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Brett! Hi! Thanks for the comment. And John, than...

2009-10-26T20:28:24.903-04:00

Brett! Hi! Thanks for the comment.

And John, thanks also for the comment; it's led me to your wonderful blog, now duly added to my reader. I worry most that the conversation has circumscribed certain potentials already -- that it is now all about collaboration, resources, building community. (All worthy things for digital humanists to do, but surely those aren't the *only* things that can or should count as "digital humanities.") Some of the limitations are implicitly being imposed by what and how the NEH funds.

Yes, less talking around digital texts and more wo...

2009-10-26T16:31:56.063-04:00

Yes, less talking around digital texts and more work producing them. You've obviously done this with your MA Thesis (which is excellent, very Arcades Project).

There are technologically modest yet effective projects popping up like Paul Gehl's Humanism for Sale. Technology seems to be used here for very practical reasons (to reach the fairly small target audience interested in Renaissance publishing and school books in particular, and to publish many quality images without great expense, while also forging a community of students and scholars in the process.)

The imaginations of cultural producers are still bogged down by the expectations of print culture which I think still weighs heavily upon audiences in certain areas. This is especially true within the realms of literature, scholarly reading (and citing), and working with "primary" sources (virtual or otherwise). Perhaps we need generational changes to occur first, but I still wish I was seeing more projects to reflect on (yes, and ones that aren't ten years old, e.g. blakearchive.org, etc.)

Very interesting post -- thank you. The pace of te...

2009-10-26T15:00:45.996-04:00

Very interesting post -- thank you. The pace of technology-driven change is an interesting topic in itself. Remarkable to think that the Web only went mainstream about 19 years ago. A lot has happened since then. I wonder if this rush of technology-driven change sometimes makes other changes appear to be slower than they really are?

It is interesting to see which habits change quickly (how you read newspapers) and which more slowly (how you read books).