
Build a diverse skill set and join a community of innovative thinkers combining technology and the humanities by adding a digital humanities minor.
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Welcome to IRIS!
The IRIS Center supports digital humanities teaching, research, and community engagement at SIUE and beyond.
Featured Projects

Recovery Hub for American Women Writers
Project Website: Recovery Hub for American Women Writers Project Director: Jessica DeSpain Collaborators: Erin Chambers, Karin Dalziel, Melissa Homestead, Kristen […]

Community-Oriented Digital Engagement Scholars
Project Website: Community-Oriented Digital Engagement Scholarship Project Director: Jessica DeSpain CODES is an alternative pathway for students who are Black, […]

St. Louis Area Digital Humanities Network
Project Website: St. Louis Area Digital Humanities Network Project Co-Directors: Geremy Carnes and Margaret Smith The St. Louis Area Digital […]

Schaefer Edoid Archive
Drawing upon materials emeritus professor Ronald Schaefer amassed over thirty years of fieldwork, the Schaefer Edoid Archive brings together history, […]

RISE-DH
Realizing Inclusive Student Engagement in the Digital Humanities (RISE-DH) is an experiential learning and training program for African American students […]

Madison Historical
Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Archive for Madison County, Illinois documents, preserves, and shares the rich history of […]

Minor in Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
DHSS minors combine computational skills with humanistic methods and research questions. DHSS minors develop a strong, interdisciplinary skillset that facilitates cross-disciplinary and collaborative projects.
What our minors say
Going through the process of getting a minor in the Digital Humanities has been both beneficial and enlightening. I get to learn computer skills that I would not have previously learned through regular humanities classes and I get to relate this technical knowledge to literature in ways that make me expand my understanding of textual studies. This minor helps me understand the advancement and preservation of the field of English studies.

Gabrielle Borders
Class of 2018
Going through the process of getting a minor in the Digital Humanities has been both beneficial and enlightening. I get to learn computer skills that I would not have previously learned through regular humanities classes and I get to relate this technical knowledge to literature in ways that make me expand my understanding of textual studies. This minor helps me understand the advancement and preservation of the field of English studies.
