Digital humanities for Arab media studies opportunities and challenges
摘要
Accelerating developments in information digitalization have induced a growing interest in harnessing digital tools and processes to investigate subjects traditionally classified as humanities. The advent of Digital Humanities (DH) has entailed not only a shift in research methodologies and approaches in disciplines such as history, literature, cultural studies, arts, and media, but it has also ignited debates about the ability of this scholarly movement to generate mature insights about the human essence of our lived experience. This article provides a meta-analytical analysis of how Digital Humanities are manifested in media studies in the Arab World from 2002 to 2022. The article addresses three facets of Digital Humanities in Arab media studies: research topics, methods, and media education curricula. The study concludes that while Digital Humanities in Arab media studies has not received adequate attention in academic discussions, a strong scholarly interest in the emerging digital landscapes and cyber communications suggests the region is gradually embracing DH features in both published research and media education curricula.