Global Digital Humanities
Symposium
March 26-27, 2020
Michigan State University
msuglobaldh.org
Call for Proposals
Deadline: November 1
Proposal form
The conference planning
committee works to provide a welcoming space for all at the event. When
considering whether to apply to present, we work to mitigate funding concerns
as much as possible.
- Funding bursaries for travel are available to all
symposium presenters.
- Registration is free, and food is provided
throughout the event (see the schedule). Dietary
restrictions and needs are taken into account in ordering food. There are
always vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available.
- There are free or low-cost accommodation options.
We run a home stay program, and housing in MSU’s dormitories is available
for $50/night (minimum 3 night stay). Find out more on the accommodation page.
- While parking is not free by default, we will
have a number of parking vouchers available.
- There are several available places on the
schedule for virtual presentations for speakers unable to travel to
Michigan State University.
The conference keynote
presentations will come from Carrie Heitman,
whose work includes the Chaco
Research Archive and work on digital indigeneity, and from Miguel Escobar Varela, whose work
includes digital theatre projects as well as biometric study of
Javanese dance.
Read the full Call for Proposals
This symposium, which will
include a mixture of presentation types, welcomes 300-word proposals,
particularly on the following themes and topics by Friday, November 1,
midnight in your timezone:
- Critical cultural studies and analytics
- Cultural heritage in a range of contexts,
particularly non-Western
- DH as socially engaged humanities and/or as a
social movement
- Open data, open access, and data preservation as
resistance, especially in a postcolonial context
- How identity categories, and their intersections,
shape digital humanities work
- Global research dialogues and collaborations
within the digital humanities community
- Indigeneity – anywhere in the world – and the
digital
- Digital humanities, postcolonialism, and
neocolonialism
- Global digital pedagogies
- Borders, migration, and/or diaspora and their
connection to the digital
- Digital and global languages and literatures
- Digital humanities, the environment, and climate
change
- Innovative and emergent technologies across
institutions, languages, and economies
- Scholarly communication and knowledge production
in a global context
- Surveillance and/or data privacy issues in a
global context
- Productive failure
Presentation
Formats:
- 5-minute lightning talk
- 15-minute presentation
- 90-minute workshop
- 90-minute panel
- Poster presentation
- There will be a limited number of slots available
for 15-minute virtual presentations
Please note that we conduct
an anonymous review process, so please refrain from identifying your
institution or identity in your proposal.
Submit a proposal here
Notifications of
acceptance will be given by December 9, 2019