Digital Humanities has become a significant landmark in the topography of the humanities.  Bringing together technology and academic research, the digital humanities phenomenon has informed a range of projects here at the UofT and abroad.  Dr. Natalie Rothman has been at the forefront of such projects as they relate to Ottoman history.  She will lead a discussion that will critically engage the phenomenon of digital humanities from the perspectives of academic research, institution building, and the politics of philanthropy.