humanities computing and the internet

Procedural Poetry Now: Precedents, Tools, Goals | ACLA 2027

updated: 
Monday, August 31, 2026 - 1:30pm
Jim Goar / American Comparative Literature Association 2027 Annual Meeting
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Procedural Poetry Now: Precedents, Tools, Goals

ACLA 2027 Annual Meeting
University of Houston: May 20–23, 2027
Proposal deadline: September 22, 2026

NeMLA 2027 roundtable - Creating Community in the AI Age: Empowerment in English Classrooms

updated: 
Saturday, August 29, 2026 - 8:00pm
The Northeast Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

We are excited to share a CFP for a roundtable we are chairing at NeMLA 2027: “Creating Community in the AI Age: Empowerment in English Classrooms.”The more we talk about AI in education, the more I find myself thinking about what we don’t want to lose. What happens to connection and a sense of belonging in our classrooms? How can literature and writing still bring people together, encourage empathy where students feel that their voices matter?

[SCMS 2027 CFP] High-Tech / Low-Tech: Rethinking Labor, Materiality, and Scale in Media Technologies

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Monday, July 27, 2026 - 8:19pm
University of California, Irvine
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, August 20, 2026

Technological systems are routinely narrated through a rhetoric of the “high-tech”: futuristic, frictionless, dematerialized, and planetary in scale. Such rhetoric directs the attention of media technologies toward the newest platform, the most advanced infrastructure, the most spectacular feat of engineering. Yet every high-tech system is sustained by processes that are decidedly low-tech: extraction of raw materials, energy consumption at industrial scale, manual and low-wage labor, informal repair and maintenance, grassroots appropriation, and amateur practice operating at the margins of official technological narratives. The “high” is never self-sufficient; it is built on, and constantly obscures, the “low.”

II International Congress of Videogames, Virtual Environments and Interactive Creation

updated: 
Sunday, July 26, 2026 - 3:01pm
Double Vision Platform/ MASSIVA Research Group /UMH /Salamanca University
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, October 1, 2026

The II International Congress of Videogames, Virtual Environments and Interactive Creation is an event of scientific and academic dissemination whose objective is the diffusion of studies related to the field of videogames, digital art and online and virtual environments, in its wide range of topics and media: development of ludic and interactive platforms; video game studies (Game Studies); initiatives around eSports; expressions of Digital Art, Virtual and Augmented Reality, and Artificial Intelligence applied to ludic or plastic creation; projects in networked communities and mobile devices; e-learning platforms; games and digital artistic works and their imbrications with cinema, animation, music, comics, etc. 

 

FEMSPEC - Call for Website Editor and Social Media Manager

updated: 
Sunday, July 19, 2026 - 8:29pm
Femspec
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, December 31, 2026

FEMSPEC, an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal dedicated to challenging gender through speculative means in any genre, seeks a new member to join our volunteer collective to fill the role of Website Editor and Social Media Manager

 

Duties include:

 

Updating FEMSPEC's website at the collective's request - this could include updating biographies of collective members, altering the website's layout, adding or removing content from various pages in the website, and updating the website with information about the current issue of the journal

 

Managing the journal's Facebook page and X account

 

Creativity before and in the Age of AI: Literature, Languages and Cultures in Times of Instability

updated: 
Saturday, July 18, 2026 - 1:57am
Interface -Journal of European Languages and Literatures
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, September 26, 2026

Dear Colleagues,

"Interface" calls for papers for a conference on the topic: Creativity before and in the Age of AI: Literature, Languages and Cultures in Times of Instability

Conference Date: November 27-29, 2026

Conference Place: National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract Submission Deadline: September 26, 2026

 

The AI Knowledge Society: Mapping Digital Hospitality and Hostility (In-person)

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Saturday, July 18, 2026 - 12:15am
SAMLA 2026
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, August 30, 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, in contemporary digital society, have drastically evolved from statistical tools to principal instruments of knowledge production, validation and dissemination. Large language models (LLMs), automated search systems, and predictive algorithms increasingly dictate what society knows, how knowledge is validated, and who is recognized as an expert/authority. This shift demands a rigorous critique from the perspective of the sociology of knowledge to evaluate how power, inequality, and social structures are embedded within these automated epistemic tools.

Examining the Intersection of AI, Language Acquisition, and Ethical Responsibility

updated: 
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 10:50am
Ezzohra Moufid / Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Description:

Join us for a critical examination of the intersection of artificial intelligence, language acquisition, and ethical pedagogy. We invite submissions that investigate the efficacy of AI-driven tools in language learning, highlighting both their benefits and associated challenges.

 Contribute to an informed dialogue on the responsible integration of AI in educational practice.  


