globaloutlookdh-l October 2025

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Final Call for Participation DHASA and RAIL 2025
by Menno Van Zaanen 20 Oct '25

20 Oct '25

Caution: This email was sent from someone outside of the University of Lethbridge. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you know they are safe. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Final Call for Participation DHASA Conference and RAIL workshop 2025 https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za https://sadilar.org/en/rail-2025/ DHASA conference dates: 11 November 2025-14 November 2025 RAIL workshop date: 10 November 2025 Conference venue: CSIR ICC, Pretoria, South Africa Registration: https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za/registration/ DHASA CONFERENCE Theme: The role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial intelligence The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) is pleased to announce its fifth conference, focusing on the theme The role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial intelligence. In a region where the field of Digital Humanities is still relatively underdeveloped, this conference aims to address this gap and foster growth and collaboration in the field. The conference offers an opportunity for researchers interested in showcasing their work in the broad field of Digital Humanities to come together. By doing so, the conference provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of- the-art in Digital Humanities, particularly within the Southern Africa region. As such, we welcome submissions related to Digital Humanities research conducted by individuals from Southern Africa or research focused on the geographical area of Southern Africa in the broad sense. Furthermore, the conference serves as a platform for information sharing and networking among researchers passionate about Digital Humanities. By bringing together experts working on Digital Humanities in Southern Africa or with a focus on Southern Africa, we aim to promote collaboration and facilitate further research in this dynamic field. In addition to the main conference, affiliated workshops and tutorials will be organised, providing researchers with valuable insights into novel technologies and tools. These supplementary events are designed for researchers interested in specific aspects of Digital Humanities or seeking practical information to enter or advance their knowledge in the field. The DHASA conference welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from researchers in various domains of Digital Humanities, including, but not limited to, language, literature, visual art, performance and theatre studies, media studies, music, history, sociology, psychology, language technologies, library studies, philosophy, methodologies, software and computation, AI, and more. Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive scientific community of practice within Digital Humanities. RAIL WORKSHOP Theme: Language resources in the age of large language models The sixth Resources for African Indigenous Languages (RAIL) workshop will be co-located with the Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) 2025 conference at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, on 10 November 2025. The RAIL workshop is an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working on African indigenous languages resources such as natural languages processing (NLP) tools, Human Language Technologies (HLT), data collections, and annotations. This workshop aims to foster a scientific community of practice that focuses on computational linguistic tools and data that are designed for or applied to the indigenous languages of Africa. Many African languages are under-resourced while only a few are considered to be somewhat better resourced. These languages often share interesting properties such as writing systems, making them different from most high-resourced languages. From a computational perspective, these languages lack enough corpora to undertake high level development of NLP and HLT tools, which in turn impedes the development of African languages in these areas. During previous workshops, it was noted that the problems and solutions presented were not only applicable to African languages but were also relevant to many other low-resource languages across the world. Because these languages share similar challenges, this workshop provides researchers with opportunities to work collaboratively on issues of language resource development and learn from each other. The RAIL workshop has several aims. First, the workshop brings together researchers who work on African indigenous languages, forming a community of practice for people working on indigenous languages. Second, the workshop aims to reveal currently unknown or unpublished existing resources (corpora, NLP tools, and applications), resulting in a better overview of the current state-of-the-art, and also allows for discussions on novel, desired resources for future research in this area. Third, it enhances sharing of knowledge on the development of low-resource languages. Finally, it enables discussions on how to improve the quality as well as availability of the resources. Organising Committees DHASA conference Aby Louw, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Franco Mak, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Franziska Pannach, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Ilana Wilken, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Johannes Sibeko, Nelson Mandela University Juan Steyn, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Laurette Marais, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Marissa Griesel, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Privolin Naidoo, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Sthembiso Mkhwanazi, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research RAIL workshop Rooweither Mabuya, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Muzi Matfunjwa, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Mmasibidi Setaka, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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Keynotes Announced & Final CFP Reminder - Global DH Symposium 2026 CFP closes on 15 Oct (Wednesday)
by Mapes, Kristen 13 Oct '25

