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

Wed May 08 18:29:59 GMT 2024




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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