Working the Digital Humanities: Uncovering Shadows Between the Dark and the Light

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Working the Digital Humanities: Uncovering Shadows Between the Dark and the Light. / Chun, Wendy; Rhody, Lisa Marie.
in: The Journal of Humanities, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 1, 01.05.2014, S. 1-25.

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