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"Doing a Lot with a Little: Making Digital Humanities Work at a Small College"


I’ve enjoyed the readings and other DH related activities I have completed this week. Sadly, once again, I will not be able to log in live tomorrow night, but I’m looking forward to watching the recording and catching up. I’m hoping to be able to log in for the live class again soon.

In addition to the assigned class readings, I read an interesting article about implementing the DH at a small college. “Doing a Lot with Little: Making Digital Humanities Work at a Small College” by Deborah Vanderbilt opened my eyes and described a specific project that the author implemented at her small college. Her project was very approachable, not intimidating, and seems to have been well-received by her students. This encourages me to explore different options for introducing the DH at my own small community college. While a lot of the projects we have looked at and discussed are super interesting, I fear they might be a little overwhelming for some student populations. However, this article makes the prospect of implementing the DH in small ways less daunting.

I’ve added this particular article in my Zotero folder if anyone else would like to review it.

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