13 Oct '25

Caution: This email was sent from someone outside of the University of Lethbridge. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you know they are safe. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Dear colleagues, The Call for Proposals for the 11th annual Global Digital Humanities Symposium closes on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, midnight in your timezone. We are also delighted to announce our keynote speakers for the 2026 Symposium. The 2026 Symposium will take place 13-17 April. Michigan State University will begin the Symposium with an in-person day on Monday, 13 April. Tuesday and Wednesday, 14 April and 15th will be held virtually on Zoom. Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) will host an in-person Symposium on Friday, 17 April in conjunction with the INQUORUM conference<https://www.udem.edu.mx/es/INQUORUM>, which will take place the following week. All Global DH Symposium events will be livestreamed per presenter permission. We are delighted to announce keynote speakers for the Symposium! Rayvon Fouché from Northwestern University will present at Michigan State University, and Hugo Solís García from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana will present at Universidad de Monterrey. Cindy Anh Nguyen from UCLA, and Evelin Heidel from Wikimedistas de Uruguay will give keynote presentations during the virtual program, and participate in a virtual keynote discussion. The CFP is available in English and Spanish (links below). Proposals and presentations are welcome in either English or Spanish for the virtual event, and in English for the in-person events. During the virtual Symposium, we will support live interpretation of presentations. Application deadline: Wednesday, 15 October 2025, midnight in your timezone Full CFP - English - https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-english/ Full CFP - Español - https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-espagnol/ This year, we especially anticipate and welcome presentations on the following topics, and we are especially interested in hearing about specific practical and theoretical examples from the Global Majority<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_majority> context: * Minimal, material, and sustainable approaches to DH * Global AI practices, opportunities, and challenges in DH * Resilience and collaboration in the face of global crises * Student-centered frameworks and practices in global digital pedagogy Free registration for the Symposium will open in December 2025. Find out more, including information about past Symposia, at https://msuglobaldh.org/. Sincerely, The Global DH Symposium Planning Committee ///// Estimados/as colegas: La convocatoria de propuestas para el 11.º Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales finaliza el miércoles 15 de octubre de 2025 a la medianoche de su zona horaria. Nos complace anunciar a los ponentes principales del Simposio de 2026. El Simposio de 2026 se celebrará del 13 al 17 de abril. La Universidad Estatal de Michigan (MSU) comenzará el Simposio con una jornada presencial el lunes 13 de abril. El martes 14 y miércoles 15 de abril se celebrarán virtualmente por Zoom. La Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) organizará un Simposio presencial el viernes 17 de abril, junto con la conferencia INQUORUM<https://www.udem.edu.mx/es/INQUORUM>, que se llevará a cabo la semana siguiente. Todos los eventos del Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales se transmitirán en vivo con la autorización de los/las ponentes. Nos complace anunciar a los ponentes principales del Simposio. Rayvon Fouché, de la Universidad Northwestern, presentará en la Universidad Estatal de Michigan, y Hugo Solís García, de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, en la Universidad de Monterrey. Cindy Anh Nguyen, de UCLA, y Evelin Heidel, de Wikimedistas de Uruguay, ofrecerán ponencias magistrales durante el programa virtual y participarán en un debate virtual. La convocatoria ya está disponible en inglés y español (enlaces a continuación). Se aceptan propuestas y presentaciones en inglés o español para el evento virtual y en inglés para los eventos presenciales. Durante el simposio virtual, se ofrecerá interpretación en vivo de las presentaciones. Fecha límite para enviar su propuesta: miércoles 15 de octubre de 2025, a la medianoche de su zona horaria. Convocatoria completa en inglés https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-english/ Convocatoria completa en español https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-espanol/ Este año, esperamos con interés presentaciones sobre los siguientes temas y nos interesa especialmente conocer ejemplos prácticos y teóricos específicos de la Mayoría Global: * Acercamientos minimal, materiales y sostenibles a las HD * Prácticas, oportunidades y desafíos globales de la IA en HD * Resiliencia y colaboración frente a las crisis globales * Marcos y prácticas centrados en los estudiantes en la pedagogía digital global La inscripción gratuita para el Simposio se abrirá en diciembre de 2025. Para más información, incluyendo información sobre Simposios anteriores, visite https://msuglobaldh.org/ Un saludo cordial, El Comité Organizador del Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales Kristen Mapes Interim Director of Digital Humanities, College of Arts & Letters Michigan State University East Lansing, MI kmapes(a)msu.edu<mailto:kmapes@msu.edu> she/her

