I'm thinking that their heart is in the right place. The way they describe their use of technology reminds me of the way that the #transformdh movement here at home emphasizes the 'transformative' side of dh over an actual transforming of dh. In other words, the fact that they are ready to see technology as transformational is already a great step in the right direction. My hunch is also that they will know some of the folks working on more recognizably dh projects in Africa. 

I will write to them to let them know about our project(s) in an exploratory tone. The way I see it, it never hurts to say hi. Sound good to you?

A.





On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Daniel O'Donnell <daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca> wrote:
Hi Alex (and all),

Sorry about being slow to get back to you. I've been using my tablet exclusively the last few days and thought I was more up on my mail than I was.

I've been looking at the call and the conference is not specifically about DH in Africa, more something that uses technology to encourage the same kind of inclusion and cooperation we are looking to foster in DH in the domain of Afro-Hispanic studies.

So I'm not quite sure what the best way is to go: bring our project to the organiser's attention? Indicate that we have a similar interest in our project with part of her conference's goals? Say we would be really interested in connecting with any DHers in the field?

What do you think?

-dan


On 12-11-19 01:46 PM, Alex Gil wrote:
Hi Dan,

I'll be happy to contact them. Anything on your end that you would like
to communicate?

A.


On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 2:47 PM, O'Donnell, Dan
<daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca <mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca>> wrote:

    Great. We are relatively weak on Africanists and people with
    connections to Africa.


    Sent from Samsung Mobile

    Alex Gil <colibri.alex@gmail.com <mailto:colibri.alex@gmail.com>> wrote:
    Let me know if you want help with this. My own research falls within
    their scope, so I might be a good ambassador for us.


    On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:27 AM, O'Donnell, Dan
    <daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca
    <mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca><mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca
    <mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca>>> wrote:
    I don't think so. Yesterday was a late teaching day and I didn't
    have a chance to look. But I'll be in a meeting with Susan Brown
    later today and, since she's at Guelph, she might know better than me.

    I was thinking of writing to the organiser and letting him/her know
    about us. Do you have any word from the SC?
    ________________________________
    From: Neil Fraistat [nfraistat@gmail.com
    <mailto:nfraistat@gmail.com><mailto:nfraistat@gmail.com

    <mailto:nfraistat@gmail.com>>]
    Sent: November-16-12 8:03
    To: O'Donnell, Dan; globaloutlookdh-l, MailList
    Subject: Re: [globaloutlookDH-l] Fwd: [DHSI] International Virtual
    Conference: Afro-Hispanic Studies in Africa/Africa in Afro-Hispanic
    Studies [Conferencia Internacional Virtual: El afro-hispanismo en
    África / África en el afro-hispanismo]

    Interesting, Dan. Do we know anybody involved in this event?

    Best,
    Neil

    On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Daniel O'Donnell
    <daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca
    <mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca><mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca
    <mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca>><mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca

    <mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca><mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca
    <mailto:daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca>>>> wrote:
    FYI.


    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject: [DHSI] International Virtual Conference: Afro-Hispanic
    Studies in Africa/Africa in Afro-Hispanic Studies [Conferencia
    Internacional Virtual: El afro-hispanismo en África / África en el
    afro-hispanismo]
    Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:48:59 -0500
    From: African Hispanic Studies Conference <ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca><mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca>><mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca><mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca>>>>
    To: <institute@lists.uvic.ca
    <mailto:institute@lists.uvic.ca><mailto:institute@lists.uvic.ca
    <mailto:institute@lists.uvic.ca>><mailto:institute@lists.uvic.ca

    <mailto:institute@lists.uvic.ca><mailto:institute@lists.uvic.ca
    <mailto:institute@lists.uvic.ca>>>>

    Call for Papers
    International Virtual Conference: Afro-Hispanic Studies in
    Africa/Africa in Afro-Hispanic Studies.  4-8 March, 2013

    Afro-Hispanic Studies in Africa/Africa in Afro-Hispanic Studies is a
    multidisciplinary online conference designed to examine new insights
    that are brought by a transnational inquiry into Afro-Hispanic
    cultural expression. The online format of this conference is
    fundamental to the underlying goal of forging connections and
    transcending personal, geographical and disciplinary barriers to
    appreciating the transnational dimensions of African cultural
    expression. It is also key to embracing the complexity of voices,
    media of representation and modes of expression within contemporary
    African arts and cultures in a global context.

