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Reconceptualizing the Digital Humanities in Asia

New Representations of Art, History and Culture

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Editors:
  1. Kaby Wing-Sze Kung

    1. The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong

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  • Integrates original interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary evidence-based research conducted in Asia
  • Provides up-to-date references for research in the burgeoning field of the digital humanities
  • Presents new and diverse scholarly voices in the digital humanities from Asia in areas of art, literature, film, music, visual culture, media, and animation, gaming, and Internet culture

Part of the book series: Digital Culture and Humanities (DICUHU, volume 2)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  5. Back Matter

    Pages 189-198
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About this book

This book examines new forms of representation that have changed our perception and interpretation of the humanities in an Asian, and digital, context. In analyzing written and visual texts, such as the use of digital technology and animation in different works of art originating from Asia, the authors demonstrate how literature, history, and culture are being redefined in spatialized relations amid the trend of digitization. Research studies on Asian animation are in short supply, and so this volume provides new and much needed insights into how art, literature, history, and culture can be presented in innovative ways in the Asian digital world. The first section of this volume focuses on the new conceptualization of the digital humanities in art and film studies, looking at the integration of digital technologies in museum narration and cinematic production. The second section of the volume addresses the importance of framing these discussions within the context of gender issues in the digital world, discussing how women are represented in different forms of social media.  The third and final section of the book explores the digital world’s impacts on people’s lives through different forms of digital media, from the electromagnetic unconscious to digital storytelling and digital online games. This book presents a novel contribution to the burgeoning field of the digital humanities by informing new forms of representation and interpretations, and demonstrating how digitization can influence and change cultural practices in Asia, and globally. It will be of interest to students and scholars interested in digitization from the full spectrum of humanities disciplines, including art, literature, film, music, visual culture, media, and animation, gaming, and Internet culture.

"This is a well-written book, and I enjoyed reading it. The first impression of the book is that it is very innovative - a down-to-the-earth academic volume that discusses digital culture."
- Professor Anthony Fung, Professor, Director, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

"This book has contributed to the existing field of humanities by informing new forms of representation and interpretations, and how digitization may change cultural practices. There is comprehensive information on how the humanities in the digital age can be applied to a wide range of subjects including art, literature, film, pop music, music videos, television, animation, games, and internet culture."
- Dr Samuel Chu, Associate Professor, The Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong 



Editors and Affiliations

  • The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong

    Kaby Wing-Sze Kung

About the editor

Dr Kaby Wing-Sze Kung obtained her Doctoral Degree from School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She is currently an Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University of Hong Kong. Her research interests are Chinese Feminism, Chinese-Western Comparative Literature, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature and Film, as well as Chinese Diasporic Writing and Film.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reconceptualizing the Digital Humanities in Asia

  • Book Subtitle: New Representations of Art, History and Culture

  • Editors: Kaby Wing-Sze Kung

  • Series Title: Digital Culture and Humanities

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4642-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4641-9Published: 10 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4644-0Published: 11 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-4642-6Published: 09 September 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2520-8640

  • Series E-ISSN: 2520-8659

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 198

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Digital Humanities, Digital/New Media, Technology and Digital Education, Arts

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