I call myself a digital humanist… right now. In time, as terms and definitions shift with evolving philosophies about technology and disciplines, I might call myself something different, but “digital humanist” is the term available to me right now. “Digital,” in part, describes my research interests in digitally mediated communication and network technology, but I find that it is especially descriptive of my work practices as a scholar and researcher. As a graduate student, my research involves reading and writing, but my work doesn’t always manifest itself in the ways that those words traditionally imply. I read books and articles on the page and on the screen; I also analyze markup and code, the information structures of databases, and digital user interfaces for systems and structures that facilitate user experience. I write academic papers, but I also compose with HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript to make theoretically-informed arguments about the way humans experience and consume information. I participate in peer review with my colleagues in the classroom, but I also write and respond to blog posts and converse online with my with my colleagues across the country. Because of the way that I work, the work that I do is digital even when it’s not about digital or technical topics - and it's always infused with my values and ethics as a humanist. So, when I call myself a digital humanist, I describe, in part, the tools and methodologies that I employ as a humanities scholar and researcher.