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  • Editors' Note: The Digital Humanities

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    Welcome to ViewFinder Issue 122: The Digital Humanities This issue we are exploring the digital humanities. An area of massive expansion in recent decades, the integration of computational technology in humanities research and teaching has progressed from early experiments in information management using mainframe computers, to a proliferation of creative applications of digital hardware and… continue reading.

  • The Environmental Impact of the Digital Humanities

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    What is the environmental impact of the digital humanities? This might seem like an odd question to ask. We often think of digital media as immaterial and ethereal. Digital services are persistently imagined as ‘virtual’ processes running on ethereal ‘clouds’. For this reason, the digital is persistently presented as a green and environmentally-friendly solution (we… continue reading.

  • The Importance of Delayed Gratification: D.H. Lawrence and the Visual Essay

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    “Do you find yourself spending countless hours creating videos for social media? Wish there was a faster and easier way to get the job done? Look no further! ****** the AI-powered video editing software, is here to save you time and effort. With *******, you can turn your text into captivating videos with just a… continue reading.

  • entre—ríos: Curating Digital Connections to Bodies of Water

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    Reflecting on environmental humanities research, transdisciplinary methods and public engagement, this text accounts for the context and creation of entre-rios.net —a digital platform that collates arts research-led projects focused on the wellbeing of rivers. Founded in 2019, entre—ríos (meaning “between rivers”) began as a site-specific research project, which hosted a three-week program of an exhibition,… continue reading.

  • A Caméra-stylo for the Social Media Era?

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    Film studies was in its infancy when the French critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc published two essays ‘The Birth of a New Avant-Garde: La Caméra-stylo’ (1948) in L’Écran français and later, ‘The Future of Cinema’ (1948) in La Nef. Astruc’s short but prescient essay on caméra-stylo (camera-pen) was one of the foundational texts for what… continue reading.

  • Animating Text Newcastle University (ATNU) 

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    Jennifer Richards, Newcastle University, discusses the collaborative Animating Text project which looks at how the digital books of the future might also recover – and be shaped by – both the lives and liveliness of the material books of the past.… continue reading.

  • 75th Anniversary Special: Valentine's Day

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    Learning on Screen turned 75 on 14th February 2023. A remarkable achievement for a small educational charity. A skilled shape shifter, Learning on Screen has always put the changing needs of UKFHE at the heart of our development plans. Why did a group of university teachers decide to form Learning on Screen (or the Universities… continue reading.

  • Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Humanities

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    Artificial Intelligence (A.I) is booming. Techniques and technologies are maturing, advancing, and becoming more accessible to everyday public consumers at a startling rate. Take for example ChatGTP, a chatbot made by company OpenAI, which ‘interacts’ with its user in a conversational fashion, and is able to generate, among many things: computer code, film scripts, and… continue reading.

  • ‘Gone to the Dogs': Reflections on the Life of a Digital Humanities Project

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    This essay is a brief reflection on the life of a digital humanities project. Perhaps, more accurately, it is an attempt to make sense of a digitally born project and its temporality. It is not an ode, nor is it a critique. In some ways, it feels more like a eulogy. It is a testimony… continue reading.

  • 75th Anniversary Special: Right of Way: Imagery and Inclusion in Rural Britain

    Published on: 25th May 2023

    Interest in the British countryside surged during the pandemic. Stuck indoors, we became intensely aware of our physical and emotional need for the natural world. For many, rural Britain is a place of freedom and peace, of solace and inspiration, with an intrinsic, seemingly universal appeal. But historic depictions of the countryside as a uniformly… continue reading.

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