Abstract:

The How-To Issue

updated: 
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - 12:40pm
Public Humanities - Cambridge University Press
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, January 1, 2027

Public Humanities is a new international open access, cross-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of humanities scholarship and public life. The journal invites proposals for themed issues that pose urgent questions on contemporary public issues that require rigorous and relevant humanities knowledge. 

The journal invites submissions to its upcoming Themed Issue ‘The How-To Issue’, which will be edited by Jeffrey R. Wilson. 

The deadline for submissions is 1 January 2025

Inclusive Teaching and Digital Accessibility: Working Toward a Similar Goal Through Multiple Means

updated: 
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 - 10:01am
Northeast Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Inclusive teaching and digital accessibility are two important concepts that align with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles; they move away from "retrofitting" (i.e., fixing a problem after a student struggles) toward a "proactive” design (e.g., building a system that works for everyone from the start). Inclusive teaching is a pedagogical framework that focuses on designing a learning environment where every student (regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic status, or learning style) feels valued and has an equal opportunity to succeed. Whereas digital accessibility is a technical standard that ensures that digital tools, documents, and platforms are usable by everyone, regardless of ability.

Encountering the Human(ities): Anxiety, Storytelling, Futurity

updated: 
Friday, July 3, 2026 - 10:50pm
North South University
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Call for Papers

Encountering the Human(ities): Anxiety, Storytelling, Futurity

Department of English and Modern Languages

North South University

Dhaka, Bangladesh

30-31 October, 2026 (Friday-Saturday)

Hybrid Event

 

AI Literacy in Higher Education

updated: 
Friday, July 3, 2026 - 1:06pm
Mohammad Azim Arbabi / Universiti Brunei Darussalam
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

As Artificial Intelligence becomes an integral part of higher education, AI literacy is increasingly recognized as a foundational competency for students, educators, researchers, and institutions. This seminar explores the knowledge, skills, values, and ethical considerations required for responsible and effective engagement with AI in academic contexts.

Guided by the UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers and informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this seminar invites proposals addressing topics including, but not limited to:

Counting Ourselves

updated: 
Thursday, July 2, 2026 - 5:00am
Public Humanities - Cambridge University Press
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, October 1, 2026

A few months into his second term, President Trump announced he would order a new census that excludes non-citizens. This unprecedented move in U.S. history threatened to erase millions of people from the map. It would reshape electoral outcomes, going against the 14th Amendment that requires counting all persons in each state to determine representation, and it could impact public policymaking by removing crucial data for infrastructure, health, or education.

Teaching with Media and Technology (PAMLA Seattle Conference 12-15 Nov. 2026)

updated: 
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 - 7:07pm
PAMLA
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

The Teaching with Media and Technology session welcomes proposals on any topic related to the use of media and technology in any modern language, composition, or literature classroom. Papers that engage with this year’s conference theme, "Our Ruling Classes: Culture, Power, Conflict," are welcome but not required.  PAMLA's annual conference is being held in Seattle, WA, 12-15 November 2026. 

 For submissions and more information, please visit https://pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/20030

Minor Forms in African Culture

updated: 
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 - 4:55am
Public Humanities - Cambridge University Press
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, August 1, 2026

In Africa and the African diaspora, knowledge is often produced, circulated, and critiqued in “minor forms”—small-scale oral, visual, material, and digital ephemera such as proverbs, folktales, rites, images, social media, and other non-canonical modes of expression that structure everyday cultural life but are frequently marginalized within dominant academic and cultural hierarchies. While “major forms” such as the literary canon, the national archive, and peer-reviewed scholarship obscure the complexity and vitality of African cultural production, minor forms interact with, resist, coexist alongside, and reshape those dominant modes.

Digital Intimacies 12: Intimately Disconnected

updated: 
Saturday, June 27, 2026 - 10:35am
University of Sydney
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Intimately Disconnected
4-5 December 2026 (Friday and Saturday)
The University of Sydney

Digital Dalits and Global Solidarities: Collaborative Action in the 21st Century (Roundtable)

updated: 
Saturday, June 27, 2026 - 3:06am
NeMLA
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

This roundtable discusses the convergence of literary expression and digital activism as means of empowering a community. The shift of passive representation to active agency in the 21st century can be common in the digital space where the local knowledge is stored and disseminated. We discuss how marginalized groups, namely Dalit writers and activists, have used digital humanities to evade authoritarian gatekeepers and develop transnational solidarities. This session welcomes people to talk about how online spaces can be seen as a form of regenerative space where the testimonios of Dalit can be heard, transforming the world into a supportive space of collective action and literary insurgency.

