History, data, and the digital

26 January 2026

Reading

• Taylor Arnold and Lauren Tilton, “New Data: The Role of Statistics in DH,” in Debates in DH 2019, ed. Matthew K. Gold and Lauren F. Klein (University of Minnesota Press, 2019).

Assignments

• Look through the Digital Humanities Research Guide to help situate yourself in the field of Digital Humanities and the resources available to you at Virginia Tech.
• Find a Digital Humanities project that interests you or is in your field.
  • How do you find DH projects? That is a good question to think about.
  • Two good starting places are Reviews in Digital Humanities and DH Now.
  • Use these, web searches, other resources in the DH Research Guide, or your prior knowledge of a project to find one or more projects of interest.

Activities

No class due to ❄️

• There will be optional office hours on Zoom from 2–4pm if you have any questions or want to chat.
• Students can also schedule a meeting with me or come to the Digital Scholarship collaboration hour on Thursday, 12–1pm if you want to chat in person.

Resources

• Digital Humanities Research Guide - Resources: This is a good place to start to learn more about Digital Humanities and where to turn when you have questions.