Program Overview

Global Digital Humanities (INST0076)

Key Information

The Global Digital Humanities module is part of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, specifically within the Information Studies teaching department. It carries a credit value of 15. There are no restrictions listed for this module.

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module introduces students to the similarities and variations in digital humanities work around the world, focusing on the local factors that lead to these variations. These factors include language and cultural influences, colonial and post-colonial impacts on archives, access to digitization and scholarly infrastructure, and regional political and philosophical agendas. The module covers case studies from different regional contexts, including but not limited to Latin America, North America, Europe, Africa, and beyond. Students will explore a range of digital resource formats, such as uneven or varied adoption of digital tools, archives, digital editions, open source, born-digital materials, and 3D visualizations. The language of instruction is English, but students are encouraged to read widely in any other languages for which they have proficiency.

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate an ability to read critically across cultural boundaries
• Identify key debates that reflect the dominant digital humanities issues in a range of countries
• Produce comparative critiques of global issues
• Write critically and sensitively about themes related to the module, supported by a range of evidence (both primary and secondary)
• Design digital solutions that address the complexity and multiplicity of different source materials, languages, and cultures

This module is compulsory for MA and MSc in Digital Humanities students and optional for students on other programmes offered by the Department of Information Studies.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

The intended teaching term for this module is Term 1, and it is classified as a postgraduate module at FHEQ Level 7.

Teaching and Assessment

The mode of study for this module is in-person. The methods of assessment are 100% coursework, with numeric marks used in the mark scheme.

Other Information

In the previous year, 40 students were enrolled in this module. The module leader is Dr. Adam Crymble.

Last Updated

This module description was last updated on 10th March 2026.