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DH colloquium 22 October 2025 Unlocking the Africa Evangelistic Band’s Sound Archive with “Good Enough AI”
by Menno Van Zaanen 13 Oct '25

13 Oct '25

Caution: This email was sent from someone outside of the University of Lethbridge. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you know they are safe. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Join us for our upcoming Digital Humanities Colloquium! We’re excited to host Willemien Froneman, who will take us on a fascinating journey into the vibrant history of the Africa Evangelistic Band's Sound Archive, with "Good Enough AI". Be part of the conversation! Register here: https://bit.ly/48aZwB0 -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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Call for Participation DHASA and RAIL
by Menno Van Zaanen 13 Oct '25

13 Oct '25

Caution: This email was sent from someone outside of the University of Lethbridge. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you know they are safe. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Call for Participation DHASA Conference and RAIL workshop 2025 https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za https://sadilar.org/en/rail-2025/ DHASA conference dates: 11 November 2025-14 November 2025 RAIL workshop date: 10 November 2025 Conference venue: CSIR ICC, Pretoria, South Africa Registration: https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za/registration/ DHASA CONFERENCE Theme: The role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial intelligence The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) is pleased to announce its fifth conference, focusing on the theme The role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial intelligence. In a region where the field of Digital Humanities is still relatively underdeveloped, this conference aims to address this gap and foster growth and collaboration in the field. The conference offers an opportunity for researchers interested in showcasing their work in the broad field of Digital Humanities to come together. By doing so, the conference provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of- the-art in Digital Humanities, particularly within the Southern Africa region. As such, we welcome submissions related to Digital Humanities research conducted by individuals from Southern Africa or research focused on the geographical area of Southern Africa in the broad sense. Furthermore, the conference serves as a platform for information sharing and networking among researchers passionate about Digital Humanities. By bringing together experts working on Digital Humanities in Southern Africa or with a focus on Southern Africa, we aim to promote collaboration and facilitate further research in this dynamic field. In addition to the main conference, affiliated workshops and tutorials will be organised, providing researchers with valuable insights into novel technologies and tools. These supplementary events are designed for researchers interested in specific aspects of Digital Humanities or seeking practical information to enter or advance their knowledge in the field. The DHASA conference welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from researchers in various domains of Digital Humanities, including, but not limited to, language, literature, visual art, performance and theatre studies, media studies, music, history, sociology, psychology, language technologies, library studies, philosophy, methodologies, software and computation, AI, and more. Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive scientific community of practice within Digital Humanities. RAIL WORKSHOP Theme: Language resources in the age of large language models The sixth Resources for African Indigenous Languages (RAIL) workshop will be co-located with the Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) 2025 conference at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, on 10 November 2025. The RAIL workshop is an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working on African indigenous languages resources such as natural languages processing (NLP) tools, Human Language Technologies (HLT), data collections, and annotations. This workshop aims to foster a scientific community of practice that focuses on computational linguistic tools and data that are designed for or applied to the indigenous languages of Africa. Many African languages are under-resourced while only a few are considered to be somewhat better resourced. These languages often share interesting properties such as writing systems, making them different from most high-resourced languages. From a computational perspective, these languages lack enough corpora to undertake high level development of NLP and HLT tools, which in turn impedes the development of African languages in these areas. During previous workshops, it was noted that the problems and solutions presented were not only applicable to African languages but were also relevant to many other low-resource languages across the world. Because these languages share similar challenges, this workshop provides researchers with opportunities to work collaboratively on issues of language resource development and learn from each other. The RAIL workshop has several aims. First, the workshop brings together researchers who work on African indigenous languages, forming a community of practice for people working on indigenous languages. Second, the workshop aims to reveal currently unknown or unpublished existing resources (corpora, NLP tools, and applications), resulting in a better overview of the current state-of-the-art, and also allows for discussions on novel, desired resources for future research in this area. Third, it enhances sharing of knowledge on the development of low-resource languages. Finally, it enables discussions on how to improve the quality as well as availability of the resources. Organising Committees DHASA conference Aby Louw, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Franco Mak, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Franziska Pannach, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Ilana Wilken, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Johannes Sibeko, Nelson Mandela University Juan Steyn, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Laurette Marais, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Marissa Griesel, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Privolin Naidoo, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Sthembiso Mkhwanazi, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research RAIL workshop Rooweither Mabuya, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Muzi Matfunjwa, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Mmasibidi Setaka, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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Reviewing Proposals for Global Digital Humanities Symposium 2026 / Revisión de Propuestas para el Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales 2026- Call to Participate (Deadline: 15 Oct)
by Mapes, Kristen 06 Oct '25

