Digital humanities means computer assisted literary study since the invention of computers, it knows only one language that is English. Thus English department and digital world are directly connected and digital technique can applied to other humanities field as well. Computers have been part of our disciplinary lives for well over two decades now. During this time digital humanities has accumulated a robust professional apparatus that is probably more rooted in English than any other departmental home.
(The) Digital Humanities or DH, amid much debate and ever eluding any definition, comprise research involving the coming together of computing and IT with traditional Humanities. So one aspect of DH would be the creation of digital texts and editions or cultural archives.The other aspect is the exploration of digital culture: for example, how Facebook affects our culture and whether videogames are art.
Simply put, DH is the study of how the Humanities has been influenced by digital media.
As eminent DH scholar, Matthew Kirschenbaum, puts it: "[W]e support work from “Shakespeare to Second Life,” as we’re fond of saying."
Digital Humanities is new and indeed very new to India. Presidency University's Gen-ed course aims to spread the word (and the hyperlink) among students from all disciplines.
digital media and how it influences the arts and culture (in general); how digital media relates to non-digital media (e.g. printed books)
digital texts - how they are created, searched, archived
storytelling in digital media (e.g. videogames)
digital media and culture (the cultural footprint of facebook and social networking)
using digital tools for Humanities research (how to use online tools for quicker and smarter research techniques)
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