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[1] From: Mapes, Kristen <kmapes@msu.edu>
Subject: Keynotes Announced & Final CFP Reminder - Global DH Symposium 2026 CFP closes on 15 Oct (Wednesday) (106)
[2] From: Menno Van Zaanen <Menno.VanZaanen@nwu.ac.za>
Subject: Call for Participation DHASA and RAIL (123)
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Date: 2025-10-13 19:49:58+00:00
From: Mapes, Kristen <kmapes@msu.edu>
Subject: Keynotes Announced & Final CFP Reminder - Global DH Symposium 2026 CFP closes on 15 Oct (Wednesday)
Dear colleagues,
The Call for Proposals for the 11th annual Global Digital Humanities Symposium
closes on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, midnight in your timezone. We are also
delighted to announce our keynote speakers for the 2025 Symposium.
The 2026 Symposium will take place 13-17 April. Michigan State University will
begin the Symposium with an in-person day on Monday, 13 April. Tuesday and
Wednesday, 14 April and 15th will be held virtually on Zoom. Universidad de
Monterrey (UDEM) will host an in-person Symposium on Friday, 17 April in
conjunction with the INQUORUM conference, which will take place the following
week. All Global DH Symposium events will be livestreamed per presenter
permission.
We are delighted to announce keynote speakers for the Symposium! Rayvon Fouché
from Northwestern University will present at Michigan State University, and Hugo
Solís García from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana will present at Universidad
de Monterrey. Cindy Anh Nguyen from UCLA, and Evelin Heidel from Wikimedistas de
Uruguay will give keynote presentations during the virtual program, and
participate in a virtual keynote discussion.
The CFP is available in English and Spanish (links below). Proposals and
presentations are welcome in either English or Spanish for the virtual event,
and in English for the in-person events. During the virtual Symposium, we will
support live interpretation of presentations.
Application deadline: Wednesday, 15 October 2025, midnight in your timezone
Full CFP - English - https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-english/
Full CFP - Español - https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-espagnol/
This year, we especially anticipate and welcome presentations on the following
topics, and we are especially interested in hearing about specific practical and
theoretical examples from the Global Majority context:
- Minimal, material, and sustainable approaches to DH
- Global AI practices, opportunities, and challenges in DH
- Resilience and collaboration in the face of global crises
- Student-centered frameworks and practices in global digital pedagogy
Free registration for the Symposium will open in December 2025. Find out more,
including information about past Symposia, at msuglobaldh.org.
Sincerely,
Kristen Mapes, Co-Chair, Global DH Symposium Planning Committee
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Estimados/as colegas:
La convocatoria de propuestas para el 11.º Simposio Global de Humanidades
Digitales finaliza el miércoles 15 de octubre de 2025 a la medianoche de su zona
horaria. Nos complace anunciar a los ponentes principales del Simposio de 2026.
El Simposio de 2026 se celebrará del 13 al 17 de abril. La Universidad Estatal
de Michigan (MSU) comenzará el Simposio con una jornada presencial el lunes 13
de abril. El martes 14 y miércoles 15 de abril se celebrarán virtualmente por
Zoom. La Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) organizará un Simposio presencial el
viernes 17 de abril, junto con la conferencia INQUORUM, que se llevará a cabo la
semana siguiente. Todos los eventos del Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales
se transmitirán en vivo con la autorización de los/las ponentes.
Nos complace anunciar a los ponentes principales del Simposio. Rayvon Fouché, de
la Universidad Northwestern, presentará en la Universidad Estatal de Michigan, y
Hugo Solís García, de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, en la Universidad
de Monterrey. Cindy Anh Nguyen, de UCLA, y Evelin Heidel, de Wikimedistas de
Uruguay, ofrecerán ponencias magistrales durante el programa virtual y
participarán en un debate virtual.
La convocatoria ya está disponible en inglés y español (enlaces a continuación).
Se aceptan propuestas y presentaciones en inglés o español para el evento
virtual y en inglés para los eventos presenciales. Durante el simposio virtual,
se ofrecerá interpretación en vivo de las presentaciones.
Fecha límite para enviar su propuesta: miércoles 15 de octubre de 2025, a la
medianoche de su zona horaria.
