2nd CfP: Digital Humaniora i Norden

DHN calls for abstracts for its 2017 conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference is organised by the Centre for Digital Humanities at the University of Gothenburg and will be held at the Conference Centre Wallenberg, March 14–16, 2017.

DHN2017 invites submission of abstracts on any aspect of the digital humanities, but they particularly welcome contributions that address the topics below:

  • Nordic Textual Resources and Practices: As a number of databases with texts are emerging through critical editorial and other digitization projects, there is need for close collaboration on the possibilities for exploring, merging and comparing the collections across borders. We encourage proposals on practices, tools, platforms and analyses for new kinds of collaborations.
  • Visual and Multisensory Representations of Past and Present: This topic explores visualization in its many different configurations (visual, audible and multi-sensory) not only as a representation of data, but also as an interface, a mode of interpretation, and a tool for critical analysis. We invite scholars who want to explore and demonstrate visualizations in – and of – digital humanities, and within the fields of cultural heritage, digital culture, artistic practices, and platforms for research.
  • The Digital, the Humanities, and the Philosophies of Technology: How do the fields of media theory and different philosophies of technology concerning the relation of man, machine and environment relate to current debates within the field of digital humanities? How can we apply for example posthuman, media archaeological, philosophical and anthropocentric perspectives to the question of the digital within the academic practice?

Forms of presentations

  • Posters. Posters (abstracts: 750 words) can be proposed in any topic. They can show ongoingprojects or present a tool or software. Posters (format AO) will be displayedthroughout the conference at the venue site and should be self-explanatory, visuallycatching, and provide contact information.
  • Long paper presentations. Papers (abstracts: 1500 words) present research results and/ormethods or new digital resources, or discuss a theoretical or methodological question.Paper presentations are supposed to take 20 min plus 10 min time for Q&A.
  • Short paper presentations. Short papers (abstracts: 500 words) present research ideas,approaches and projects that are recently started. Short paper presentations are supposedto take 10 min time plus 5 min Q&A.
  • Panels. Panels consist of three to six participants who discuss a topic. It is expected thatthe panelists introduce themselves and their points of view briefly at the beginning of thepanel and then start a moderated discussion. Panels are 90 min long, one third of the timeis used each for introductory statements, panel discussion, and discussions with theaudience each. The organiser/s of panels send in a short description of the panel's topic(1500 words) together with a confirmed list of panelists.
  • Pre-Conference Workshops. Workshops take about half a day, prior to the conference(Monday morning to lunch/Monday afternoon). Proposals should include the workshop'stitle and a short description of its topic (1500 words), contact information of the person/sresponsible. They should also include the approximate number of participants and the kindof technical equipment that will be needed. The contact person will be responsible forcommunicating necessary information to the registered participants. Participants in theworkshops must be registered for the conference.

Note: only one poster or paper per presenter or presentation team will be accepted. Anadditional proposal of a workshop or the participation in a panel is permitted.

Deadline

The deadline for submitting poster, papers, panel and pre-conference workshop proposalsto the Program Committee is 15 November, 2016. Presenters will be notified ofacceptance by 1 February, 2017. The online abstract submission and registration system isavailable on the conference website.