Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI)
GenreDigital Humanities
FrequencyAnnually
VenueUniversity of Victoria
Location(s)Victoria, BC
CountryCanada
Inaugurated2001
Websitedhsi.org

The Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) is an annual digital humanities training program held in June at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. DHSI now attracts over 600 participants[1] for two weeks of courses, forum discussions, paper sessions, and unconferences. DHSI has an International Advisory Board.[2]

In both the past and present, major overarching themes of DHSI have included collaboration, interdisciplinarity, and the creation and cultivation of a larger Digital Humanities community beyond the structure of the typical academic environment.[3] It has been especially noted that DHSI encourages opportunities for digital humanists at all stages of their careers, levels of expertise in the field, and roles in the contribution to the Digital Humanities to engage and network with each other.[4][5]

DHSI's course offerings run parallel to the DHSI Conference & Colloquium, formerly known as the DHSI Colloquium. Founded in 2009 by Diane Jakacki and Cara Leitch, the event invited graduate-only submissions until 2011.[6][7]

History

DHSI started in 2001 at Vancouver Island University. The inaugural DHSI event included lead speakers Susan Hockey, Nancy Ide, Willard McCarty, and John Unsworth, and there were some 35 participants in attendance.[8] In 2004, DHSI moved to the University of Victoria, where it currently resides.[8] It is estimated that, as of 2012, there were approximately 1,800 alumni of the institute, with a large portion returning over a period of multiple years to take further courses.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Templeton, Erin (2014-06-10). "DHSI 2014: On Building". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  2. ↑ "DHSI Administration and Operation Team". dhsi.org. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  3. ↑ Bialkowski, Voytek, Rebecca Niles, Alan Galey (2011-04/05). "The Digital Humanities Summer Institute and Extra-Institutional Modes of Engagement Archived 2014-09-17 at the Wayback Machine". Faculty of Information Quarterly 3(3), 25-26. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  4. ↑ Meloni, Julie (2010-06-10). "Reporting from 'Academic Summer Camp': the Digital Humanities Summer Institute". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  5. ↑ Pannapacker, William (2008-06-27). "Summer Camp for Digital Humanities". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  6. ↑ "DHSI Colloquium: About". DHSI Colloquium. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  7. ↑ O’Sullivan, James; Galvin, Mary; Jakacki, Diane (2016). "Introduction to the Digital Humanities Summer Institute Colloquium Special Issue". Digital Humanities Quarterly. 10 (1).
  8. 1 2 Bialkowski, Voytek, Rebecca Niles, Alan Galey (2011-04/05). "The Digital Humanities Summer Institute and Extra-Institutional Modes of Engagement Archived 2014-09-17 at the Wayback Machine". Faculty of Information Quarterly 3(3), 20. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  9. ↑ Pannapacker, William (2012-07-22). "'No DH, No Interview'". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
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