Digital Humanities

I believe digital humanities encompasses the study of human actions as well as the behaviors and emotions behind said actions, with the modern interface of digital technology. These actions are not limited by specific activities/subjects and can be expressed and studied in a variety of different ways. The basic forms of humanities can be studied in the form of writing, reading, speaking, and musical expression to name a few. Each of these categories contain their own unique characteristics, allowing us to begin understanding why DH cannot simply be described in a single definition. The digital portion of the humanities study generally includes popular social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. In addition, this study can include items such as video games, e-poetry, and e-lit. These items fully expose DH at work because of the shear variety of options they offer users to express emotion and how they explain emotion to the user. In DH, the use of social media allows the display of emotion by the textual sharing of thoughts, emoji cons, and more recently live displays. Due to these features, we can see that this field applies the advantages of digital technology to expand upon the generic and vast humanities study. With the continued expansion of technology in today’s society, DH is also the answer to applying an age old study to more modern aspects of life. Moreover, DH strikes an interest in the youth of society which benefits by allowing the expansion of current thoughts through fresh ideas. Due to these aspects and the idea of being able to explain and show emotion with the absence of face to face communication, DH continues to revolutionize human interaction around the world.