Before digital humanities (DH) the term was humanities computing. One benefit that Gold thinks of the new term is that “digital humanities implied a form of humanism”. When thinking about humanism it’s “any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate” (dictionary.com). Digital humanities among other things are composed of research, teaching, invention, and what can be redefined as the main focal point, humanism. 

Colored Conventions Project (CCP) covers the general terminology of digital humanities, but it can also focuses on humanism. As mentioned in their site “the Colored Conventions Project (CCP) is a scholarly and community research project dedicated to bringing the seven decades-long history of nineteenth-century Black organizing to digital life.” CCP is composed of their research: digital records, exhibits, teaching, news and events. With humanism in mind, CCP is operating on the digital humanities of today. DH of today is defined as a scholarship/pedagogy that is visible to the public 24-7 in an unaccustomed way for those to collaborate. An innovative way of CCP collaborating with others which is their use of twitter.  Twitter “harbors networks of people who have been working together, sharing research, arguing, competing, and collaborating for many years.” 

CCP was created with the human interest of sharing seven decades-long history of nineteenth-century Black. It continued the humanism aspect of DH with the information shared on their platform that lives 24-7 for those to collaborate from around the world. Additionally it also presents ways for others to network and connect with shared interest, via twitter. 

References

Gold, Matthew K. 2012. The Digital Humanities Moment In Debates in the Digital Humanities, edited by Matthew K. Gold. University of Minnesota Press.

“CCP.” The Colored Conventions Project, 12 Mar. 2020, coloredconventions.org/about/.