We will have some groups heading out socialize and dine over lunch, but if your tastebuds want to lead you elsewhere, we’ve compiled a short list of local spots that you might want to sample. It is not comprehensive by any means, so if you are a from out of town and don’t see anything on this list that appeals to you, feel free to grab a local for more advice!

Nearby:
Reggae Shack
www.facebook.com/reggaeshackcafe/
619 W University Ave
Gainesville, FL

Cafe C
celebrations-catering.com/cafe-c/
424 N.W. 8th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601

Towards campus:

Bistro 1245
www.leonardosgainesville.com/menuBistro.html#bmenu
1245 W. University Avve
Gainesville, FL

Faith Vietnamese
www.yelp.com/biz/faith-vietnamese-gainesville
808 W University Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601

Downtown:

Andaz Indian
www.andazgainesville.com/home.html
12 W. University Ave
Gainesville. Florida. 32601

Big Lou’s NY Pizzeria
www.biglouspizzeria.com/
5 SE 2nd Ave.
Gainesville, FL. 32601

Emiliano’s Cafe
emilianoscafe.com/
7 SE 1st Ave.
Gainesville FL 32601

The Jones
thejonesbside.com/
203 SW 2nd Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32601

Harvest Thyme Cafe
harvesthymecafe.com/
2 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601

Steamers
www.yelp.com/biz/steamers-gainesville-2
104 SE 1st Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601

Flacco’s Cuban Bakery
foursquare.com/v/flacos-cuban-bakery–coffee/4b613a28f964a5207a0d2ae3
200 W University Ave (NW 2nd Street), Gainesville, FL 32601

Loosey’s
ldt.looseys.com/
120 SW 1st Avenue,
Gainesville, Fl 32601

Mojo Hogtown BBQ
www.mojobbq.com/mojo-hogtown-bar-b-que-smoked-meats-whiskey-bar
12 SE 2nd Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601

Perhaps the most intriguing thing about digital humanities is the expansiveness of the field. It has no single definition, no limitations on what it is and isn’t. The possibilities within the field are limitless, but its liminality – its existence somewhere between “real” humanities and “real” tech – is also one of its largest drawbacks. For all of its possibilities, the field of digital humanities is also rife with questions: Can young academics put their DH work on their CVs? Can assistant professors use it to gain tenure? Can alt-ac doctorate-holders transform it into a non-academic career? And, perhaps most important of all, can those of us toiling in the (often-unpaid) DH bowels get, and keep, others on board to help them with their projects? Ultimately, I hope to explore how can we explain the importance and significance of this growing and dynamic field to our core audiences: other academics, and the public at large.

I am an ACLS Public Fellow/Engagement Analyst at the Center for Public Integrity, the managing editor of Points: The Blog of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society, and a writer whose first book (a history of marijuana activism from the 1960s to today) is being published by Basic next year. I work with DH every day, and I hope to use my presentation to discuss the possibilities and potential of this field for academia/alt-ac, but also dialogue with others about where we see the field going, where its greatest applications lie, and how we can bring more people into the conversation. The emphasis of DH has long been, in my opinion, an opening of the humanities to as broad as audience as possible – certainly a worthy goal. But it begs even more questions: What can we do, and what goals can we keep in mind, to achieve this? And where are the richest possibilities for the field?