Convocatoria completa en inglés https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-
english/
Convocatoria completa en español https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-
espanol/
Este año, esperamos con interés presentaciones sobre los siguientes temas y nos
interesa especialmente conocer ejemplos prácticos y teóricos específicos de la
Mayoría Global:
- Acercamientos minimal, materiales y sostenibles a las HD
- Prácticas, oportunidades y desafíos globales de la IA en HD
- Resiliencia y colaboración frente a las crisis globales
- Marcos y prácticas centrados en los estudiantes en la pedagogía digital global
La inscripción gratuita para el Simposio se abrirá en diciembre de 2025. Para
más información, incluyendo información sobre Simposios anteriores, visite
https://msuglobaldh.org/
Un saludo cordial,
El Comité Organizador del Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales
Kristen Mapes
Interim Director of Digital Humanities, College of Arts & Letters
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
kmapes@msu.edu<mailto:kmapes@msu.edu>
she/her
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Date: 2025-10-13 12:17:06+00:00
From: Menno Van Zaanen <Menno.VanZaanen@nwu.ac.za>
Subject: Call for Participation DHASA and RAIL
Call for Participation:
Digital Humanities Association of South Africa
DHASA Conference and RAIL workshop 2025
https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za
https://sadilar.org/en/rail-2025/
DHASA conference dates: 11 November 2025-14 November 2025
RAIL workshop date: 10 November 2025
Conference venue: CSIR ICC, Pretoria, South Africa
Registration: https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za/registration/
DHASA CONFERENCE
Theme: The role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial
intelligence
The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) is
pleased to announce its fifth conference, focusing on the theme The
role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial intelligence.
In a region where the field of Digital Humanities is still relatively
underdeveloped, this conference aims to address this gap and foster
growth and collaboration in the field. The conference offers an
opportunity for researchers interested in showcasing their work in the
broad field of Digital Humanities to come together. By doing so, the
conference provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-
the-art in Digital Humanities, particularly within the Southern Africa
region. As such, we welcome submissions related to Digital Humanities
research conducted by individuals from Southern Africa or research
focused on the geographical area of Southern Africa in the broad sense.
Furthermore, the conference serves as a platform for information
sharing and networking among researchers passionate about Digital
Humanities. By bringing together experts working on Digital Humanities
in Southern Africa or with a focus on Southern Africa, we aim to
promote collaboration and facilitate further research in this dynamic
field. In addition to the main conference, affiliated workshops and
tutorials will be organised, providing researchers with valuable
insights into novel technologies and tools. These supplementary events
are designed for researchers interested in specific aspects of Digital
Humanities or seeking practical information to enter or advance their
knowledge in the field.
The DHASA conference welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from
researchers in various domains of Digital Humanities, including, but
not limited to, language, literature, visual art, performance and
theatre studies, media studies, music, history, sociology, psychology,
language technologies, library studies, philosophy, methodologies,
software and computation, AI, and more. Our goal is to cultivate an
inclusive scientific community of practice within Digital Humanities.
RAIL WORKSHOP
Theme: Language resources in the age of large language models
The sixth Resources for African Indigenous Languages (RAIL) workshop
will be co-located with the Digital Humanities Association of Southern
Africa (DHASA) 2025 conference at the CSIR International Convention
Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, on 10 November 2025. The RAIL
workshop is an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working on
African indigenous languages resources such as natural languages
processing (NLP) tools, Human Language Technologies (HLT), data
collections, and annotations. This workshop aims to foster a scientific
community of practice that focuses on computational linguistic tools
and data that are designed for or applied to the indigenous languages
of Africa.
Many African languages are under-resourced while only a few are
considered to be somewhat better resourced. These languages often share
interesting properties such as writing systems, making them different
from most high-resourced languages. From a computational perspective,
these languages lack enough corpora to undertake high level development
of NLP and HLT tools, which in turn impedes the development of African
languages in these areas. During previous workshops, it was noted that
the problems and solutions presented were not only applicable to
African languages but were also relevant to many other low-resource
languages across the world. Because these languages share similar
challenges, this workshop provides researchers with opportunities to
work collaboratively on issues of language resource development and
learn from each other.
The RAIL workshop has several aims. First, the workshop brings together
researchers who work on African indigenous languages, forming a
community of practice for people working on indigenous languages.
Second, the workshop aims to reveal currently unknown or unpublished
existing resources (corpora, NLP tools, and applications), resulting in
a better overview of the current state-of-the-art, and also allows for
discussions on novel, desired resources for future research in this
area. Third, it enhances sharing of knowledge on the development of
low-resource languages. Finally, it enables discussions on how to
improve the quality as well as availability of the resources.
Organising Committees
DHASA conference
Aby Louw, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Franco Mak, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Franziska Pannach, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Ilana Wilken, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Johannes Sibeko, Nelson Mandela University
Juan Steyn, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Laurette Marais, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Marissa Griesel, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Privolin Naidoo, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Sthembiso Mkhwanazi, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
RAIL workshop
Rooweither Mabuya, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Muzi Matfunjwa, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Mmasibidi Setaka, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
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Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen@nwu.ac.za
Professor in Digital Humanities
South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
https://www.sadilar.org
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