    More information available at: www.guelphahsconf.ca
    <http://www.guelphahsconf.ca><http://www.guelphahsconf.ca><http://www.guelphahsconf.ca>


    Inaugural Speakers
    Professor Ato Quayson
    Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Diaspora and
    Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto.
    Topic: "Africa's Diverse Diasporas: A Continental Longing for Form?"
    Professor Kwesi Yankah
    President, Central University College, Accra. Ghana

    Plenary Speakers
    Profesor Bahia uld Mahmud uld Awah
    Profesor honorario, Departamento de Antropología Social. Universidad
    Autónoma de Madrid
    Topic: "El legado lingüístico colonial en el Sahara Occidental como
    excolonia española"

    Profesor Justo Bolekia Boleká
    Poeta y Catedrático del Departamento de Filología Francesa
    Universidad de Salamanca
    Topic: “Impresiones y conmociones culturales en el afro-hispanismo
    africano”
    Important Dates
    December 1, 2012        Deadline to submit abstracts
    December 15, 2012        Notification of acceptance of proposal
    February 1, 2013        Registration deadline
    February 8, 2013        Submission of pre-recordings and other
    conference material
    March 4-8, 2013        Conference

    Convenor: Dorothy Odartey-Wellington ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca><mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca>><mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca><mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca

    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca>>>
    (University of Guelph)


    Convocatoria:

    Conferencia Internacional Virtual: El afro-hispanismo en África /
    África en el afro-hispanismo. 4-8 de marzo de 2013

    El afro-hispanismo en África / África en el afro-hispanismo es una
    conferencia multidisciplinar online diseñada para examinar las
    nuevas apreciaciones que surgen de una investigación transnacional
    sobre la expresión cultural afro-hispánica. El formato online de
    esta conferencia es primordial para el objetivo fundamental de
    establecer conexiones y de transcender las barreras personales,
    geográficas y disciplinarias que impiden apreciar las dimensiones
    transnacionales de la expresión cultural africana. También es clave
    para abrazar en un contexto global la complejidad de voces, medios
    de representación y modos de expresión dentro de las artes y las
    culturas contemporáneas de África.

    Informacion adicional: www.guelphahsconf.ca
    <http://www.guelphahsconf.ca><http://www.guelphahsconf.ca><http://www.guelphahsconf.ca>


    Discursos inaugurales

    Professor Ato Quayson
    Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Diaspora and
    Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto.
    Tema: "Africa's Diverse Diasporas: A Continental Longing for Form?"
    Discursos plenarios
    Professor Kwesi Yankah
    President, Central University College, Accra. Ghana

    Discursos plenarios
    Profesor Bahia uld Mahmud uld Awah
    Profesor honorario, Departamento de Antropología Social. Universidad
    Autónoma de Madrid
    Tema: "El legado lingüístico colonial en el Sahara Occidental como
    excolonia española"

    Profesor Justo Bolekia Boleká
    Poeta y Catedrático del Departamento de Filología Francesa
    Universidad de Salamanca
    Tema: "Impresiones y conmociones culturales en el afro-hispanismo
    africano"

    Fechas Importantes
    Diciembre 1, 2012        Entrega de propuestas
    Diciembre 15, 2012        Notificación de aceptación de propuestas
    Febrero 1, 2013        Plazo de inscripción
    Febrero 8, 2013        Entrega de pregrabaciones y otros documentos
    para la conferencia.
    Marzo 4-8, 2013        Conferencia

    Convocante:
    Dorothy Odartey-Wellington ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca><mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca>><mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca
    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca><mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca

    <mailto:ahsconf@uoguelph.ca>>>
    (University of Guelph)

    --
    Dorothy Odartey-Wellington, PhD
    Convenor
    Afro-Hispanic Studies in Africa/
    Africa in Afro-Hispanic Studies
    School of Languages and Literatures
    University of Guelph
    Canada

    _______________________________________________
    Institute mailing list
    Institute@lists.uvic.ca
    <mailto:Institute@lists.uvic.ca><mailto:Institute@lists.uvic.ca
    <mailto:Institute@lists.uvic.ca>><mailto:Institute@lists.uvic.ca

    <mailto:Institute@lists.uvic.ca><mailto:Institute@lists.uvic.ca
    <mailto:Institute@lists.uvic.ca>>>
    https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/institute




    _______________________________________________
    globaloutlookdh-l mailing list
    globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca
    <mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca><mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca <mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca>><mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca
    <mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca><mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca <mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca>>>

    http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l



    --
    Neil Fraistat
    Professor of English & Director
    Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH)
    0301 Hornbake Library North
    University of Maryland
    301-405-5896 <tel:301-405-5896><tel:301-405-5896 <tel:301-405-5896>>
    or 301-314-7111 <tel:301-314-7111><tel:301-314-7111

    <tel:301-314-7111>> (fax)
    http://www.mith.umd.edu/
    https://twitter.com/fraistat

    _______________________________________________
    globaloutlookdh-l mailing list
    globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca
    <mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca><mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca <mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca>>
    http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l




    --
    Alex Gil
    Digital Scholarship Coordinator
    Humanities and History
    Columbia University Libraries


    _______________________________________________
    globaloutlookdh-l mailing list
    globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca <mailto:globaloutlookdh-l@uleth.ca>

    http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l




--
Alex Gil
Digital Scholarship Coordinator
Humanities and History
Columbia University Libraries


--
Daniel Paul O'Donnell
Professor of English
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4
Canada

+1 403 393-2539




--
Alex Gil
Digital Scholarship Coordinator
Humanities and History
Columbia University Libraries