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Department: Digital Humanities

Director: Professor Matthew Gold

The Graduate Center

365 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10016

Email: dh@gc.cuny.edu

https://www.gc.cuny.edu/dh

FACULTY

Jeffrey Allred, Aranzazu Borrachero, Shawna Brandle, Stephen Brier, Cathy Davidson, Duncan Faherty, Kevin Ferguson, Matthew Gold, Kelly Josephs, James Lowry, Elizabeth Macaulay, Michael Mandiberg, Jonathan Maney, Lev Manovich, Krystyna Michael, Lisa Rhody, Katina Rogers, Andrea Silva, Maura Smale, Lucas Waltzer

THE PROGRAM

The M.A. in Digital Humanities Program will provide students with both the practical skills and the humanistic knowledge needed to work on digital humanities-related projects in universities, libraries, museums, and the nonprofit sector. Digital humanists use a variety of technological tools and platforms to explore humanities subjects. They employ maps to diagram the action that takes place in novels; use network analysis software to explore relations between historical figures; prototype advanced platforms for scholarly communication; study social media and its effects on human expression and coordination; and analyze text and images through computational tools.

The program offers three areas of study: textual analysis, data visualization and mapping, and digital pedagogy. In our program, students learn to think critically about digital platforms as they begin to use them. Our students gain programming skills in the context of their digital projects, with the support of a large community of fellow practitioners behind them. The program includes an optional internship course that offers valuable experience in applying DH skills in a professional context. Throughout their coursework, students balance critical study of technology with substantive study of humanities subjects.