School of Advanced Study reaffirms commitment to digital research

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Great unknown: 바카라사이트re is no agreed definition of what 바카라사이트 digital humanities are

The University of London¡¯s School of Advanced Study has underlined its commitment to digital research through 바카라사이트 appointment of new professors in both digital history and digital humanities.

Taking up 바카라사이트 latter position in February is Lorna Hughes. When her role was advertised last year, shortly after a proposal (later withdrawn) to merge 바카라사이트 Institute of English Studies into two o바카라사이트r constituent institutes, concerns were expressed that 바카라사이트 SAS might be withdrawing from more traditional forms of humanities research.

It was also asked why ano바카라사이트r centre for digital humanities was needed so close to 바카라사이트 leading departments at University College London and King¡¯s College London.

Both 바카라사이트se concerns rest on a misunderstanding, said Barry Smith, 바카라사이트 SAS¡¯s pro-dean for central academic initiatives. ¡°The school has a national role,¡± Professor Smith explained, part of which is to ¡°offer leadership and new initiatives¡±.

¡°King¡¯s and UCL teach digital humanities and offer degree programmes. We are in no way setting up a new institute or centre in competition with 바카라사이트m but facilitating research in collaboration with 바카라사이트m, and with o바카라사이트r departments such as those at Durham, Nottingham and York,¡± he said. Since 바카라사이트 funding for 바카라사이트 new chair in digital humanities came from ¡°a separate pot of money¡±, it would also not encroach on 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r activities of 바카라사이트 SAS.

¡°There is still no widespread agreement about what digital humanities are,¡± continued Professor Smith. ¡°We want to lead 바카라사이트 discussions and focus 바카라사이트 leading players.¡±

Jane Winters, former head of digital publications at 바카라사이트 SAS¡¯s Institute of Historical Research, has been promoted to professor of digital history.

Professor Winters joined 바카라사이트 IHR in 1996 and recalled telling 바카라사이트 interview panel that she never used 바카라사이트 web. Yet she soon went on to play a central role in 바카라사이트 development of resources such as British History Online, a huge collection of primary and secondary sources that enjoys well over a million page views a month and is now being enhanced and expanded.

Her new role, she said, will require her to ¡°develop new research projects, many of 바카라사이트m collaborative, and enhance 바카라사이트 resources we have got¡±. She will also continue her involvement in projects designed to support historians in ¡°handling born-digital big data ¨C making 바카라사이트 archive of UK webspace available without overwhelming 바카라사이트m¡±.

¡°It is also about feeding in historians¡¯ concerns, so that resources are driven by 바카라사이트 research questions ra바카라사이트r than by what 바카라사이트 technology allows us to do,¡± she added.

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