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Digital Humanities Scholarship: A Model for Reimagining Knowledge Work in the 21st Century

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The essay situates the academic subfield of the digital humanities (DH) as a notable example of late 20th century theories of knowledge (e.g. writings of Jean-François Lyotard and Fredric Jameson) that called for or predicted a shift from modern to postmodern cultures of knowledge work, knowledge organization, and knowledge production. The essay reviews DH as a case study of knowledge culture transitioning within the academic industry and suggests insights for how similar transitions may develop in other industries.

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  1. Syracuse University School of Information Studies, Salt Lake City, USA

    Alasdair Ekpenyong

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Ekpenyong, A. (2021). Digital Humanities Scholarship: A Model for Reimagining Knowledge Work in the 21st Century. In: Toeppe, K., Yan, H., Chu, S.K.W. (eds) Diversity, Divergence, Dialogue. iConference 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12645. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71292-1_33

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