All the Digital Humanists Are White, All the Nerds Are Men, but Some of Us Are Brave

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Following a fascinating talk by Ed Finn on the changing role and source of literary criticism in a digital age, Natalia Cecire queried the implicit neutrality of a term like “nerd.” Melissa Harris-Perry’s reclamation aside, the racialized and gendered aspects of nerddom, and by extension the digital humanities, offer opportunities for a more explicit engagement with positionalities that lead “white men to feel embattled.” How do those outside the categories white and male navigate this burgeoning disciplinary terrain?

Mbailey on Journal of Digital Humanities

All the Digital Humanists Are White, All the Nerds Are Men, but Some of Us Are Brave