The Rise of Digital Humanity: A Global Assessment of Infrastructure, Scholarship, and Cultural Work

Abstract

The term "digital humanity" (DH) describes how traditional approaches in humanities are combined with computational techniques, digitization, and data-driven applications. Using three perspectives: institutional infrastructure, scholarly output, and methodological practices in cultural heritage and humanities computing, this article explores the global growth of DH. The report, which is based on extensive bibliometric research and publicly available data, shows that DH centres are expanding rapidly worldwide, that the number of publications is increasing, and that interdisciplinarity is growing. It also discusses technological advances, ethical dilemmas, and the impacts on marginalized regions especially those in the Global South. Finally, the study argues that DH represents a shift in the creation, distribution, and management of cultural information rather than merely a collection of tools.

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