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Personal Profile
Dr Jin Gao is a Lecturer in Digital Archives at the UCL Department of Information Studies, an Associate Director of UCL Centre for Digital Humanities. She is teaching on the MA/MSc in Digital Humanities programmes and MA in Archives and Records Management programme. Jin is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum working on various collaborative research projects, such as the Chinese Export Watercolours (CEW) project. She has also been co-editing the book series Intelligent Computing for Cultural Heritage (Routledge, 2024), a volume that brings together international perspectives on digital humanities topics in cultural contexts.
1.How do you define Digital Humanities?
Digital Humanities offers the possibility to ask old questions in new ways, to ask questions that would otherwise be impossible to ask, and more importantly, digital humanities also has a role in interrogating computing and AI in society and culture, and vice versa. So we’re looking at the digital through humanistic lens and not only the humanistic through a digital lens.
2. How did you become interested in DH?
I think I can say that I am a digital humanist by training, and with seven years of working experiences within the museum sector, my background is more situated within the realm of digital cultural heritage. I became interested in DH when I realised the power of digital tools to surface hidden narratives, connect disparate collections, and engage broader communities. Over time, I’ve found DH to be a space where experimentation, interdisciplinarity, and social responsibility can come together, particularly in rethinking how we document, represent, and share cultural heritage.
3. Tell us about one of your DH projects
I’m currently leading a collaborative project between UCL and the V&A on Chinese Export Watercolours (CEW). We’re using digital tools, from cataloguing and image analysis, AR and interactive exhibitions, to explore the provenance and reinterpretation of this unique collection. It’s not just about digitisation but about understanding how digital storytelling and public engagement can open new pathways for research, access, and conversations. The project is still ongoing, and it also supports student researchers and is developing an AR exhibition for UCL East.
4. And a DH project you like?
I’ve always admired Transcribe Bentham for how it brings cultural heritage work into the public domain. It doesn’t just crowdsource transcription, it builds community, blurs the line between expert and volunteer, and shows how digital infrastructure can extend the life and relevance of historical materials. Projects like this remind me that DH is not only about technology but about trust, care, and imagination.
介绍高瑾博士
高瑾博士是伦敦大学学院（UCL）信息研究系的数字档案讲师，同时担任UCL数字人文学中心的副主任。她主要负责教授数字人文硕士学位和档案管理硕士学位，同时他也是博士生导师。高瑾是英国维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆（V&A）的访问研究员，参与博物馆多个合作研究项目，例如“中国外销画（CEW）项目”。她还共同编辑了《文化遗产智能计算》丛书（Routledge，2024），该系列汇集了来自全球关于数字人文在文化语境中应用的多元观点。
1. 您如何定义数字人文？
数字人文为我们提供了以全新方式提出传统问题的可能性，甚至使我们得以提出那些在以往不可能提出的问题。更重要的是，数字人文也在推动我们去审视计算技术和人工智能在社会与文化中的角色，反之亦然。因此，我们不仅是通过数字视角看人文学科，更是通过人文视角反思数字技术。
2. 您是如何对数字人文产生兴趣的？
我可以说自己是接受过系统训练的数字人文学者，同时也有七年在博物馆领域工作的经验，因此我的背景更贴近数字文化遗产。我开始对数字人文产生兴趣，是在意识到数字工具能够揭示被忽视的叙事、连接异地馆藏、并与公众进行更广泛的互动。随着时间推移，我逐渐意识到，数字人文是一个融合实验性、跨学科性与社会责任感的空间，尤其是在重新思考我们如何记录、呈现和分享文化遗产方面。
3. 请告诉我们一个您的数字人文项目？
我目前正开展一个UCL与V&A合作的“中国外销画（CEW）”项目。我们运用多种数字工具，包括编目、图像分析、增强现实（AR）与互动式展览，来探索这一独特藏品的来源及其当代表达。这不仅仅是一个数字化项目，更关乎我们如何借助数字叙事与公众参与，开辟研究、获取与对话的新路径。该项目仍在进行中，同时也支持学生研究工作，并正在UCL东校区策划一个小型AR展览。
4. 您特别喜欢的一个数字人文项目？
我一直很欣赏UCL的“Transcribe Bentham”项目，因为它成功地将文化遗产工作引入公共领域。这个项目不仅仅是众包转录，它更是建立了一个社区，模糊了专家与志愿者之间的界限，展现了数字基础设施如何延续历史材料的生命力与现实意义。像这样的项目提醒我们，数字人文不仅关乎技术，更关乎信任、关怀与想象力。