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Re:Humanities 2013 explores various aspects of multimodal storytelling and argument. We seek undergraduates who are exploring cross-platform approaches to course projects, digital scholarship, and student collaborations. Our keynote speakers for 2013 will be Tara McPherson, Ph.D., and David Angel Nieves, Ph.D., Topics might include, but are not limited to, interdisciplinary approaches to the following:

+ Gaming and Narrative
+ Transmedia Storytelling
+ Infographics and Informatics
+ Cultural Criticism Through the Lens of New Media Platforms
+ Digital Forms of Argumentation
+ Visual Models of Record and Witness
+ Oral and Auditory Experimentations

We encourage submissions on these or related topics and invite you to contact us with any questions.

We invite submission of criticism and projects at all stages of development, with the understanding that the work will have reached a level of completion to present at the conference, April 4-5, 2013.

Support: Selected students will receive a small award to defray travel costs. Lodging will be arranged at no cost to participants.

Submission Deadline: November 20, 2012 (Midnight GMT)
Decisions Announced: End of November 2012

We look forward to your participation!