I left class on Monday feeling a little confused about what I would be doing over in this course, but the next two classes helped to clear up some of my confusion. I am still a little confused. I thought this was more of a history class because I think my advisor told me to take it. But I am excited to learn about this topic. I think it will be good for me to have this knowledge under my belt because in history we may be doing similar things. In class we discussed the different definitions of Digital Humanities, and I learned that there is not one definition for Digital Humanities. Everyone who is an expert on the subject had a different definition. I relate this to history, which is my major, because I think if you asked every history major at this school for a definition of history you would get a different answer. The same would happen if you asked all the professors at this school or the most highly respected history scholars. Depending on their specific interest or expertise they might give a different response. Also, depending on their level of education there might be a difference in response. This is the same for Digital Humanities. As we saw on the website, people who are experts in the field gave varying responses as to the definition of Digital Humanities. Some of the responses were short and to the point and some were long and more drawn out. Being drawn out is not always bad as they gave a more detailed definition and left less room for gray area. The short and to the point did not necessarily always leave gray area though. It is just different ways to express themselves. This is also how some definitions can differ. Some people are blunter and some like to make sure their audience knows what they are trying to say.
