Humanities in the Digital World/Or Digital in the Humanities?

被引:2
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作者
Khanwalkar, Seema [1 ]
机构
[1] Ctr Environm Planning & Technol, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS | 2017年 / 33卷 / 1-2期
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D O I
10.5840/ajs201721521
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
"Humanities in the digital age", more than a topic, is today a genre in itself: an academic anxiety, a compromise, an opportunity for a new epoch, or the demise of a traditional ability to introspect. Browsing the literature on debates, research, experiments and future is overwhelming, and every other day we witness the closing down of a traditional humanities subject, or we see funding being diverted to the technological experiments in humanities. It becomes imperative to engage with this revolution, also called 'digital humanities. What to do in the wake of this new epoch? Do we resist, not 'serving' the system, or do we participate in creating a new digital humanities experience? The answer is difficult, particularly in the context of future generations who, as 'digital natives, cannot look back. There is merit to the anxieties with regard to the neo-capitalist enterprises that threaten to obliterate the fundamental tenets of the humanities. Ar a crossroads today are the academic departments, but at ease with new technologies are the younger generations. This article is one step towards discovering views, stating pros and cons, and looking into the kaleidoscopic spread of the humanities in the digital world. Or the digitalin the humanities world ... only future will tell.
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