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Author: Tessa Gengnagel

PhD student from Germany. Background in History / Medieval Latin / European Multimedia Arts & Cultural Heritage Studies. Interest in Digital Humanities.

The Political Dimension of Scholarship in Times of Great Upheaval

Some thoughts on questions of social responsibility, detachment and progress in academia.

Published 17/07/2018
Categorized as academia, english, essay, long read Tagged digital humanities, diversity, politics, scholarship, science, social justice, wissenschaft

Ist das Wissenschaft oder kann das weg?

tree of porphyrius

Essay that poses the question whether the Digital Humanities can be considered an academic discipline in their own right.

Published 30/01/2018
Categorized as academia, essay, german, long read Tagged digital, epistemology, geisteswissenschaften, hermeneutics, hermeneutik, humanities, science, wissenschaft

The Quote That Never Was

Hans Vaihinger's signature

Anecdote about scholarly misconduct and the pitfalls of Wikipedia. Chronicles a quote from the philosopher Hans Vaihinger that never quite existed.

Published 07/09/2017
Categorized as academia, english, essay Tagged citation, hans vaihinger, scholarly misconduct, wikipedia

Thinking in Practice: Workshop Report

astronomer

Workshop report about “Thinking in Practice”, hosted by the Modelling DH project in January 2017 in Cologne.

Published 03/03/2017
Categorized as english, report Tagged epistemology, modelling, semiotics, workshop

Humanities = Geisteswissenschaften?

pile of books

A look at the different nuances of “humanities” and “Geisteswissenschaften” in the context of DH.

Published 23/09/2016
Categorized as academia, english, essay Tagged epistemology, geisteswissenschaften, humanities

To Be in DH Is To Be Under Attack

illumination from a manuscript

Spontaneous reply to the LA Review of Books article “Neoliberal Tools (and Archives): A Political History of Digital Humanities” by Daniel Allington, Sarah Brouillette, David Golumbia.

Published 05/05/2016
Categorized as academia, english, essay Tagged controversy, polemic

Explorer, Trader, Conqueror? On the Role of the Digital Editor

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Poster presented with Frederike Neuber at the DiXiT Convention 2. It illustrates the role of the digital editor within the “professional myth” of the Digital Humanities, first put forth by Willard McCarty.

Published 17/03/2016
Categorized as academia, english, poster Tagged digital editor, metaphor, poem, willard mccarty
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