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HumanitiesThe humanities are a group of academic subjects united by a commitment to studying aspects of the human condition and a qualitative approach that generally prevents a single paradigm from coming to define any discipline.
In academia, the humanities are generally considered to be, along with the social sciences and the natural sciences, one of three major components of the liberal arts and sciences.
While the precise definition of the humanities can be contentious, the following disciplines are generally recognized to form their core:
The contents of the humanities are nowhere particularly prescribed. Some expand the definition to include other studies of human life using qualitative description and analysis:
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The English Server: Cyber Folder
Essays on the intersection between technology, culture and human nature. Hosted by Carnegie Mellon University.
http://eserver.org/cyber/
Early Modern Literary Studies
The January 1998 edition of Early Modern Literary Studies, available online, is devoted to Shakespeare internet scholarship.
http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/emls/03-3/03-3toc.html
Review of English Verse Drama: The Full-Text Database.
Creating a CD-ROM literature database by David L. Gants, University of Virginia.
http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/emls/02-1/rev_gan1.html
Electronic Texts, File Formats, and Copyright
Perry Willett cites Biblical scholar's early use of electronic texts, databases, and file formats.
http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/emls/01-2/rev_wil2.html
From Book to Screen: A Window on Renaissance Electronic Texts
Michael Best's article on electronic editions of Renaissance texts.
http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/emls/01-2/bestbook.html
The Perdita Project
Describes the Perdita Project, by Nottingham Trent University and Oxford University's Centre for Humanities Computing, to create a database guide to over 400 early modern and 17th c. manuscripts by women.
http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/emls/03-2/burkperd.html
The Lady of May: a Case Study in the Rhetoric of Electronic Text
Richard Bear's 1996 paper on preparing electronic texts for the internet, uses Sidney's The Lady of May as a case study
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/may/550.html
Bibliography of Humanities Computing
Offers links to publications in humanities computing organized according to methods and tools rather than by discipline. Features information on imaging, lexicography, text archives, and optical character-recognition.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/bib/
UWired Catalyst Home Page
The Univ. of Washington's online resource for educators implementing electronic technology into their curriculum.
http://depts.washington.edu/catalyst/home.html
Film and Television
Excellent collection of papers re: the influence and effect media has on culture from The English Server
http://eserver.org/filmtv/
Related Readings from IATH
"In this section, we collect pointers to resources on the internet that are broadly related to the projects underway at the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the Univ. Of Va., or to the general topic of computing in the humanities."
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/cgi-bin/readings.pl
Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography
Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information
http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/SUBJIN_B.HTM
Institute for the Humanities
Offering fellowships and public programs in the humanities and the arts, including art exhibitions, lecture series, conferences, and an annual Humanities Spring Seminar.
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/humin
Streaming Audio and Video Recordings
"This site, will now be dedicated to posting audio and video recordings in the arts and humanities, to the same communities our text collections have served for the past seven years." Requires Windows Media Player or Real Audio
http://eserver.org/audio/title.lasso
Literary Terms / Rhetorical Devices
"A Glossary of Literary Terms and A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices including an Introduction and a Self Test."
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html
Humanitas
Interdisciplinary journal that explores the relationships between social philosophy, epistemology and art. Features current and archived issues, as well as information for prospective authors.
http://www.nhinet.org/hum.htm
H-AHC: Association for History and Computing
H-Net discussion group that exists to encourage and maintain interest in the use of computers in all types of historical studies. Features subject overview, archive, links to related lists, and subscription information.
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~ahc/
Teaching European Literature and Culture with Communication and Information Technologies
"The papers outline a rich range of approaches to the teaching of analytical and critical skills in literary and cultural studies." An Oxford University study.
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~ctitext2/publish/occas/eurolit/index.html
Thomas L. Long - Humanities/Technology/Postmodernity
Paper given at the 1993 Southern Humanities Council Annual Conference. Discusses the connections between community college education, technology, and business.
http://users.visi.net/~longt/techhum.htm
Ilex Foundation
Promotes the study of humanistic traditions that derive from the civilizations of the Mediterranean and the Near East.
http://ilexfoundation.org/
Flinders University - Counterpoints
Multidisciplinary postgraduate conference for postgraduate students to present their research in Humanities and Social Sciences.
http://ehlt-online.flinders.edu.au/counterpoints/
Electronic Imprint - University of Virginia Press
Publishes digital scholarship in the humanities and social sciences; site contains discussions and resources for electronic scholarly projects as well as publication listings.
http://www.ei.virginia.edu/
Southwest Regional Humanities Center
Promotes and facilitates the exchange of knowledge among individuals, communities, and institutions that focus on regional humanities issues.
http://swrhc.txstate.edu
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