Digital Humanities Congress 2021

University of Sheffield, 22nd – 24th July 2021

New Call for Papers

Deadline 31st January 2021

Anyone who had their paper accepted for DHC2020 has already been included in the DHC2021 programme. You do not need to resubmit.

The University of Sheffield’s Digital Humanities Institute is delighted to announce that its three-day conference will be held in Sheffield during 22nd – 24th July 2021.

This will be a physical conference unless prevented by the Covid-19 situation.

The Digital Humanities Congress is a conference held in Sheffield every two years. Its purpose is to promote the sharing of knowledge, ideas and techniques within the digital humanities.

Digital humanities is understood by Sheffield to mean the use of technology within arts, heritage and humanities research as both a method of inquiry and a means of dissemination. As such, proposals related to all disciplines within the arts, humanities and heritage domains are welcome.

The conference will take place at the University’s residential conference facility, The Edge.

Keynote Speakers

• Professor Ruth Ahnert (Professor of Literary History and Digital Humanities, Queen Mary, University of London).
• Professor Marc Alexander (Professor of English Linguistics, University of Glasgow).
• Professor Nanna Bonde Thylstrup (Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media, Copenhagen Business School).

Submitting a Proposal

We are accepting new proposals to supplement our existing (2020) programme which was unable to go ahead due to the coronavirus. Proposals can be on all aspects of the digital humanities. For example, proposals might wish to focus on:

• New knowledge and insights within areas of humanities research which have arisen from the use of digital applications, techniques or methodologies. These proposals might focus on how specific research questions were solved.

• Case studies, best practice and evolving trends concerning the development of research resources, tools, frameworks and environments within the humanities, such as digital editions, mobile applications, virtual worlds, surface computing, web services and GIS

• Technologies and techniques which bring value to humanities research, such as data mining, crowd-sourcing, linked data, text encoding, digitisation, ontology building, sentiment analysis, augmented reality, 3D visualisation and virtual worlds.

• Standards, best practice and case studies for data creation, data collection, development methodologies, usability testing, preservation, sustainability and accessibility.

• Issues and emerging trends within the technology and the information environment which do or might impact on humanities research. This might concern new technology, social trends, infrastructure, policy, funding, assessing value or pedagogy.

Proposals are welcome from academics, researchers, postgraduate students, professionals from within the cultural, heritage and information sectors, technologists and SMEs. Proposals are welcome from UK and international contributors.Contributors can propose individual papers, or sessions of three or more papers on a related theme.

Proposals for Individual Papers

Proposals for individual papers should include:

• The name of the speaker
• The speaker’s institution
• The title of the paper
• Three keywords
• An abstract of approximately 300 words

Individual papers will be to a maximum of 20 minutes duration. Each paper will then be allotted a further 10 minutes for questions.

Proposals should be sent to: dhc2020@sheffield.ac.uk

Proposals for Sessions

Proposals for sessions should include:

• The name of the session organiser and his/her institution
• The names of the individual speakers and their institutions
• The title of the session
• An abstract of approximately 200 words which describes the theme that unifies the session
• The titles of the session papers
• Abstracts for each paper within the session of approximately 300 words

Sessions will consist of three or more papers on a related theme to a maximum of 60 minutes. Each session will then be allotted a further 30 minutes for questions.

Registration

Registration will open in January 2021.

Please note that registration fees will be fully reimbursed if the Covid-19 situation in July 2021 prevents this from continuing as a physical conference.

• Speaker rate: £152
• Delegate rate: £202
• Student rate: £152

A range of accommodation is available nearby at differing prices. For further information, please check this website when registration opens. Please also check the cancellation terms when booking accommodation.

Publication

All contributors will be invited to submit their paper for publication in the Digital Humanities Institute’s online journal, Studies in the Digital Humanities.

Some of the papers presented at the Digital Humanities Congress are available at https://www.dhi.ac.uk/openbook/series/studies-in-the-digital-humanities

Further Information

The conference website will provide access to delegate registration as well as further information about accommodation, the programme and facilities in due course.

For enquiries about submitting a proposal, please contact Michael Pidd: m.pidd@sheffield.ac.uk

Proposals should be sent to: dhc2020@sheffield.ac.uk