CfP: Digital Humanities Australasia 2014
The Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (aaDH) is pleased to announce its second conference, to be held at The University of Western Australia, 18-21 March, 2014.
The aim of DHA 2014 is to advance digital methods, tools and projects within humanities research and develop new critical perspectives. The conference will provide a supportive, interdisciplinary environment to explore and share new and advanced research within the digital humanities.
The conference is sponsored by iVEC@UWA, The University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Perth Convention Bureau, and the Australian Literature Westerly Centre, UWA.
HIGHLIGHTS
- CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://dha2014.org
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS CLOSES: 30 September 2013
- NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: 30 October 2013
- REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: http://payments.weboffice.uwa.
edu.au/mech/DHA2014
PROPOSALS The conference will feature long and short papers, panels, posters and workshops, and informal ‘birds of a feather’ discussions. We invite proposals on all aspects of digital humanities, and especially encourage papers showcasing new research and developments in the field and/or responding to the conference themes. Proposals may focus on, but need not be limited to: 1. WORKING WITH TEXT such as; 2. NEW MEDIA and the DIGITAL such as; 3. METHODS, APPROACHES, USERS such as; 4. WORKING WITH DATA 5. BUILDING the DH COMMUNITY and PRESENCE 6. INDIGENOUS AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIGITAL RESEARCH SUBMISSIONS Abstracts of no more than 600 words, together with a biography of no more than 100 words, should be submitted to the Program Committee by 14 September 2013. All proposals will be fully refereed. Proposals should be submitted via the online form at 1. Poster presentations 2. Short papers 3. Long papers 4. BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions) are 60 minute sessions that should be used for guided discussions on one topic. BoFs are informal, open presentations for exploring key community issues and debates within the digital humanities. Do you have an issue to discuss or are unsure how to progress a tiopic? 60 minutes will be provided for each session. Each speaker will have a short time to present their points for discussion and the audience should also have an opportunity to comment (recommend allocation of upto 40% of the total time available). On behalf of the Program Committee Professor Hugh Craig, The University of Newcastle
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Please indicate whether you are proposing a poster, a short paper (10 mins + 5 mins questions), a long paper (25 mins + 5 mins questions), or birds of a feather session (60 mins). Proposals will be assessed in terms of alignment with the conference themes and the quality of research within these or related themes. Presenters will be notified of acceptance of their proposal on 14 October 2013.
PROPOSAL TYPES
Poster presentations may include work-in-progress as well as demonstrations of computer technology, software and digital projects. A separate poster session will take place during one day of the conference, during which time presenters will need to be available to explain their work, share their ideas with other delegates, and answer questions. Presenters are encouraged to provide material and handouts with more detailed information and URLs. Poster guidelines are available on the conference website to help you prepare your poster.
Short papers are allocated 10 minutes (plus 5 minutes for questions) and are suitable for describing work-in-progress and reporting on shorter experiments and software and tools in early stages of development.
Long papers are allocated 25 minutes (plus 5 minutes for questions) and are intended for presenting substantial unpublished research and reporting on significant new digital resources or methodologies.
For example:
Dr Craig Bellamy, The University of Melbourne