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12016-05-04T14:53:29-07:00Little bit of DH and Little bit of me2plain2016-05-04T15:02:39-07:00After reading the articles and attending lecture, I strongly believe that the Digital Humanities are not successful nor diverse. This is due to the Digital Divide. Access to ICTs is still unevenly disproportionate. There are household and areas with no internet access. And if people are unable to access the internet, they really can't participate or interact with the Digital Humanities. So no, there should be improvement in making the DH more accessible, social justice driven, and diverse.
I do consider myself apart of many inter-sectional groups. I think the main one is as a Chicana. Chicana is a political identity for women who are of Mexican American descent and want equal treatment compared to white, and male. I think it is important to have a space where I can feel accepted and kind of as a support system. On Facebook and other social media sites, there are many pages that are devoted to Chicana/Latina feminists. Knowing that these pages exists shows some growth in accessibility to women of color.
I also wanted to comment on your Media. When doing a general search of any thing, the result is usually white-oriented. If you want people of color, you do have to type in the ethnic group you want. I did the same thing by typing in Christmas family, and the results were the same. It was definitely a White Christmas. And if I wanted to see more people of color, I had to alter my search. It's actually unbelievable, but it furthers the point that the internet hasn't caught up with equal representation yet.
