Digital Humanities as Preserving Inherently Ephemeral Information

Authors

  • Adam DJ Brett Syracuse University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.28913

Keywords:

minimal computing, digital humanities, Haudenosaunee, dispossession

Abstract

The Download is where we bring you up to speed on all things digital when it comes to working in our field. In this issue, we are pleased to have a piece from Adam DJ Brett. Many of us have been working long enough to know that technologies change and fade away. Brett gives us a framework for thinking about how to make sure our content is built to last.

Author Biography

  • Adam DJ Brett, Syracuse University

    Adam DJ Brett earned his Ph.D. in religion from Syracuse University. He is an Operations Manager and International Research Associate with the American Indian Law Alliance (AILA). Additionally, he is the Grant & Event Coordinator for the Doctrine of Discovery Project at Syracuse University with Professor Philip P. Arnold, who is the Principal Investigator. The project is funded in part by the Henry Luce Grant “200 Years of Johnson v. McIntosh.”

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Published

2024-08-19

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 1 (2024)

Section

The Download

How to Cite

Brett, A. D. (2024). Digital Humanities as Preserving Inherently Ephemeral Information. Bulletin for the Study of Religion, 53(1), 24-28. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.28913