training at the graduate level? Bringing together a diverse group of scholars and students, Digital Futures of Graduate Study in the Humanities invites a reimagining of current models of graduate education to address ongoing challenges to the humanities and to create sustainable and humane pedagogies, classes, and institutions. The essays cover a wide range of topics, including the skills required to learn and practice digital methods, the resources needed to support students and faculty in this enterprise, the lack of meaningful credit for undertaking this time-intensive work, and the diminished employment possibilities within academia for graduate students who emerge with these skills. Mapping the broad terrain through which to address and intervene in these particular issues and beyond, this book offers deep insights into the digital futures of graduate studies in the humanities. Contributors: Maria José Afanador-Llach, U de los Andes, Bogotá; Maria K. Alberto, U of Utah; Agnieszka Backman; Travis M. Bartley, CUNY Graduate Center; Peggy Bockwinkel, U Stuttgart; Alison Booth, U of Virginia; Donna Alfano Bussell, U of Illinois Springfield; Joshua Casmir Catalano, Clemson U; Laura Crossley, George Mason U; Quinn Dombrowski, Stanford U; Stuart Dunn, King’s College London; Jennifer Edmond, Trinity College Dublin; Natalia Ermolaev, Princeton U; Laura Estill, St. Francis Xavier U; Malte Gäckle-Heckelen; Vicky Garnett, Trinity College Dublin; Daniel Gorman Jr., U of Rochester; Sabrina T. Grimberg, Stanford U; Tena L. Helton, U of Illinois Springfield; Jeanelle Horcasitas; Melissa A. Hosek, Stanford U; Hoyeol Kim; Brady Krien, U of Iowa; Benjamin Charles Germain Lee, U of Washington; Pamela E. Mack, Clemson U; Meredith Martin, Princeton U; Germán Camilo Martínez Peñaloza, U de los Andes, Bogotá; E. L. Meszaros, Brown U; Sara Mohr, Hamilton College; Sethunya Mokoko, U of Virginia; Rebecca Munson; Erin Francisco Opalich; Olivia Quintanilla, MiraCosta College; Cecily Raynor, McGill U; Amanda E. Regan, Clemson U; Heather Richards-Rissetto, U of Nebraska–Lincoln; Jacob D. Richter, George Washington U; Stephen Robertson, George Mason U; Katina L. Rogers; Claus-Michael Schlesinger, Humboldt U Berlin; Douglas Seefeldt, Clemson U; Kayla Shipp, Yale Digital Humanities Lab; Serenity Sutherland, SUNY Oswego; Toma Tasovac, Belgrade Center for Digital Humanities; Hannah Taylor, Duke U; Manfred Thaller, U of Cologne; Madeline Ullrich, U of Rochester; Ted Underwood, U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Gabriel Viehhauser, U Stuttgart; Brandon Walsh, U of Virginia Library; Sean Weidman, Lycoming College; Alex Wermer-Colan, Temple U; Adrian S. Wisnicki, U of Nebraska–Lincoln; Alexander J. Zawacki, U Göttingen. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.