Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 37, No. 294.
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        Date: 2023-11-09 08:05:48+00:00
        From: Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty@mccarty.org.uk>
        Subject: CFP: Project Management in the Humanities

We’d like to invite you to submit a paper to the Project Management in
the Humanities conference, a DHSI-aligned event that will take place on
Wednesday, 5 June 2023, week 1 of DHSI.

Submission deadline: December 15, 2023

Further details below and at this link:

https://dhsi.org/aligned-events-2024/
<https://dhsi.org/aligned-events-2024/>

Cheers

Lynne Siemens

Project management is a tool that has long been associated with
business. Its use in the academy is increasing as projects grow beyond
the scope of a single researcher. Funding agencies are encouraging this
trend by requesting detailed and realistic work plans as part of grant
applications. However, challenges exist for the application of project
management to research projects. For example, research goals may be
articulated but the methodology to accomplish them is not well
understood. This is further complicated by the fact that researchers see
the application of these tools as rigid management approaches, perhaps
not suited for the academy.

Having said this, due to increasingly collaborative interdisciplinary
projects, many humanities scholars find themselves as “instant” or
“accidental” managers. They are leading teams of researchers from a
variety of disciplines, research assistants, librarians and others, as
well as managing financial and other resources. This is something for
which they are often not prepared due to a lack of training in this area.

This raises questions for exploration with regard to the application of
project management in the humanities generally and digital humanities
more specifically. These include:

   * What does project management look like in the humanities and digital
     humanities?
   * What skills and knowledge are needed?
   * What is the best way to engage and train researchers in the use of
     these tools and skills?
   * What tools are the most effective for managing projects within the
     humanities and digital humanities?
   * What particular challenges do academics face using project management?
   * What can be learned from the review of the use of project management
     in other contexts, such as libraries?
   * How can students be managed within a project management framework?
   * What does project management look like in the age of COVID-19?

We invite proposals for 5 minute talks that address these and other
issues pertinent to research in the area. Proposals should contain a
title, an abstract (of approximately 250 words, plus list of works
cited), and names and affiliations. Please send proposals on or before
15 December to siemensl@uvic.ca <mailto:siemensl@uvic.ca>.

--

Dr. Lynne Siemens
Academic Coordinator, MPA online, PhD programs
Associate Professor
School of Public Administration
Siemensl@uvic.ca <mailto:Siemensl@uvic.ca>
For PhD and MPA online programs: spa-grad-coordinator@uvic.ca
(250) 721-8069
@lynnelynne53


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