If I were looking for a PhD program, I would want it to include a serious component on digital scholarship in the humanities, new media, or something along those lines…..Matt Kirschenbaum lists some of the PhD programs relating to digital humanities but also points out the importance of possibly pursuing a PhD in a traditional field such as English: “Many humanities departments may be nervous about hiring people with new-fangled interdisciplinary degrees. That’s not intended as an absolute red flag, but before you enroll in a brand-new Ph.D. program in a field that didn’t exist ten years ago you should ask for some straight talk about the program’s placement strategy.”

Matt’s post is also a good and brief overview of humanities programs, particularly in English, that are doing innovative things digitally. Those institutions and their faculty are worth observing. There also are some good points listed in the comments to Matt’s post, so be sure to read those, too.