BY's Definition of DH

Digital humanities is a fairly new area of study that will eventually overtake the humanities department, due to its lack of uniform and openness to creativity.  Daisy Abbott once stated that DH is, "opening up new knowledge and new ways of learning through the application of digital technologies to any humanities subject." As we learned in class, DH was discovered around 1950, and since then it has changed names, definitions, and understandings of what it has to offer to universities, businesses and individuals.  It is an area of study that will continuously change because it's dependent on technology which is never consistent in this day of age.  The uniqueness of DH allows all of the individuals who utilize it, to perceive it in their own personal way instead of using a template or a format that has been laid out and used time and time again.  Research, trial and error, and creativity are the backbone of digital humanities.  Some may utilize it for literature, and others will utilize it for art.  DH enables narrators to bring their stories to life by making their pieces less text centered and more design driven, and it allows artists to take something from its primary source to its digitalized form.  DH has a permanent atmosphere, meaning that once something enters the digital format, it is permanent.  This specific characteristic of digital humanities is beneficial to all who utilize it because their work will always be preserved and accessible.