OH in DH: Listening to Memory in the Age of the Digital

This is a guest post by Saniya Irfan. Studies in Digital Humanities (DH) constantly illustrate that the discipline cannot be confined to computation, coding, or technical infrastructure alone. From…

Vibing Digital History | Jason A. Heppler

One thing I’ve been thinking about is a persistent critique—one I’ve expressed myself and think is completely valid—that code generated by Claude or Codex immediately becomes technical debt. That is, it’s tantamount to producing spaghetti or legacy code that you cannot understand because you did not write it (which, of course, is a similar concern I have about generative AI producing things like historiographical essays). But as my pal Lincoln Mullen just wrote, the barrier to entry for most things we do in digital history—building websites, creating maps, designing data visualizations, preparing data—can be reduced considerably. I’ve spent my career building these kinds of skills to do this kind of work, and now a machine can do them in a fraction of the time it takes me.1 Here’s an example.

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An Introduction to the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition Toolkit

On March 18 at 1:00 PM EDT, eLabs will host a webinar that invites researchers to explore questions around the environmental impact of digital humanities work. The session draws on the approaches and resources developed by the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition (DHCC), whose work includes the development of a toolkit designed to help individuals and organizations make informed digital choices and support the development of more sustainable research projects. Led by Christopher Ohge, this webinar will provide guidance on how to implement the toolkit in research projects.

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AI for Cultural Heritage Hub (ArCH)

ArCH’s six case studies will test the ability of AI methodologies to address three cultural heritage challenges. 

Waedeker · Wikipedia's knowledge in a handy Baedeker-Format

Create a tailored Wikipedia archive as a ZIM file – available offline on hikes, expeditions, and in areas without network coverage.

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