The Center for
Advanced Research in
Computational Humanities
Research

Research areas

Research at ARCH spans the humanistic study of computing and advanced technologies, the use of computational methods in humanities research, and humanities-based contributions to interdisciplinary scholarship. We bring interpretation, critique, creative practice, philosophical rigor, and social and historical analysis to questions of AI ethics, safety, agency, social impact, theories of meaning, theories of consciousness, and theories of reasoning; to the study of games, virtual worlds, simulations, and digital twins; and to research on embodiment, presence, perception, narrative, play, and social interaction in computationally immersive environments from browsers to full-body systems, prosthetics, and robotics.

Humanities Approaches to ComputationTreats artificial intelligence, computing hardware, software, and robotics as objects of humanities research, and as domains where humanistic concepts and judgment do substantive work. View → Public Digital HumanitiesDevelops public-facing forms of humanities research, interpretation, and cultural engagement. View → Digital NarrativeIn digital narrative research we analyze and create emerging forms of narrative across creative writing, game design, digital film, podcasting, interactive and branching narrative, immersive storytelling, and virtual world-building. View → Cultural AnalyticsUses computing to advance research into cultural artifacts, archives, and historical, linguistic, and material collections. View → Critical AI and Data StudiesInvestigates the social, cultural, political, embodied, and environmental implications of artificial intelligence and data-driven systems. View →