Digital Humanities

I realize that it may be too late to attend this conference, but even if it is, I would recommend checking out their website.  It contains a number of projects that fall under the category of "digital humanities."  According to Wikipedia, the digital humanities is "a field of study, research, teaching, and invention concerned with the intersection of computing and the disciplines of the humanities."  Since one of our collective interests is the effect of digital technologies on the English language, I think that studies in this field are worth investigating.  Since this is occurring at nearby MIT, we might consider getting involved at some point.

Wikipedia in HEL

Before reading this, be sure to see the poem posted by Danielle in the last entry (I would link to this, but it doesn't appear that I have the editorial power to do it yet).

Below is some work I've been doing on Wikipedia as a both a lexical resource and collaborative model of knowledge production. I thought I'd share this with you because it is of direct relevance to the interests of our club and I'd ideally really love some feedback on it. This Thursday I'll be presenting a version of it at the UMass Boston Educational Technology Conference. As you'll see, it's written for an audience of educators, but I hope you'll find it interesting for your own purposes and research. Also, one of esteemed members is obliquely referenced in the essay - can you figure out who it is?

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