28.2758, Calls: Applied Ling/Nigeria

Tue Jun 20 16:36:37 UTC 2017

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Subject: 28.2758, Calls: Applied Ling/Nigeria

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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:36:26
From: Felix Oke [foke at aul.edu.ng]
Subject: 1st International Digital Humanities Conference in Nigeria

Full Title: 1st International Digital Humanities Conference in Nigeria 
Short Title: EKO DH 

Date: 14-Nov-2017 - 18-Nov-2017
Location: Lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria 
Contact Person: Tunde Opeibi
Meeting Email: dhunilag at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.dhunilag.com 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Language Family(ies): Indo-European 

Call Deadline: 31-Aug-2017 

Meeting Description:

The Digital Humanities Research Unit, University of Lagos, Nigeria, is pleased
to announce the 1st International Conference in Digital Humanities (Tagged:
EKO DH Humboldt Kolleg-2017) sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation, Germany which will take place at the University of Lagos, Lagos,
Nigeria from November  14-18, 2017. 

This Humboldt Kolleg aims to create the collaborative space and the
intellectual spark that will ignite scholarly debates and contributions on the
increasing importance and application of digital technologies in the
multidisciplinary forum for humanities and sciences. It will throw more light
on the usefulness of interdisciplinary collaborations among scholars in the
humanities, core sciences, social sciences and information and communication
technology.

This conference encourages contributions, scholarly papers, data-driven
research, cutting edge scientific ideas, discussions as well as digital tools
that can be utilised to explore novel ideas in the humanities, promote
research collaborations, scientific innovations, social transformation and
national development. 

 It hopes to bring together Humboldtians in the humanities and mainstream
sciences as well as other scholars, scientists, researchers and experts within
the research communities in the human sciences, information technology,
natural sciences, applied and computer sciences, and other stakeholders.  It
will thus provide the space and forum for cross-disciplinary debates among
Humboldtians and other experts to examine the increasing roles of new
technologies for innovative scientific research projects and national
development. 

This Humboldt Kolleg, therefore, hopes to take advantage of this global best
practice to deepen collegiate research cultures among Humboldtians across
disciplinary divides and fuel this interdisciplinary conversation by deepening
the impact of technologies beyond their core traditional disciplines. 

We particularly encourage doctoral students and junior researchers to apply so
that they can utilise this opportunity to present their research works,
interact with established scholars and researchers, and expand their research
networks. 

The Conference will also run a special session on successful sponsorship
opportunities in Germany, especially with Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
and DAAD. 

For more information, email the Convener, Tunde Opeibi (dhunilag at gmail.com;
bopeibi at unilag.edu.ng) or  Ayodeji Adedara (ayodejiadedara at gmail.com )

Call for Papers:

Theme:

The main themes for the Conference are:
- Conceptualising Digital Humanities – It defines Digital Humanities as an
emerging field that explores how the disciplines in the human sciences
intersect with disciplines in the natural and applied sciences, especially
computer sciences. It equally engages in debates and studies that show their
engagement with new technologies and digital tools.  It draws on methods and
approaches from different disciplines supported by computational and digital
tools. 
- Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in Digital Humanities.  Digital Humanities
as Cross-Disciplinary and Multidisciplinary Nexus. It considers how Digital
Humanities demonstrates the potential to initiate and explore productive
relationships among the diverse academic and research communities in the
sciences and humanities as well as public and private sectors to inspire
innovative research national development and tackle societal challenges. 
- Concretising and Consummating Cross-disciplinary approaches and
methodologies for Innovative Research and National Development.  It focuses on
methodological issues and opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations
that will ignite and encourage the development of digital tools for research
and development in Nigeria.  

The following sub-themes/topics, among others, will be of particular interest:

Technologies, Humanities and Sciences: Fostering Indispensable Nexus
Digital technologies, literature and cultural economies
Language, Communications and Technologies 
Digital Humanities and scientific communities 
Digital Technologies and the Sciences: Creating the Collaborative  Research
Bridge
Digital tools for the Sciences: Communicating Research Results & Collaborating
for Innovative Research
Big  Data Phenomena: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
New Media and Humanities
New Media and Sciences
Developing relevant Software for the Humanities: Sciences to the Rescue
New Technologies and Governance
Digital Humanities and National Development 
Digital Scholarship, Science  &  Innovation

Please feel free to submit proposals along these sub-themes and other related
topics. 

Plenary/Parallel Lectures:

The Conference provides the space for plenary and parallel sessions. Scholarly
papers/lectures will be delivered every day by experienced scholars and
experts. The lectures are directed not only at the participants at the
Conference but also at other academics, students and the interested public.

These lectures are designed to provide a theoretical and practical framework
for the exploration and discussion of the relevance and benefits of Digital
Humanities and interdisciplinary dimensions. The lectures will also present
possible windows for collaborations between the Sciences and the Humanities
for innovation and development.

E-Poster Presentations:

Doctoral students, young scholars and researchers are encouraged to present
their research projects or any ongoing projects related to the theme(s) of the
Conference. The session also offers a great opportunity for software
developers and corporate organisations to present their products, software,
and applications that are relevant to the academic, research and policy
communities.

This session is also aimed at demonstrating some of the possibilities of the
implementation of technology-based research in the Humanities and Sciences
within the larger academic and social contexts.

Roundtable Discussion:

The Conference will also provide a platform for scholars within the
intersecting disciplines i.e. Humanities, Engineering, Computer Science as
well as ICT-based and Telecommunication companies to discuss important topics
and collaborative projects in Digital Humanities. 

How to submit your proposal:
Abstracts/Proposals for papers should be submitted using the online form which
should include a maximum 300-word abstract, in English, for a 20-minute paper.
Link to the online form: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGp2ImmdeLwouat_osyU39-HPw1ZY_PKM8y
a-MoeTIgGKBg/viewform
You may also email your abstract directly to: dhunilag at gmail.com

All successful proposals will be notified by 30th September 2017.
Successful abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts. 
It is anticipated that after the conference good papers adjudged publishable
after a peer-review process will be selected for publication with an
International Academic Publishers in Germany. An International Journal of
Digital Humanities in the Global South is also being considered. 

Contact Email:
dhunilag at gmail.com 
kofo474 at gmail.com
ayodejiadedara at gmail.com 
URL: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGp2ImmdeLwouat_osyU39-HPw1ZY_PKM8y
a-MoeTIgGKBg/viewform

For more information, email the Convener, Tunde Opeibi (dhunilag at gmail.com;
bopeibi at unilag.edu.ng) or  Ayodeji Adedara (ayodejiadedara at gmail.com )

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