Designing a DH Pro je ct Se p te m b e r 26th , 2018 In stitu te fo r Hu m a n itie s Re se a rch Fa cu lty De ve lo p m e n t Wo rksh o p Se rie s Eliza b e th Gru m b a ch bit.ly/design -d h -ih r “Whatever else it might be then, th e d igita l h u m a n itie s to d a y is a b o u t a sch o la rsh ip (a n d a p e d a go gy) th a t is p u b licly visib le in wa ys to wh ich we a re ge n e ra lly u n a ccu sto m e d , a sch o la rsh ip a n d p e d a go gy th a t a re b o u n d u p with in fra stru ctu re in wa ys th a t a re d e e p e r a n d m o re e xp licit th a n we a re ge n e ra lly a ccu sto m e d to , a sch o la rsh ip a n d p e d a go gy th a t a re co lla b o ra tive a n d d e p e n d o n n e two rks o f p e o p le ….” - Kirsch e n b a u m , “Wh a t is Digita l Hu m a n itie s a n d Wh a t’s it Doin g in En glish De p a rtm e n ts?” (2010) Eliza b e th Gru m b a ch “The particular contribution of the digital humanities, h o we ve r, lie s in its e xp lo ra tio n o f th e d iffe re n ce th a t th e d igita l ca n m a ke to th e kin d s o f wo rk th a t we d o a s we ll a s to th e wa ys th a t we co m m u n ica te with o n e a n o th e r.….” - Eliza b e th Gru m b a ch Fitzp a trick, “Th e Hu m a n itie s, Do n e Digita lly” (2012) “For me, what counts as digital humanities, ultimately, is wo rk th a t d o e sn ’t try to p o lice th e b o u n d a rie s o f wh a t co u n ts a s d igita l h u m a n itie s.” - Eliza b e th Gru m b a ch Je sse Sto m m e l (2015) "Along with the digital archives, quantitative analyses, and to o l-b u ild in g p ro je cts th a t o n ce ch a ra cte rize d th e fie ld , DH n o w e n co m p a sse s a wid e ra n ge o f m e th o d s a n d p ra ctice s: visu a liza tio n s o f la rge im a ge se ts, 3D m o d e lin g o f h isto rica l a rtifa cts, 'b o rn d igita l' d isse rta tio n s, h a sh ta g a ctivism a n d th e a n a lysis th e re o f, a lte rn a te re a lity ga m e s, m o b ile m a ke rsp a ce s, a n d m o re . In wh a t h a s b e e n ca lle d 'b ig te n t' DH, it ca n a t tim e s b e d ifficu lt to d e te rm in e with a n y sp e cificity wh a t, p re cise ly, d igita l h u m a n itie s wo rk e n ta ils." - Eliza b e th Gru m b a ch La u re n F. Kle in a n d Ma tth e w K. Gold (2016) 1st: Qu e stio n 2n d : To o l “Eve ryb o d y workin g on a d igita l h u m a n itie s p roje ct n e e d s to b e writin g. I a m su gge stin g th a t th is is sim p ly a fa ct o f life . If yo u d o n ’t h a ve a t le a st a on e -p a ge r fo r yo u r p ro je ct, th e n you d on ’t h a ve a p ro je ct…” - Eliza b e th Gru m b a ch Tre vo r Owe n s (2011) Bethany Nowviskie (2012) Visioning, Planning, Design Documents…. ● Wh a t is th e re se a rch q u e stio n a t th e h e a rt o f yo u r p ro je ct? ● Wh o a re th e sta ke h old e rs in vo lve d ? 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Wh o a re yo u r co lla b ora tors? ● Wh e re /wh a t a re you r so u rce s? ○ Exa m p le s: d igitize d im a ge s, te xt, so u n d file s, vid e o file s, m a p s, so cia l m e d ia d a ta , a n u n e xp lo re d a rch ive , a p h ysica l o b je ct, o ra l h isto rie s, a sp re a d sh e e t… ● Wh a t is th e p u rp ose of th is p ro je ct, a n d /o r wh o is th e a u d ie n ce for it? ● Wh a t is th e u ltim a te go a l o f th is p ro je ct, a n d /o r wh a t n e w kn owle d ge or p e rsp e ctive will th is p ro je ct co m m u n ica te ? 1 minute or less! Share it out loud... ● Wh a t is th e re se a rch q u e stio n a t th e h e a rt o f yo u r p ro je ct? ● Wh o a re th e sta ke h old e rs in vo lve d ? 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