The Precarious Practitioner of Moravian Digital Humanities

Abstract

abstract:This article explores precarious academic employment’s effect on the work of doing digital humanities work, specifically in the context of Moravian studies. The article documents the author’s experience of working on a digital humanities project. It focuses on the Moravian’s Boarding School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The article explores how the work of the digital humanities cannot be done without the broad support that comes from academic employment and access to resources, both technical and monetary. The author situates these issues within the context of how precarious academic employment will potentially affect the field of Moravian studies.