From the book description (University of Minnesota Press): How are the humanities adapting to the rise of digital technologies, and what are some of the tried and tested ways that postsecondary institutions are proving the importance of humanities training at the graduate level? Bringing together a diverse group of scholars and students, Digital Futures of Graduate Study in the Humanities invites a reimagining of current models of graduate education to address ongoing challenges to the humanities and to create sustainable and humane pedagogies, classes, and institutions.  

The essays cover a wide range of topics, such as the skills required to learn and practice digital methods, the resources needed to support students and faculty in this enterprise, the lack of meaningful credit for undertaking this time-intensive work, and the diminished employment possibilities within academia for graduate students who emerge with these skills.

Gabriel Hankins is associate professor of English at Clemson University and series coeditor of Cambridge Elements in Digital Literary Studies.

Alison Booth is Professor of English and Faculty Director of the Library’s DH Center at the University of Virginia.

Brandon Walsh is Head of Student Programs in the Scholars’ Lab in the University of Virginia Library.

Special thanks to our co-sponsors of this event, the UVA Department of English and the Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures, DH Initiative and DH Certificate.