Centre for Computing in the Humanities
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The Department of Digital Humanities (DDH) (formerly Centre for Computing in the Humanities) is an academic department and research centre in the School of Arts & Humanities
at King's College London
. Its current address is 2nd floor, 26-29 Drury Lane
, London
, WC2B 5RL. DDH represents one of the largest groups of digital humanities expertise in the world, with particular expertise in XML technologies, structured data and prosopography
, mapping and GIS, and user interface innovation.
The primary objective of the Department is to foster awareness, understanding and skill in the scholarly applications of computing. It operates in three main areas: as a department with responsibility for its own academic programme; as a research centre promoting the appropriate application of computing in humanities research; and as a unit providing collegial support to its sister departments in the School of Arts and Humanities. As a research centre, the Department of Digital Humanities is a member of the Humanities Research Centres, the School's umbrella grouping of its research activities with a specifically inter-disciplinary focus.
The Centre for Computing in the Humanities was established by Professor Harold Short in 1991, and changed its name in 2011. Paul Spence is currently Acting Head of Department; Andrew Prescott was appointed Chair of Digital Humanities in April 2011, and will take up the position of Head of Department in January 2012.
King's College London School of Arts and Humanities
The King's College London School of Arts & Humanities is one of the nine academic Schools of Study of King's College London and one of the best in the world...
at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. Its current address is 2nd floor, 26-29 Drury Lane
Drury Lane
Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. The northern part is in the borough of Camden and the southern part in the City of Westminster....
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, WC2B 5RL. DDH represents one of the largest groups of digital humanities expertise in the world, with particular expertise in XML technologies, structured data and prosopography
Prosopography
In historical studies, prosopography is an investigation of the common characteristics of a historical group, whose individual biographies may be largely untraceable, by means of a collective study of their lives, in multiple career-line analysis...
, mapping and GIS, and user interface innovation.
The primary objective of the Department is to foster awareness, understanding and skill in the scholarly applications of computing. It operates in three main areas: as a department with responsibility for its own academic programme; as a research centre promoting the appropriate application of computing in humanities research; and as a unit providing collegial support to its sister departments in the School of Arts and Humanities. As a research centre, the Department of Digital Humanities is a member of the Humanities Research Centres, the School's umbrella grouping of its research activities with a specifically inter-disciplinary focus.
The Centre for Computing in the Humanities was established by Professor Harold Short in 1991, and changed its name in 2011. Paul Spence is currently Acting Head of Department; Andrew Prescott was appointed Chair of Digital Humanities in April 2011, and will take up the position of Head of Department in January 2012.
See also
- King's College LondonKing's College LondonKing's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
- Digital Humanities
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