This week our readings covered the digital humanities (and humanities generally) debate on instrumentalism vs criticism. This idea that digital humanities is solely product-oriented, neglecting the traditional humanities’ concern with criticism is a divide with which I struggle. Since JJ does display a critical approach, perhaps this is an artefact of her take on digital humanities. But I’m inclined to think that this divide is an artificial wall we’ve constructed, rather than anything inherent in either DH or humanities. Continue reading “Digital Humanities vs Humanities?”