Teaching with digital humanities

Teaching with Digital Humanities

Jennifer Travis and Jessica DeSpain

Overview

This collection offers theoretical perspectives and case studies for teaching nineteenth-century American literature through digital humanities. It features scholars foundational to digital humanities and educators who integrate digital methods into their practice. The essays illustrate how digital pedagogies enhance student learning and can be read in any order. The book explores project-based learning, collaborative assignments combining close and computational reading, the use of digital humanities for marginal texts, organizing artifacts with an ethics of care, and activist approaches to studying difference.

Who it's for

• Educators interested in digital humanities methods.
• Scholars of nineteenth-century American literature.
• Students and researchers exploring digital pedagogy.

Key features

• Language: English
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 304
• Publisher: Marston Book Services
• Year: 2018
• ISBN: 9780252083983