CFP: New Directions in the Humanities

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Thirteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities

University of British Columbia - Vancouver Campus

Vancouver Canada
17-19 June 2015

Call for Papers

The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Thirteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities. The Humanities Conference will be held 17-19 June 2015 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. We welcome submissions from a variety of disciplines and perspectives and encourage faculty and students to jointly submit proposals, discussing The Humanities through one of the following themes:

Conference Themes

Critical Cultural Studies

Communication and Linguistic Studies

Literary Humanities

Civic, Political, and Community Studies

Humanities Education

"From 'Digital Humanities' to a Humanities of the Digital"

2015 Special Focus

In addition to the annual themes, the conference will address the special focus–From 'Digital Humanities' to a Humanities of the Digital–through keynote speakers, garden sessions, workshops, and parallel sessions that examine the following topics:

The ‘digital’ as a social imaginary: exploring historical continuities and ruptures in social and cultural practices in the era of digital cultures.

The digital within the humanities: new methods and tools for documentation, research, and representation.

The political economy of digital humanities: e-learning, e-publishing, and the reframing of disciplines and institutions.

Big data and little data; negotiating the public and the private.

Open access and open cultures: developing sustainable knowledge ecologies.

Adapting methodologies and focus in the digital age: has the dust settled on the ‘digital humanities’?

From the digital humanities, to a humanities of the digital; rebuilding the humanities in the shadow of the digital, and developing a humanities of the digital.

Proposal Submissions and Deadlines

The current review period closing date for the latest round of submissions to the Call for Papers (a title and short abstract) is 4 December 2014. Please visit our website for more information on submitting your proposal, future deadlines, and registering for the conference.

If you are unable to attend the conference, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to The Humanities Journal Collection.