Summary: What do computers have to do with how we understand literature? In today’s show, Jason and I talk about the promise of the Digital Humanities, a field of scholarship dedicated to using big data to discover new approaches to reading in the digital age. We discussed two articles in this show from The New Republic: “Technology Is Taking Over English Departments” by Adam Kirsch and “The Immense Promise of the Digital Humanities” by Jeffrey Schnapp et al. Some books worth looking up if you are interested in this subject matter: Digital_Humanities by Jeffrey Schnapp et al. – A good primer for the digital humanities Defining Digital Humanities by Melissa Terras Also, check out our interviews with Melissa Terras (author of the the above mentioned book) and our interview archives, which include work by other prominent digital humanists. Our show’s theme song is “Street Preacher” by Jason and the Beast. You can subscribe and rate our show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Soundcloud, or leave a comment here.
