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What is digital humanities

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 What is Digital Humanities? Digital Humanities is the critical study of the intersection between digital technologies, disciplines in the Arts and Humanities, and scholarly communication. The University of Reading’s approach to Digital Humanities sees it as a discipline in its own right. As such, work that engages with Digital Humanities is inherently interdisciplinary. There are two main ways in which you might engage with Digital Humanities methods and principles in your research: the use of digital tools and software for interpretation and analysis of research questions in the Arts and Humanities, or for the collection, manipulation, or visualisation of Arts/Humanities research data the application of critical traditions in Arts and Humanities research to digital technologies, including those used for research and how the use of this technology changes the research outcome Digital Humanities work does not have to be a single type of research – and it probably isn’t what you thi...

The Impact of Digital Technologies

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 The Impact of Digital Technologies Technologies can help make our world fairer, more peaceful, and more just. Digital advances can support and accelerate achievement of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – from ending extreme poverty to reducing maternal and infant mortality, promoting sustainable farming and decent work, and achieving universal literacy. But technologies can also threaten privacy, erode security and fuel inequality. They have implications for human rights and human agency. Like generations before, we – governments, businesses and individuals – have a choice to make in how we harness and manage new technologies. A DIGITAL FUTURE FOR ALL? Digital technologies have advanced more rapidly than any innovation in our history – reaching around 50 per cent of the developing world’s population in only two decades and transforming societies. By enhancing connectivity, financial inclusion, access to trade and public services, technology can be a great equaliser. In...