Journal of Digital Humanities

Posted by Celia Walter | 11 Apr, 2012

The Journal of Digital Humanities is a comprehensive, peer-reviewed, open access journal... [T]he inaugural issue ...represents the best of the work that was posted online by the community of digital humanities scholars and practitioners in the final three months of 2011.

The Journal of Digital Humanities offers expanded coverage of the digital humanities in three ways. First, by publishing scholarly work beyond the traditional research article. Second, by selecting content from open and public discussions in the field. Third, by encouraging continued discussion through peer-to-peer review...

From: http://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/about/

 http://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/

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How Not to Reform Humanities Scholarship. Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted by Celia Walter | 13 Feb, 2012

By Gary A. Olson

The Modern Language Association—the principal organization representing the disciplines of English and foreign languages—held its annual convention in January, and while the event was in session, I received calls from a handful of deans and department chairs. They were concerned about a trend they found alarming: the growing number of commentators there who were recommending changes in how the discipline conceives scholarly work.

Such recommendations, my callers unanimously agreed, would damage not only the careers of aspiring and new professors but also the reputation of the humanities. The proposed changes would also present substantial challenges to academic administrators charged with evaluating scholarship for tenure and promotion... [more]

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How Do Researchers in the Humanities Use Information Resources?

Posted by Celia Walter | 13 Feb, 2012

Authors

Ellen Collins, Research Information Network, UK
Michael Jubb, Research Information Network, UK

Source

LIBER Quarterly (Journal of European Research Libraries)
Volume 21 (2012), No. 2

Abstract

Information is at the heart of research. Every stage of the research cycle involves discovering, accessing, generating, manipulating, interpreting or presenting information, in order to advance knowledge. Researchers operate within a complex information environment, with needs that they themselves perhaps do not always fully understand, and are dependent upon services which are fast-changing and affected by much wider social trends. This paper examines how researchers in the humanities currently access, use and share information, paying particular attention to the influence of new technologies in changing information — and consequently wider research — practices. It finds that researchers are adopting new technologies where this helps them to work more effectively, but that traditional practices still dominate in some areas. There is mixed evidence of new research questions emerging as a result of engagement with new technologies.

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Critical Theory Institute, UC, Irvine

Posted by Celia Walter | 5 Jan, 2010
The Critical Theory Institute at University of California, Irvine is an interdisciplinary research unit comprised of members "from various departments in the Humanities and Social Sciences" who collaborate on research projects in critical theory "that are addressed for three to four year periods through organized discussions of pertinent theoretical work and specific events such as the Irvine Lectures in Critical Theory series". The Institute also sponsors the Wellek Library Lecture Series and bibliographies prepared for lecture series speakers can be accesed from the site. There is publication and event information and links to the Institute's online resources which includes a catalogue of audio and video recordings and the Jacques Derrida Papers. http://www.humanities.uci.edu/critical/
From Intute.ac.uk

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Gifford Lectures Online

Posted by Celia Walter | 12 Feb, 2009

 

The Gifford Lectures website offers an online database of books derived from the prestigious lecture series of the same name. Since 1888, lectures have been delivered at four Scottish universities (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St. Andrews) on the subject of natural theology (that is, the part of theology that depends on human observation and reasoning rather than on divine revelation). The subject has been interpreted broadly, and topics covered include: anthropological religion; science and religion; agnosticism; religious experience; faith; and religious epistemology. The site offers details of each series of lectures, including the title, an abstract, and a biography of the lecturer. Most Gifford lecture series gave rise to books, and the site offers searchable full text versions of over a hundred volumes (though older works are more likely to be available than newer ones, presumably for reasons relating to copyright). With authors including Emil Brunner, Rudolf Bultmann, John Macquarrie, and Richard Swinburne, this is a valuable resource for theologians and philosophers of religion.From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.giffordlectures.org/

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Gratt: a peer-reviewed journal of Anglophone studies

Posted by Celia Walter | 3 Feb, 2009
Gratt : a peer-reviewed journal of Anglophone studies
'Gratt: a peer-reviewed journal of Anglophone studies' is a full-text ejournal aiming to cover... "Literature, Civilization, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Linguistics". The journal is produced by the University of Francois-Rabelais in Tours, France, but is published in English. At February 2009 four issues are online, offering articles as PDF files. Issues are themed: 'Queer Readings of Television Series and Serials'; 'Reading Thomas Jefferson'; 'Reading Thomas Pynchon's latest novel Against the Day'; and 'Reading Alison Bechdel'. There are also details of 39 paper-only issues, published between 1984 and 2007. The website offers a "Poetry and Fiction Corner", and "Occasional Papers" which at present features just one paper - 'Representing the Dirty South: Parochialism in Rap Music'. The website has details of the editors, and a style-sheet for contributors. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.graat.fr/index.htm

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SciTopics: experts summarise scientific topics; with links to journal articles and web sites. Updated

Posted by Celia Walter | 22 Jan, 2009

SciTopicsSciTopics is a free, wiki-like service for the scientific community, where scientific experts summarize specific scientific topics, and where links to the latest, most relevant journal literature and web sources are presented on one page. There are also lots of RSS Feeds. From Elsevier.

