What is Digital Humanities?

I believe that the question of what exactly digital humanities is proves itself to be quite subjective. The question in and of itself holds no true “right” answer. Instead, it lends itself to be a brain-teaser of sorts, a means of evoking thought. For myself, I see digital humanities as a field of study where humanities and digitalization intersect. It brings more of a modern approach into the otherwise familiar study of humanities alone. Seeing as how digitized media relations and technology in general are becoming increasingly prevalent with each generation, digital humanities serve to somewhat preserve the study of humanities, or at the very least make it more palatable to an ever-evolving audience. Johanna Drucker in The Digital Humanities Coursebook describes digital humanities as a sort of formula— “MATERIALS + PROCESSING + PRESENATION” (Drucker). What sets apart the digital humanities from standard humanities are exactly these elements, where the materials in question, the processing of said materials, and the presentation of the work as a whole is entirely reliant on taking both a humanities-based and digital-age perspective— the two are reliant on one another, which is what makes this topic so interesting and somewhat difficult to put into words, as it is mixing two niches that must become intertwined to establish this new method of research and study. To put a somewhat confusing and long-winded response shortly, digital humanities brings the study of standard humanities into a more technologically-involved light, where instead of bringing something entirely new to the table, it brings known information to a new light as to appeal to new audiences more in-tune with digital formatting.