Wege bereiten, vermitteln und Denkräume schaffen! Reflexionen zu institutionellen und infrastrukturellen Erfolgsfaktoren für Digital Humanities an deutschen Universitäten auf Grundlage von Expert*inneninterviews

Abstract

This article uses the example of the ›university‹ to illustrate which institutional framework conditions the Digital Humanities need in order to release innovation potential and to take on a leading role in the digital transformation of the Humanities. The focus of the discussion is on the consideration of the Digital Humanities as a community-induced phenomenon and the resulting important role of induction (i.e. of pioneers and mediators) and incubation (i.e. institutional spaces for thought and encounter). Taking the above as a starting point, it will also be explored to what extent this approach can be made fruitful for other institutional contexts.

Keywords

• hochschule
• experteninterview
• infrastruktur
• wissenschaftstheorie
• scientific community