Join the Scholars' Lab & the Digital Humanities Center for an event celebrating the launch of Digital Futures of Graduate Studies, a new edited collection from the University of Minnesota Press that describes itself as a “resource for planning, reimagining, and participating in the digital transformation of graduate study in the humanities.” This roundtable will feature opening provocations and discussions by editor Gabriel Hankins (Clemson University) as well as contributors Alison Booth (UVA English) and Brandon Walsh (UVA Library). Refreshments will be provided. Please register to reserve your lunch!

From the book description (University of Minnesota Press): How are the humanities adapting to the rise of digital technologies, and what are some of the tried and tested ways that postsecondary institutions are proving the importance of humanities training at the graduate level? Bringing together a diverse group of scholars and students, Digital Futures of Graduate Study in the Humanities invites a reimagining of current models of graduate education to address ongoing challenges to the humanities and to create sustainable and humane pedagogies, classes, and institutions.  

The essays cover a wide range of topics, such as the skills required to learn and practice digital methods, the resources needed to support students and faculty in this enterprise, the lack of meaningful credit for undertaking this time-intensive work, and the diminished employment possibilities within academia for graduate students who emerge with these skills.