Dr. Michael Best: Awarded

Dr. Michael Best, professor emeritus and former chair of UVic’s Department of English, is the recipient of the 2009 Award for Outstanding Achievement for Computing in the Arts and Humanities presented by the leading Canadian academic society in the field of digital humanities. Best and the world-renowned UVic-based Internet Shakespeare Editions have been recognized by the Society for Digital Humanities for bringing together Shakespearean study and computer-assisted textual analysis, and continuing to help inspire a love of Shakespeare’s oeuvre in a global audience. Visit http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca for a glimpse into the digital world of the Bard of Avon.