Digital Humanities in the era of Open Science

diversity and convergence in knowledge construction

Abstract

The approach of epistemic cultures exposes the differences in the construction of the processes of production and creation of knowledge between the different academic fields, which, in turn, implies the fragmentation of knowledge. The digital humanities are an inter and transdisciplinary field, composed of different epistemic cultures marked by different knowledge production practices that differ from each other. In the current scenario of scholarly communication, the discourse around open practices during research has been increasingly taking a prominent place. However, this discourse, under the open science paradigm, reveals itself to be more framed in the context of the epistemic cultures of science, not fully considering the remaining domains of knowledge. This study aims to frame the epistemic cultures of the digital humanities in the discourse of opening knowledge. Its conclusion points to the need to adopt a specific discourse around the opening of knowledge, which considers the diversity of academic communication practices, including those that are specific to the humanities. At the same time, the digital humanities can contribute to the consolidation of this discourse.