[Commlist] cfp: Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory

Deadline Extension: Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory

The Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study, 
University of London, invites submissions for the inaugural*Born-Digital 
Collections, Archives and Memory*conference, to be hosted at the 
University of London and online from 2-4 April 2025 in collaboration 
with colleagues from Aarhus University, the British Library, and the 
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme at the British Museum.

The deadline for submissions for the*Born-Digital Collections, Archives 
and Memory Conference*has been*extended to**Friday, 7 June 2024*.

We are also delighted to announce our first*Keynote Speaker*,*Dorothy 
Berry*, Digital Curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of African 
American History and Culture, where her focus is on enhancing public 
access to digital cultural heritage materials and creating new virtual 
environments for exploring Black history. Her work explores the 
intersections of information discovery and African American history, 
spanning from researching early mentions of African American concert 
music performances in newspaper databases to curating exhibits 
showcasing transatlantic art inspired by African American film.

Key Information:

  * Dates: 2 - 4 April 2025
  * Venue: University of London, London, UK & Online
  * CFP Deadline [extended]: 7 June 2024
  * Notification of acceptance: early August 2024
  * Submission link:https://easychair.org/cfp/borndigital2025
    <https://easychair.org/cfp/borndigital2025>

Digital research in the arts and humanities has traditionally focused on 
digitised objects and archives. However, born-digital cultural materials 
that originate and circulate across a range of formats and platforms are 
rapidly expanding and raising new opportunities and challenges for 
research, archiving and collecting communities. Collecting, accessing 
and sharing born-digital objects and data presents a range of complex 
technical, legal and ethical challenges that, if unaddressed, threaten 
the archival and research futures of these vital cultural materials and 
records of the 21st century. Moreover, the environments, contexts and 
formats through which born-digital records are mediated necessitate 
reconceptualising the materials and practices we associate with cultural 
heritage and memory.

Research and practitioner communities working with born-digital 
materials are growing and their interests are varied, from digital 
cultures and intangible cultural heritage to web archives, electronic 
literatures and social media. This international conference seeks to 
further an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral discussion on how the 
born-digital transforms what and how we research in the humanities.

We invite contributions from researchers and practitioners involved in 
any way in accessing or developing born-digital collections and 
archives, and interested in exploring the novel and transformative 
effects of born-digital cultural heritage. More details can be found at 
theconference website <https://www.sas.ac.uk/borndigital2025>and the 
full CFP and submission portal is available 
here:https://easychair.org/cfp/borndigital2025 
<https://easychair.org/cfp/borndigital2025>

If you have any questions, please contact the Organising Committee 
(atborndigital /at/ sas.ac.uk) <mailto:(borndigital /at/ sas.ac.uk)>.


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