"A metaphor to define and delineate the boundaries of the Digital Humanities. This metaphor has invariably led to debate as to who is in this “tent,” and who is not – essentially, who is a member of the digital humanities community (or who is a digital humanist), and who is not." (http://mith.umd.edu/podcasts/ethan-watrall-archaeology-and-the-big-tent-of-the-digital-humanities/)