Institutional Arrangements in the Absence of Disciplinary Definitions: Digital Humanities in Switzerland

Authors

  • Michael Piotrowski University of Lausanne image/svg+xml
  • Max Kemman Dialogic, NL-3514 AX

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0025

Keywords:

Digital humanities, institutionalization, interdisciplinarity, academia, Switzerland

Abstract

The digitalization of research practices in the humanities has led to the emergence of the field of digital humanities (DH). DH has made significant progress in institutionalization, while remaining underdefined. Through a qualitative study of Swiss universities we explore how institutional structures and definitions of DH interact. We show that underdefinition enables flexibility in institutionalization, while the local contexts that lead to diverse institutional arrangements may necessitate the underdefinition of DH.

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Article

Issue 3

Section

Articles

Number

519540

Language

English

Published

2024-06-28