Digital Humanities: Merging Technology with Cultural Studies

Ahairwe Frank

Faculty of Business Administration and Management Kampala International University Uganda

Email:ahairwefrank56@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The digital humanities (DH) represent a transformative and interdisciplinary domain that integrates computational tools and methodologies with traditional humanistic inquiry. This paper examines the evolving landscape of DH, tracing its historical emergence, conceptual foundations, technological tools, and the challenges it poses to conventional academic paradigms. It interrogates the theoretical and practical implications of digitizing cultural knowledge, examining intersections with archival studies, data visualization, and ethical considerations in digital scholarship. Through a review of case studies, this study highlights how DH enables novel forms of inquiry into literature, history, media, and culture, while also revealing tensions surrounding collaboration, representation, and disciplinary fragmentation. Ultimately, the paper argues that digital humanities is not merely a methodological innovation but a conceptual rethinking of how knowledge is produced, curated, and disseminated in the digital age.

Keywords: Digital Humanities, Cultural Studies, Computational Humanities, Digital Archives, Data Visualization, Interdisciplinary Research, Digital Ethics, Technocultural Literacy.

CITE AS: Ahairwe Frank (2025). Digital Humanities: Merging Technology with Cultural Studies. NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION 5(2):21-26 https://doi.org/10.59298/NIJRE/2025/522126