This reader presents a comprehensive selection of contributions discussing the role and potential definition of Humanities Computing¯ or, as the more recently coined label has it, of Digital Humanities¯ - a change in name that is significant in that it expresses the fields progression from an application-centered practice of computing in¯ the Humanities to a critically reflected digital, i.e. a distinct methodological, variant of Humanities research. Jan Christoph Meister, University of Hamburg, Germany Defining Digital Humanities does just that: it gathers articles published over the past 10 years that explore the digital humanities as a field. It captures current and past debates, its developing history, and divergent views of the fields porous boundaries. It is an ideal introductory reader for the classroom as well as for the curious. Susan Schreibman, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland This definitive collection captures the intense activity and sheer energy in digital humanities for over more than a decade. Charting its emergence and expansion as an academic field in its own right, this work provides a map and guide to the past, the present and the future of digital humanities. An indispensable resource for teaching and research. Paul Arthur, University of Western Sydney, Australia Foremost among many strengths of this collection is that it brings together a confluence of the many views and perspectives about the Digital Humanities - and the past histories as well as the present shapes and forms of Digital Humanities that point to its possible futures. Ray Siemens, University of Victoria, Canada 'This is not only a valuable resource for digital humanities scholars and students; it also offers valuable insights on discipline formation, on vexed questions about the role of computing and on the relationships between established and emerging fields for those working in the traditional humanities.' Online Information R
