RedHD: Open, Collective, and Multilingual Work Dynamics
Élika Ortega (@elikaortega) on behalf of
Ernesto Priani (@epriani), Isabel Galina (@igalina), Miriam Peña (@MiriamPP), and the RedHD (#RedHD) members at large
Increasing diversification of the field around the world + issues of visibility and acknowledgement of emerging communities of DH practitioners.
Affiliated Networks (2014)
Self-determined & self-organized
a) to establish stronger relationships with DH communities around the world;
b) to increase the diversity in the group at large (but also in the Executive Committee);
c) to develop initiatives that more consistently move towards inclusion;
d) to better fulfill our mission learning from knowledge and experiences from all over the world.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1275431/godh.png)
Affiliated Networks
Self reflection about distinctive features (if any) from other DH communities (even similar ones)
Also in the face of uninformed criticism like Digital Humanities: Whose Changes Do You Want to Save?
And our response: RedHD and Latin American Contexts: Self-representation and Geopolitics in DH
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1275431/godh.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1445656/Firefox_Screenshot_2015-06-01T19-01-00.256Z.png)
One size fits all DH
One size fits all DH
What "on-the-ground" conditions have shaped the formation and development of RedHD?
First attempt to gather five years worth of RedHD work
- Grass roots history of the network
- Community building & membership at large
- Diversification of interests and locations
- Outlooks
Local Academic Context
UNAM
(National Autonomous University of Mexico)
- Internet and computational pioneer in Latin America;
- Emphasis on Sciences and Engineering Research;
- Teaching tools;
- Digital repositories of content produced by the University.
Local Academic Context
Where is Humanities Research?
- Autonomy;
- Researchers' initiatives and responsibility;
- Non-dependent on a given unit;
- Non-integrated to institutional mandates (or support).
Local Academic Context
Young scholars
- Often studied abroad;
- Part of international networks;
- Capable of obtaining funding for research;
- Often lacking other forms or support.
International Academic Context
Around 2010
- What is DH?
- Day of DH (2009)
- "The next big thing"
Isabel Galina's project “Creation, Dissemination and Usage of Primary Digital Resources in the Humanities”
Workshops September 2010-June2011
Collective envisioning of how DH could be adopted, promoted, and instated within the specific academic context
Lack of top down academic structures and/or funds to create programs, degrees, labs, or centers
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1275144/redhdcropped-bg.jpg)
June 2011
Formation of the network ≠ association or society
Informal organization on the margins of institutions
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1275144/redhdcropped-bg.jpg)
Focus on building a DH "literacy" of sorts:
- list-serv
- website
- directory of researchers and projects
- one-off workshops
- special Issue of Revista Digital Universitaria
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1275144/redhdcropped-bg.jpg)
Longer term initiatives
. . . relevance outside of our specific contexts
with readerships from Mexico, Colombia, Spain,
Argentina, the US, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Chile.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1275144/redhdcropped-bg.jpg)
Strong but non-exclusive readership in Spanish-speaking countries
Further internationalization of our work RedHD in Translation (Day of DH 2014)
- English
- French
- Italian
Community exercise of translation
(Antonio Rojas Castro, Glen Worthey, Tim Thompson, Sonia Tascón, Josh Honn, Domenico Fiormonte and RedHD members)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1275144/redhdcropped-bg.jpg)
IRL Community
Was the diversity seen online also happening in real life?
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449387/Firefox_Screenshot_2015-06-02T15-53-28.012Z.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449399/Firefox_Screenshot_2015-06-02T15-55-37.367Z.png)
IRL Community
Was the diversity seen online also happening in real life?
YES!
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449387/Firefox_Screenshot_2015-06-02T15-53-28.012Z.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449399/Firefox_Screenshot_2015-06-02T15-55-37.367Z.png)
1er Encuentro - 2ndo Encuentro
2012 2014
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449436/PresentacionesyAutores1y2Encuentros.png)
1er Encuentro - 2ndo Encuentro
2012 2014
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449426/Paises1y2Encuentros.png)
1er Encuentro - 2ndo Encuentro
2012 2014
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449452/Idiomas1y2Encuentros.png)
1er Encuentro - 2ndo Encuentro
2012 2014
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449458/titulos1encuentro.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449460/titulos2encuentro.png)
We use
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1449464/Firefox_Screenshot_2015-06-02T16-05-29.169Z.png)
Porous National &
Linguistic Boundaries
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media-p.slid.es/uploads/308929/images/1275582/mapahd.png)
From mapahd.org
Data Collected during DíaHD2013
Porous National &
Linguistic Boundaries
Likely to be reconfiguring continuously
Needs further investigation
DíaHD 2014 archive was lost
From Network to Association
- Formalization was now necessary (and possible)
- We are a much bigger network than we are an association
- Expectation of changing landscape which will demand rethinking priorities
From Network to Association
- Formalization was now necessary (and possible)
- We are a much bigger network than we are an association
- As we change the landscape we rethink priorities
Join us!
bit.ly/joinRedHD
So what?
-
Rethinking the global in the local
-
Ubiquitous local conditions
-
All DH is local DH
Thank you!
Questions?
Élika Ortega (@elikaortega)
Ernesto Priani (@epriani)
Isabel Galina (@igalina)
Miriam Peña (@MiriamPP)
and the RedHD (#RedHD) members at large
RedHD: Open, Collective, and Multilingual Work Dynamics
By Élika Ortega
RedHD: Open, Collective, and Multilingual Work Dynamics
- 2,143