The Elizabethtown College Digital Humanities Hub

Humanities, as an academic field, studies and examines the human experience. What is the human experience? It is our languages, our literatures, our art, our religions, our histories and our connections to one another. At Elizabethtown College, our faculty and students celebrate, promote and conduct research in many sub fields of the humanities, and we are excited to announce the launch of our new Digital Humanities Hub.

The human experience is now broadcasted on a massive scale. We are far more collaborative and connected than ever before. Every single day more and more of our literary, historical and religious records are being digitized and published online for you to click, watch, share and comment on. Unlike any other time in history, the storehouse of our collected knowledge is no longer behind lock and key; it is available for you to experience in a variety of digital environments. It is now commonplace to read original manuscripts—written in the author’s handwriting—and inspect ancient artifacts in high definition. Because these documents, images, letters, texts, films and artifacts are now accessible, the possibilities in teaching, learning, and research in the humanities is now limitless.

To respond to these new opportunities in the humanities, we have repurposed prime space in the Wenger Center to connect with one another, to explore the new and exciting horizons in our discipline, and to share our collective intellectual energy with our community and beyond.

In the days and weeks to come, we will be posting regular updates to our blog about the happenings in our new hub. Check back with us often to connect with us on this amazing new journey.

Project Post #1

A Dynamic Timeline on South Korean Culture and Politics

Ly Do’s project “South Korean Pop Culture: Technology and Soft Power” explores Korean pop culture (K-pop) which is expanding globally at a rapid pace. Today, K-pop is more known for its many-members boybands and girlbands, as well as solo artists; all with peculiar styles.  This project, in the form of an interactive timeline, leads users through a selective historical journey on how the K-pop phenomenon came to be as it is today.

This is a project was completed in partial completion of a college Digital Humanities class. The timeline serves as a map for individuals/groups who are interested the development of South Korea popular culture. It is a map of paths (in each event tab) which direct readers to sites with more comprehensive information on the scope.

http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/536630/South-Korean-Pop-Culture-Technology-and-Soft-Power/

Project Post #2

Race: As seen on YouTube

Teddi Tomares and Christina Ugrovics developed a database of videos posted to YouTube that illustrates how individuals and groups are advancing a discussion on race through video. Their database, Through Their Lens (www.throughtheirlens.wordpress.com) includes videos posted by a variety of YouTubers from all walks of life.