ABSTRACT

This paper reflects upon humanities ‘interfaces’ between academia and society via an analysis of two recent Australian policy moments. First, I reflect on the inaugural Engagement and Impact (E & I) Assessment of university research, undertaken in 2018 by the Australian Research Council (ARC). The EI 2018 points to the rich contribution of humanities interfaces to social function of contemporary research and the pivotal role that communication and media studies play. Second, I discuss the effort over the past 10–15 years to conceptualise and fashion an e-research infrastructure for humanities and social sciences research. Despite leadership in e-research infrastructure in sciences Australia lagged in addressing requirements of humanities and social science. Both cases show the stakes in digital humanities interfaces, which are vital to research and its social futures.

摘要

本文通过对最近两个澳大利亚政策时刻的分析，反映了学术界与社会之间的人文“交往”。首先，我回顾了澳大利亚研究委员会（ARC）在2018年进行的大学研究的首次参与和影响（E＆I）评估。EI 2018指出人文界面对当代研究的社会功能的丰富贡献以及传播和媒体研究的关键作用。其次，我讨论了过去10到15年中为人文和社会科学研究的电子研究基础设施进行概念化和时尚化的工作。尽管在科学领域的电​​子研究基础设施方面处于领导地位，但澳大利亚在满足人文和社会科学要求方面仍然落后。两种情况都显示了数字人文界面的重要性，