Computational linguistics-Research-Italy-History-20th century. Computational linguistics-Research-United States-History-20th century. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Roberto Busa, S.J., and the emergence of humanities computing : the priest and the punched cards / Steven E. Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Jones, Steven E. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Jones to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. RobeRto busa, s.J., and the emeRgence of humanities computing The Priest and the Punched Cardsįirst published 2016 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2016 Taylor & Francis The right of Steven E. His most recent book, The Emergence of the Digital Humanities, highlights his specialties in textual studies and digital humanities. He was a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center Advanced Research Consortium in 2014-2015 and a recipient of the Keats-Shelley Association Distinguished Scholar award in 2013. Jones is Professor of English and Director of the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities at Loyola University Chicago. He examines relationships between the layers of hardware, software, human agents, culture, and history, and answers the question of how specific technologies afford and even constrain cultural practices, including in this case the academic research agendas of humanities computing and, later, digital humanities. Using Busa’s own papers, recently accessioned in Milan, as well as IBM archives and other sources, Jones illuminates this DH origin story. It’s the founding myth of humanities computing and digital humanities: In 1949, the Italian Jesuit scholar, Roberto Busa, S.J., persuaded IBM to offer technical and financial support for the mechanized creation of a massive lemmatized concordance to the works of St. RobeRto busa, s.J., and the emeRgence of humanities computing

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