Will digital transformation allow for a reinvention of the articulation of art, culture, science and
technology?

What interactions can be established between the Humanities and digital transformation?
What is the long-term impact of digital transformation on the teaching-learning process
within the Humanities?

Quintessential figures of the Renaissance, such as Leonardo da Vinci, articulated art, culture, science and
technology. In the 21st century, we are once again living in an era of civilizational paradigm shift, as digital
transformation imposes transformative possibilities and challenges.

Ongoing rethinking and the continual reinvention of concepts are inherent traits of the Humanities, which is
why, as in the past, it is urgent today to innovate for the future. At a time when the field is expanding beyond
its borders, when humans seek to improve their condition and when generative artificial intelligence
assumes an essential role, it is time to reflect on the identity and unequivocal relevance of the Humanities
and the changes that derive from digital transformation.

In light of this, the Department of Humanities at Universidade Aberta calls for a reflection on these
challenges and opportunities, through proposals in different scientific areas of the Humanities, although
prioritising the thematic issues of the conference.

This is an in-person only conference.

Call for papers

Oral presentations in different scientific areas of the Humanities are accepted, although priority will be
given to the thematic questions of the conference.
Scientific areas:

• Information Sciences
• Language Pedagogies
• Comparative Studies
• Communication Studies
• Translation Studies
• European Studies
• Linguistics
• Portuguese Studies
• Foreign Languages, Literature and Culture

Thematic questions:

• Will digital transformation allow for a reinvention of the articulation of art, culture, science and
technology?
• What interactions can be established between the Humanities and digital transformation?
• What is the long-term impact of digital transformation on the teaching-learning process within the
Humanities?

Submission of proposals for oral presentatio

Submit a single file (.doc or .pdf) for each proposal, by October 31, 2024, to the platform

https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/HumUAb2025/

Each proposal (.doc or .pdf file) must:

• have a title;
• have an abstract of 250 to 350 words;
• have 3 to 5 keywords and 1 to 5 references;
• be written in the language used in the presentation (Portuguese, English, French or Spanish);
• indicate its scientific area;
• not include the author’s name in the file, in the body of the text or in the references (authors are
only identified through the EasyAbs platform).

Presentations will be 20 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of discussion.

Conference webstie: https://congresso.humanidades.uab.pt/en/conference/