Digital humanities (DH) is a multi- and interdisciplinary field as well as a set of methods and approaches that combine computational methods with humanistic inquiry. Digital humanities practice often also involves critical evaluation and reflection on the tools that enable the work.

This guide provides an introduction to DH, resources at Stanford and beyond for conducting and publishing DH research, and information about participating in the DH community. Looking for someone to contact? Reach out to Alix Keener, Digital Scholarship Coordinator (alixkee@stanford.edu), and/or the Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Research (CIDR) in the Library (contact-cidr@stanford.edu). 

• "The History of Humanities Computing,” Susan Hockey, A Companion to Digital Humanities, 2004 
• "The Humanities, Done Digitally,” Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Debates in the Digital Humanities, 2012
• “This Is Why We Fight”: Defining the Values of the Digital Humanities," Lisa Spiro, Debates in the Digital Humanities, 2012
• “How Did They Make That?” Miriam Posner, blog post, 2013
• "A Digital Humanities What, Why, & How", Amanda Visconti, blog post, 2016