So, what exactly *is* DH?

24 Feb in digital humanities, humanities computing, interchangeable terminology, what's in a name

I just so happened to stumble upon an article this week when I was doing some freestyle internet surfage. Alex Reid had something interesting things to say about the notion of "DH," or what he now proposes be called the "digital humanities." Apparently "digital humanities" was being used interchangeably with "humanities computing," and Reid found the terminological switch to be a rhetorical move, and a commendable one, adding that "I don't think anyone can make digital humanities equate with humanities computing any longer."

What does everyone think? Did anyone else use these two terms interchangeably and/or confuse the terms when waxing theoretical, and are you impressed with my usage of "waxing theoretical"? If so, why?

/waxing off