Binding: Paperback
Description: As the twenty - first century unfolds computers challenge the way in which we think about culture society and what it is to be human: areas traditionally explored by the humanities. In a world of automation Big Data algorithms Google searches digital archives real - time streams and social networks our use of culture has been changing dramatically. The digital humanities give us powerful theories methods and tools for exploring new ways of being in a digital age. Berry and Fagerjord provide a compelling guide exploring the history intellectual work key arguments and ideas of this emerging discipline. They also offer an important critique suggesting ways in which the humanities can be enriched through computing but also how cultural critique can transform the digital humanities. Digital Humanities will be an essential book for students and researchers in this new field but also related areas such as media and communications digital media sociology informatics and the humanities more broadly.
Title: Digital Humanities Knowledge And Critique In A Digital Age
Author(s): Fagerjord Anders
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9780745697666
Pages: 248 Pages
Publication Date: 6/26/2017
Category: Ethical & Social Aspects Of It