06 Oct '25

Caution: This email was sent from someone outside of the University of Lethbridge. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you know they are safe. Suspicious emails should be forwarded to phishing(a)uleth.ca. Dear GO:DH Community, A continuación se incluye una copia de este mensaje en español. As you may have seen, the Call for Proposals for Global Digital Humanities Symposium 2026<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.msuglobaldh.org/__;!!HXCxUKc!xQ_CVhX…> has been released (virtual + in-person, 13-17 April 2026) and closes in just under a month. This year, we are accepting proposals in English and Spanish. The symposia of past years have been successful thanks to the generous contributions of our reviewers who have helped to shape engaging and wide-ranging scholarly programs. We’re hoping to expand our numbers this year, particularly with those who are readers of Spanish, and would love to have your participation. If you are interested in reviewing, fill out this brief form<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/app.oxfordabstracts.com/reviewer-recruit…> by Friday, 15 October 2025. Note that in order to sign up as a reviewer, you need an Oxford Abstracts account first. If you do not yet have an account, you will be prompted to create one when clicking on the signup link. As a reviewer, you can expect to receive 4 to 6 proposals, each of which you’ll be asked to evaluate in the Oxford Abstracts platform using the review criteria posted on the Symposium website (review criteria in English<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/msuglobaldh.org/proposal-guidelines-engl…>; review criteria in Spanish<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/msuglobaldh.org/guia-para-las-propuestas…>) . We expect to send reviewers their assignments on Friday, 17 October 2025, and will ask for completed reviews by Friday, 13 November 2025. Thank you for your consideration, and if you have any questions feel free to be in touch. Thanks, Global DH Symposium Planning Committee globaldhsymposium(a)gmail.com<mailto:globaldhsymposium@gmail.com> //////////////////// Como habrán visto, la convocatoria de propuestas para el Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales 2026<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/msuglobaldh.org__;!!HXCxUKc!xQ_CVhXac69d…> (virtual + presencial, del 13 al 17 de abril) ya se ha publicado y finaliza en poco menos de un mes. Este año, aceptamos propuestas en inglés y español. Los simposios de años anteriores han sido un éxito gracias a la generosa contribución de nuestra red de revisores y cuya contribución nos ayuda a crear programas atractivos y de amplio alcance. Esperamos ampliar el número de participantes este año, especialmente entre quienes leen español, y nos encantaría contar con su participación. Si le interesa participar como revisor, complete este breve formulario<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/app.oxfordabstracts.com/reviewer-recruit…> antes del viernes 15 de octubre de 2025. Tenga en cuenta que para registrarse como revisor/a, primero necesita una cuenta en Oxford Abstracts. Si aún no tiene una, el sistema le solicitará la creación de una al hacer clic en el enlace de registro. Como revisor/a, recibirá entre 4 y 6 propuestas, cada una de las cuales deberá evaluar en la plataforma Oxford Abstracts según los criterios de revisión publicados en el sitio web del Simposio (criterios de revisión en español<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/msuglobaldh.org/guia-para-las-propuestas…>; criterios de revisión en inglés<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/msuglobaldh.org/proposal-guidelines-engl…>). Esperamos enviar las propuestas a revisar el viernes 17 de octubre y solicitaremos las revisiones completadas antes del viernes 13 de noviembre. Gracias por considerar ser parte de nuestra red de revisores y, si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros. Gracias, Global DH Symposium Planning Committee globaldhsymposium(a)gmail.com<mailto:globaldhsymposium@gmail.com> Kristen Mapes Global DH Symposium, Co-Chair Interim Director of Digital Humanities, College of Arts & Letters Michigan State University East Lansing, MI kmapes(a)msu.edu<mailto:kmapes@msu.edu> she/her

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