As a digital rhetorician, I am interested in how writing collaborations and digital technologies shape each other. Git enjoys nearly ubiquitous usage in software development but seems to have limited uptake in the digital humanities, potentially due to barriers of access due to the learning curve of this technical system.
As I see it, the benefits of using Git to write with others include:
- Enhancing transparency (changes to work can be easily audited).
- Branching/merging between different states of a project (potentially less anxiety at editing crossroads).
- Shifting when and how writing is valued (the product is its own history, not just the most recent version).
I would like to experiment alongside others interested in using Git to support writing collaborations. As such, this repository is simply a seed that may grow in as yet untold ways. Here are a few potential GitHub-based options for those interested in exploring further with me:
- Contribute ideas and/or concerns to the project Issues.
- Add your information to the Collaborators page of the project wiki and I can add you to the repository.
- Use the "Fork" button above, make changes to the repository, and submit a pull request.
I am not necessarily set on GitHub as a platform, and would be interested in exploring additional options including but not limited to the following:
- Keybase's private and encrypted git repositories for teams.
- One or more repositories hosted on Bitbucket.
- Overleaf's re-release of direct git integration for those interested in writing in LaTeX.
As a final alternative, please feel free to drop me a line if you want to discuss options directly.