And a review in InfoToday

From Peter Scott's Library blog

 

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HumanIT: Journal for Information Technology Studies as a Human Science

Posted by Celia Walter | 9 Jan, 2009
 'HumanIT: Journal for Information Technology Studies as a Human Science' is a free academic ejournal. The journal is presented online in both Swedish and English. At January 2009, 33 issues are freely available, with abstracts leading to full-text PDF articles. There is much here to interest those in the humanities, including articles with titles such as: 'Immersive Historicity in World War II Digital Games'; 'Exploring Games and Gameplay as a Means of Accessing and Using Geographical Information'; 'Dynamic Maps in Humanities Computing'; 'Playing the Story: Computer Games as a Narrative Genre'; and a special themed issue on 'Computerization and Narrative Fiction' (2-3/2001), among others. The journal is published by the University College of Boras and with the aid of the "Nordic board for periodicals in the humanities and social sciences". The website also contains information about the journal editors, the submissions process, and an e-mail list for notification of new issues. From: Intute.ac.uk
http://etjanst.hb.se/bhs/ith/humanit-eng.htm

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The Humanities Handbook, a reference guide to key texts & ideas, Western intellectual tradition

Posted by Celia Walter | 10 Jul, 2008
Humanities handbook, the
The Humanities Handbook is a reference guide to some of the key background texts and ideas that inform the Western intellectual tradition. It was written to meet demand from undergraduate students at Augusta State University for help with understanding references to Greek gods and myths, to provide definitions of important concepts in the humanities, and to give an overview of important literary and philosophical developments. The handbook originated in 1978 and has since expanded and developed to meet changing undergraduate needs. The online text is taken from the seventh edition and dates from 1995. It includes material covering African culture. The first third of the online handbook is mostly concerned with topic in Classics: ancient myth and religion; Greek society, philosophy, and literature; Roman life and culture. There is a selection of texts by medieval writers including: Arab love poetry; Abelard and Heloise; Hildegard von Bingen; Chaucer; and Dante. More modern materials in the handbook include texts by: Milton; Descartes; Locke; Hume; Voltaire; Rousseau; Pope; Wollstonecraft; Goethe; Darwin; and Dostoevsky. There is also a brief guide to modern philosophy and postmodern debate. A short article gives tips on essay writing. A pronunciation guide is provided for undergraduate unsure about Greek and other non-English names. The website features a special section on The Rabinal Achí that is not published in the print version. The music section, on the other hand, was not available on the website when reviewed. Although rather a disparate selection of resources, this site does contain much that is likely to be of interest to new humanities undergraduates. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.aug.edu/langlitcom/humanitiesHBK/handbook_htm/

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Artslink: information and news about arts events in South Africa

Posted by Celia Walter | 27 Feb, 2008
Artslink Artslink.co.za is a website giving information and news about arts events in South Africa. The homepage has a news section which contains links to reviews of cultural events. These are quite long, in-depth articles about some of the South Afircan arts scene's more cutting-edge productions, covering theatre, gallery exhibitions, dance, music and a broad range of the performing and visual arts . There are also announcements of forthcoming events. Further announcements are to be found in the 'artwrap' section and the site's calendar. 'Artspoken' is an interesting blog and discussion section of the site where issues raised in reviews are aired and debated, as are the merits of other events which are not found elsewhere on the site. The site is easy to navigate and, despite the small commercial section of the site, useful to scholars and enthusiasts alike. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.at.artslink.co.za/

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Writing + Graphic Systems in African Art

Posted by Celia Walter | 1 Feb, 2008
Inscribing Meaning: Writing + Graphic Systems in African Art
This exhibition "explores the relationships between African art and the communicative powers of language, graphic systems and the written word." Exhibit sections cover body art, sacred aspects of graphic inscription, political writing, artists' books, and related topics. Includes learning activities and suggested reading. Developed by the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, in association with the Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Annotation Copyright 2007 by Librarians' Internet Index
URL: http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/inscribing/index2.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24236

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Great thinkers, creators and achievers of our time

Posted by Celia Walter | 14 Nov, 2007

Peoples archive

The Peoples Archive is a website featuring the stories of the great thinkers, creators and achievers of our time. It is likely to be of interest to researchers across a range of disciplines at all levels. The Peoples Archive users modern technology to enable the existing generation of great people, who are leaders of their field, to share their stories, preserving them for present and future generations. Following the site's launch in May 2004, the Archive has been growing steadily and contains life stories grouped into seven sections: Arts, Film, Literature, Masters, Medicine, Politics and Science. Each filmed life story is accompanied by transcripts with complete bibliographies or filmographies, external links to relevant websites and illustrations. There are also internal links to other stories within the Archive relating to similar themes. All the life stories are free to view with the exceptions of the newest additions which are placed in a Subscribers Only Preview section for the first thirty days, after which they are open-access. Among the many life stories presented on Peoples Archive are those of scientists Francis Crick and Freeman Dyson. The Film section includes the filmmaker, Andrzej Wajda, and the documentary maker, Albert Maysles. The Literature section includes several of the greatest contemporary writers, among them Donald Hall and the Arts section includes illustrator Quentin Blake. Recent additions include theatre director, Sir Peter Hall, with the architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, the computer scientist Donald Knuth and writer Doris Lessing being forthcoming. This is an ambitious and innovative site, which is user-friendly and straightforward to access. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.peoplesarchive.com/

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Humanities Research Network (HRN)

Posted by Celia Walter | 24 Oct, 2007

The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is pleased to announce the creation of the Humanities Research Network (HRN). HRN will provide a world-wide, online community for research in all areas of Humanities, following the model of the other subject matter networks within SSRN (http://www.ssrn.com).

We expect HRN to become a comprehensive online resource for research in humanities, providing scholars with access to current work in their field and facilitating research and scholarship. Initially, HRN will begin with the following networks:

HRN CLASSIC RESEARCH NETWORK
Director: Lesley Dean-Jones, University of Texas at Austin

HRN ENGLISH & AMERICAN LITERATURE RESEARCH NETWORK
Director: Susan Heinzelman, University of Texas at Austin

HRN PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH NETWORK
Directors: Lawrence Becker, Hollins University and Brie Gertler,
University of Virginia

Source: Social Science Research Network

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