Digital Social Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 2 (2026)

updated: 
Saturday, June 27, 2026 - 1:01am
Innovative Insights
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, December 30, 2026

Digital Social Sciences (ISSN: 3078-4980 (Online), 3078-4972 (Print) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research on the transformative impact of digital technologies on society. The journal provides a global platform for scholars, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to examine the opportunities, challenges, and implications of digital transformation across the social sciences.

The Editorial Board invites original, unpublished, and high-quality manuscripts for Volume 3, Issue 2 (2026).

Themes of Interest

Jokes in Dark Times: Humor, Crisis, and the Postdigital Public Sphere

updated: 
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - 3:56pm
NeMLA 2027 (North East Modern Language Association)
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

NeMLA

58th Annual Convention, Newport, RI March 6-9 2027

CALL FOR PAPERS

Jokes in Dark Times: Humor, Crisis, and the Postdigital Public Sphere

Panel Chair: Ana León-Távora

Virtual session

Undisciplined Anthropologies II: Beyond Borders

updated: 
Monday, June 22, 2026 - 7:48pm
American University of Rome
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Call for papers

Undisciplined Anthropologies II: Beyond Borders

American University of Rome, Italy

Department of Cultures and Societies, University of Palermo, Italy

International Conference

25th, 26th September 2026

The conference will take place in Rome

American University of Rome

The Aurelia Auditorium

Via Pietro Roselli, 4

Roma 00153

Deadline for abstracts: September 1st, 2026

Novelty and Inequalities in Science: International Research Symposium on Recognizing and Rewarding Novelty in Science

updated: 
Sunday, June 21, 2026 - 10:13am
Czech Academy of Sciences
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Centre for Science, Technology, and Society Studies at the Czech Academy of Sciences invites prospective participants to submit abstracts for presentation at the international research symposium Novelty and Inequalities in Science, to be held in Prague, Czechia, on October 8-9, 2026.

Novelty and Inequalities in Science

International Research Symposium on Recognizing and Rewarding Novelty in Science

October 8-9, 2026 Prague, Czechia

Submit abstract of 150-300 words or find more information here:

https://stss.flu.cas.cz/novelty2026

Call for Abstracts

*Call for Chapters* for Adaptive Learning and AI: Global Socio-Technical Discourses

updated: 
Monday, June 15, 2026 - 11:54am
Tanmoy Putatunda
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

*Call for Chapters* for our upcoming edited volume, Adaptive Learning and AI: Global Socio-Technical Discourses, co edited with Dr. Debanjali Roy , Dr. N P Subheesh, and Dr. Sobin C.C.The book has already received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Peter Lang and, upon publication, will be submitted for indexing in Scopus.This volume brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on AI-driven adaptive learning, moving beyond technocentric frameworks to engage with its epistemological, pedagogical, and socio-political implications.

International Conference "The Artificial Mind: Art and Philosophy after AI"

updated: 
Monday, June 15, 2026 - 4:53am
Lithuanian Culture Research Institute
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, August 10, 2026

International Conference

The Artificial Mind: Art and Philosophy after AI

 

24-25 September 2026

National Gallery of Art

22 Konstitucijos Ave. 

Vilnius, Lithuania

 

The title “Artificial Mind” references Claude Lévi-Strauss’ The Savage Mind (La Pensée sauvage (1962), a foundational work in anthropology, in which he argues that “savage” and “civilized” thought share the same epistemological architecture – differing not in structure but in mode of operations. While the “civilized” engineer works with purpose-built concepts and tools toward a specific end, the “savage” bricoleur thinks with whatever is at hand, constructing new meanings from fragments.

CfP: Themed Dossiers for Mediapolis – A Journal of Cities and Culture

updated: 
Sunday, June 14, 2026 - 11:33pm
Linda Kopitz | Mediapolis – A Journal of Cities and Culture
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, June 19, 2026

Mediapolis – International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies y open access online journal, drawing a connection between culture and the built environment – understood in the broadest sense. We publish research in different forms, from research articles to Q&A interviews and readings list, and across different academic fields, including but not limited to media studies, urban studies, geography, architecture and art history as well as digital humanities. 

Emergence of New World Imagination in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Asia: Understanding Asian Colonial Countries through Travelogues, Memoirs, Testimonies and Archival Documents

updated: 
Saturday, June 13, 2026 - 11:01am
Department of English, Adamas University
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, August 31, 2026

Brief Synopsis: 

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries witnessed profound political, social, and cultural transformations across Asia. This edited volume, Emergence of New World Imagination in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Asia: Understanding Asian Colonial Countries through Travelogues, Memoirs, Testimonies and Archival Documents, seeks to examine how autobiographical narratives, letters, memoirs, travelogues, oral narratives, and archival documents written in various Indian languages engage with the colonial and postcolonial histories of East Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia, and South Asia.

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