Hello All,
I’m a historian who, after some years of teaching, has veered off the T-T seeking track but remains committed to research. The
plethora of innovative current DH projects has caused me to investigate entering the field, but I seem to have hit a snag. I'm strictly a historian, with no computing background. I've noticed that DH is a hot new training field for grad students, recent PhDs, or those with institutional affiliation, but what if, like me, you are further down the academic track, wanting to become trained or involved in these initiatives, *but* no longer affiliated with an institution?
Are there any specific paths or opportunities you would recommend to become involved in the field (say, in existing projects)? On a related note, how open is the field to humanists who are not, well, digital? While I've noted summer institutes or workshops, those seem geared to people already steeped in DH. In short, I’d value hearing your thoughts on gaining practical experience from a relatively outlier perspective.
Thanks!
