r/DigitalHumanities

Thank you. I will be very grateful.

I am a soon to graduate with a two undergraduate degrees Data Analytics and Geography (Data Science Specialization). While I really do enjoy my fields of study, and have done the standard internships, research with professors, etc., all with the goal of working in analytics or data science, I know that there is a deeper desire for me to do something in within the humanities.

I have always had a really deep passion for history, culture, art, and film. Even with the double major in geography and data analytics, I've tried to fit as many film classes as I can into my schedule these past four years, and I feel like I spend all my free time thinking about these things rather than my actual fields of study.

That being said, DH seems like the field that is a perfect fit within my interests and skill set, but I am unsure of how to proceed and find opportunities that combine these two sides of my brain, into a single job or educational program. I've primarily been looking at grad school, and programs such as the MIT MAS seem like the dream for me, but I am unsure of what that would mean for me career wise, outside of academia. I don't see myself getting a PhD, and I know that the professor/chasing tenure lifestyle is not easy. Is going to graduate school for DH "worth it" if I am not interested in academia? I would love to work at a GLAM institution, but it seems impossible to find jobs at these places that require the data professionals. Does anyone have any experience working in a DH job, that isn't academia? If so, I would love to hear more about your path/experiences.