Humanist (electronic seminar)
Encyclopedia
Humanist is an international electronic seminar on humanities computing and the digital humanities, in the form of a long-running electronic mailing list
and its associated archive. The primary aim of Humanist is to provide a forum for discussion of intellectual, scholarly, pedagogical, and social issues and for exchange of information among members.
Humanist is a publication of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
(ADHO) and the Office for Humanities Communication (OHC) and an affiliated publication of the American Council of Learned Societies
(ACLS). As of 2008, there are 1650 subscribers.
, as a Bitnet/NetNorth electronic mail network for people who support computing in the humanities. McCarty, now at King's College London
, has continued to edit it since then.
Although Humanist started off as a means of communication for people directly involved in the support of humanities computing
, it has grown in scope to become an extended conversation about the nature of "humanities computing" (or "digital humanities", or one of a contested range of other names), about what computing looks like viewed from the humanities, and humanities from computing: "Humanist remains the forum within which the technology, informed by the concerns of humane learning, can be viewed from an interdisciplinary common ground."
Electronic mailing list
An electronic mailing list is a special usage of email that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. It is similar to a traditional mailing list — a list of names and addresses — as might be kept by an organization for sending publications to...
and its associated archive. The primary aim of Humanist is to provide a forum for discussion of intellectual, scholarly, pedagogical, and social issues and for exchange of information among members.
Humanist is a publication of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations, or ADHO, is a digital humanities umbrella organization formed in 2005 to coordinate the activities of the , the , and the .-History:...
(ADHO) and the Office for Humanities Communication (OHC) and an affiliated publication of the American Council of Learned Societies
American Council of Learned Societies
The American Council of Learned Societies , founded in 1919, is a private nonprofit federation of seventy scholarly organizations.ACLS is best known as a funder of humanities research through fellowships and grants awards. ACLS Fellowships are designed to permit scholars holding the Ph.D...
(ACLS). As of 2008, there are 1650 subscribers.
History and current scope
The Humanist list was created in 1987 by Willard McCarty, then at the University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, as a Bitnet/NetNorth electronic mail network for people who support computing in the humanities. McCarty, now at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, has continued to edit it since then.
Although Humanist started off as a means of communication for people directly involved in the support of humanities computing
The Digital Humanities
The digital humanities is an area of study, research, teaching, and invention concerned with the intersection of computing and the disciplines of the humanities. Sometimes called humanities computing, the field has focused on the digitization and analysis of materials related to the traditional...
, it has grown in scope to become an extended conversation about the nature of "humanities computing" (or "digital humanities", or one of a contested range of other names), about what computing looks like viewed from the humanities, and humanities from computing: "Humanist remains the forum within which the technology, informed by the concerns of humane learning, can be viewed from an interdisciplinary common ground."