The History of DH in Ireland and University College Cork It is reasonable to say that the digital humanities(DH)have existed in Ireland’s institutes of higher education since the late eighties,certainly,the early nin...The History of DH in Ireland and University College Cork It is reasonable to say that the digital humanities(DH)have existed in Ireland’s institutes of higher education since the late eighties,certainly,the early nineties.As it was internationally,many of Ireland’s earliest practitioners did not explicitly identify with DH as a discipline,and their contributions to the fl edgeling fi eld came in the form of website building typically led by well-placed,influential individuals.It would be a decade or so before national universities and institutions would commit resources to the development of longer-term programs of research and teaching in the digital humanities.Nonetheless,that fi rst group of pioneers achieved several signifi cant successes,developing high-profi le projects which demonstrated the value of computers to the arts and humanities,stimulating interest in a domain which would soon become a signifi cant part of Irish education.展开更多
文摘The History of DH in Ireland and University College Cork It is reasonable to say that the digital humanities(DH)have existed in Ireland’s institutes of higher education since the late eighties,certainly,the early nineties.As it was internationally,many of Ireland’s earliest practitioners did not explicitly identify with DH as a discipline,and their contributions to the fl edgeling fi eld came in the form of website building typically led by well-placed,influential individuals.It would be a decade or so before national universities and institutions would commit resources to the development of longer-term programs of research and teaching in the digital humanities.Nonetheless,that fi rst group of pioneers achieved several signifi cant successes,developing high-profi le projects which demonstrated the value of computers to the arts and humanities,stimulating interest in a domain which would soon become a signifi cant part of Irish education.
