Very interesting. I am taking a gender and environment class right now and we have talked a lot about the representation of the gender spectrum in different spheres. Activity online can be complicated. On one hand, being online means that you can present yourself as you wish to be seen, but given that the information you put online can end up in the wrong hands also puts some individuals at greater risk in the real world. Digital expression or community can give opportunities for the visibility of certain communities but because of the nature of online communication and community, can create distance between lived experience and online identity.

Yikes. This seems very dangerous. I do not like this at all. Culture is something dynamic, evolving, and personal to people belonging to a specific culture, and I believe sacred, or at least parts of culture are.

I would think that digital work would create more permeable boundaries and greater accessibility for all.

This type of work is important for identifying and dismantling systemic issues that continue to oppress certain people or ideas.

Agreed! I think there are so many exciting opportunities for decolonizing the way we tell our histories and for people who have been suppressed to their own stories in there own ways.

With something so complex, learning how to go about understanding and engaging in it is more important than having a specific set of instructions that do not accommodate the many variables. It is like the saying, "If you catch a man a fish he will eat for a night, but if you teach him how to fish, he will eat for a life time."

I believe with technology changing everyday that digital humanities will be able to encompass more in the delivery of information. But I also believe as the shift comes there will be new issues and a never ending stream of what could be approved upon. I think everything has limitations and part of the digital component is the lack of an actual teacher to answer your questions in that moment. There will always be draw backs to everything but I feel like utilizing what we have and making it the best we can is all that others can expect from us. Just because something is not perfect does not make it uninformative.

Viewing a piece such as a timeline or twine is different than having someone who has done the work walk you through it. I feel that if I were to do my timeline and explain certain points that just did not make it my viewers would gain more. I feel like just finding something like twine does not necessarily give you the full picture.

I feel like there will never be an end to learning what fully encompasses digital humanities. Technology is ever changing and growing, it seems that everyone has the opportunity to use technology to make a difference in whatever field interests them. I feel that just like any weapon technology has the ability to be used for good or bad. Propaganda has the ability to foster hatred and can alternatively decide the good side or the bad. How people feel about a society as a whole can be affected with a single click of a mouse. But on the other hand we can give support to those in need in those countries suffering. Digital Humanities is another outlet for good or evil it is essentially up to the individual behind the screen to determine the outcome. There are millions of views of millions of topics, and who knows which side is accurate.

Digital Humanities objective, is to foster and support creative, and diverse research projects.Software and coding can be used in a variety of ways to illustrate concepts and tell stories. The emphasis is not just on the content, but also on how to present it effectively to our viewing public and come up with more effective means of communicating these theories.