Maps & Virtual Spaces
I thought it was interesting to learn about the range of complexity that is mapping and GIS, just like digital humanities. It seems that the more qualities of the digital humanities that we learn, the more it helps to break down what the digital humanities are. That being said it is odd that adding complex features of the subject would make it easier to understand. For mapping, it seems to be complex in the way that there are so many ways to layer the information that is to be given. I like that the chapter on the subject in our textbook broke down the different purposes of using maps to relay information. The text also discusses a virtual exhibit created to recreate Pompeii. This reminded me of when I visited Pompeii, I got to see some of the 3D models that were created to represent its appearance, and I even remember there being a virtual exhibit that broke down the volcano erupting and the pattern (most likely based on evidence gathered) in which it buried the city. On the googl
After reading all the assigned excerpts it is clear that digital humanities does not have one clear definition. Everyone has their own interpretation of it and the topic embraces these meanings, as said in The Digital Humanities Manifesto 2.0 "digital Humanities is not a unified field but an array of convergent practices that explore a universe" proving that it doesn't belong to one solid definition. I was not all that aware of what digital humanities was before reading these texts, my assumptions were based on the words themselves; digital, meaning the up-and-coming technology combined with humanities, meaning the study of human behavior. At all odds, my description wasn't too far off from Johanna Druckers who said, "digital humanities work is done at the intersection of computational methods and humanities materials." There are so many components to digital humanities it would be almost unfair to simplify it under one meaning. You have the process of creating it, the number of techniques to express it, and the meanings behind each part of it. The abundance of digital humanities is what makes it so compelling to our future, it expands human capability through efficiency and experience. To me, Digital humanities is the expansion of human knowledge in consequence of technology.
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