<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr">Good afternoon, </div><div class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div class="gmail_attr">The NWU Faculty of Humanities is hosting a conference on the theme ‘Digital Humanities in Precarious Times’, taking place in November, 2022.<br></div><div class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div class="gmail_attr">Would you kindly share the Call for Participation with colleagues at WISER? Details about the theme, abstract deadline and contacts for enquiries are provided below. <br></div><div class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div class="gmail_attr">best regards</div><div class="gmail_attr">Annemi Conradie-Chetty, North-West University. </div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div lang="EN-ZA"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">The Faculty of Humanities at North-West University, South Africa, is pleased to announce its first conference on
<i>digital humanities (DH) in precarious times.</i> DH is both an academic field and a community of practice which has been evolving over the past decades. It is characteristically concerned with the application of computational tools and methods to traditional
humanities studies such as linguistics, literature, music, history, philosophy, etc. Advances in technology have led to more sophisticated computing power that have ushered in novel DH methodologies. DH involves inter and cross disciplinary collaboration between
<i>many scientists</i>, that bring together plurality of methodologies, critical and reflexive approaches, and the disruption of traditional practices of doing scientific research that is driven by the use of novel and fast evolving digital technologies.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiBold",sans-serif">AIM OF THE CONFERENCE
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars from different fields of study in the humanities to report on research and practice related
to digital humanities. The development of digital humanities is especially important in a precarious world where technology can enhance living or exclude the disadvantaged. Thus,
<span style="color:black;background:white">human skills such as creativity, innovation, adaptability, empathy, integrity and imagination are quintessential to ensure that everyone reaps the advantages of a digital world.
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Research submitted for this conference must have an emphasis on either the impact of digitalisation on humanity or how humanity influences the development of digitalisation.
<span style="color:black;background:white">Thus, research or practice that only reports on the technical aspects of digitalisation will not be considered.<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">In addition to the conference, a summer school will be organized, taking place before the conference. This summer school will consist of several
courses covering a range of topics related to DH. The courses are generally accessible to people new to the field of DH. More information on the contents of the summer school will be made available soon.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiBold",sans-serif">INVITATION TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">We invite researchers and practitioners to submit abstracts for virtual and face-to-face paper presentations and posters.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Unfortunately, space is limited and therefore only 200 attendants can be accommodated at the venue for the main conference.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Abstracts should not be more than 300 words and must include the following detail:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Title of presentation</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Indicate relevant conference sub-theme</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Titles, surnames and names of authors</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Institution</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Country </span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Corresponding author’s telephone number and email address</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Type of presentation</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Virtual paper</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Face-to-face paper</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Poster</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Symposium </span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Keywords (not more than 5 key words)</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Any special technical requirements</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Virtual and face-to-face paper presentations:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">The length of the paper presentations must not be more than 15 minutes. After the presentation, 5 minutes question time will be allowed.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Poster presentations:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Design the poster so that it is easy to read and include some visuals or charts. At the top of the poster the
title and authors’ names and affiliations must be indicated. The poster size should be A1 international paper size in portrait format. Please do not use foam core or any thick or multi-layered materials directly on the poster boards. Also make sure that the
poster can be posted on the boards.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The symposium presentation allows for a project presentation where different researchers within the project can report on specific aspects. No more than three presentations
are allowed.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(34,34,34)">For example, the first presentation can deal with the introduction and problem statement. The second presentation can provide information about the research methodology
and the third can address the findings, interpretation, discussion, conclusions and recommendation.
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(34,34,34)">This type of conference presentation encourages a multi-, inter- or transdisciplinary approach.
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">Important note: </span>
</b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The presentations must address the abovementioned themes where the
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">emphasis is on either the impact of digitalisation on humanity or how humanity influences the development of digitalisation.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiBold",sans-serif">MAIN THEME:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiBold",sans-serif">DIGITAL HUMANITIES IN PRECARIOUS TIMES</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Digital humanities and public governance
</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Digital Media and Communication Studies</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Digitization, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) – An ethical dilemma for social and political humanities, but also for philosophy</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Digital humanities and creative capital</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Digital humanities and linguistics</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Digital humanities and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">literature
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Digital humanities and language technology</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Digital humanities and music</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Population Dynamics during changing times</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Digitalisation: From precarity and precariousness to capability</span><u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">MAIN CONFERENCE: 2 TO 4 NOVEMBER 2022</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">SUMMER SCHOOL: 31 OCTOBER TO 1 NOVEMBER 2022</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiBold",sans-serif;color:black">CONFERENCE DETAILS</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">CONFERENCE VENUE:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">RIVERSIDE SUN HOTEL, VANDERBIJLPARK, SOUTH AFRICA</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">ONLINE REGISTRATION:
</span></b><a href="https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/node/22896" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/node/22896</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></b><a href="https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/node/22897" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/node/22897</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">Summer school:<b> R500.00</b></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">Main conference:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Virtual fees:<b> R2000</b></span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Full 3 day conference fees: <b>R3500</b></span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Day fees:<b> R1200</b></span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Student fees (Registered Honours, Masters and Doctoral students):
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Virtual fees:<b> R1500</b></span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Full 3 day conference fees:<b> R3000</b></span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Day fees:<b> R750</b></span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Conference participants need to reserve their own accommodation.</span></u></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">ACCOMMODATION: Riverside Sun Hotel and guest houses</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><a href="https://www.southernsun.com/riverside-sun" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Riverside Sun | Hotel Resort on The Vaal, Vanderbijlpark (southernsun.com)</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><a href="https://www.afristay.com/a/vanderbijlpark/guest-houses/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Vanderbijlpark Guest Houses (afristay.com)</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">For more information regarding conference registration, please contact Mrs Marinda Malan at
<a href="mailto:25788477@g.nwu.ac.za" target="_blank">25788477@g.nwu.ac.za</a> </span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">For more information related to abstracts and abstract submissions, please contact Mrs Daleen Claasens at
<a href="mailto:10328327@g.nwu.ac.za" target="_blank">10328327@g.nwu.ac.za</a></span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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