https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/author/aprescott/Recent content in Aprescott on Journal of Digital HumanitiesHugoen-USThu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/1-2/an-electric-current-of-the-imagination-by-andrew-prescott/Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/1-2/an-electric-current-of-the-imagination-by-andrew-prescott/<p>It is a great honour for me to become head of this academic department devoted to the study of the digital humanities. When I first saw experiments in the digital imaging of books and manuscripts in the British Library twenty years ago, it was impossible to imagine that they would develop into an intellectual activity on a scale warranting an academic department. The fact that King’s College London has led the way in this process is due to the work of many pioneers, and I cannot start this lecture without acknowledging their achievements and saying what a pleasure it is to join them now as a colleague. Above all, it is essential to honour the contribution of Professor Harold Short who is without doubt the father of the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London. Harold has been an outstanding international pioneer of the digital humanities, and I feel honoured and humbled to follow in his footsteps.</p>