Corpora: CFP: ALLC/ACH 2002

[Willard McCarty]

Call for Papers and Information for Speakers

         'New Directions in Humanities Computing'
          ALLC/ACH 2002
          University of Tuebingen, July 23-28 2002

          Conference Web site and full CFP:
          www.uni-tuebingen.de/allcach2002/

          Submission deadline: 15 November 2001

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ALLC/ACH 2002 invites submissions of between 750 and 1500 words on any
aspect of humanities computing or new media, broadly defined to
encompass the common ground between information technology and problems
in humanities research and teaching. The theme for the 2002 conference
is 'New Directions in Humanities Computing'. Hence, while as always, we
welcome submissions in any area of the humanities, especially
interdisciplinary work, for the 2002 conference we especially encourage
submissions on the current state of the art in humanities computing, and
on recent new developments and expected future developments in the
field.

Recent years have seen enormous advances in information
technologies, and an enormous growth in the use of IT resources for
research and teaching in the humanities. How exactly are these
developments changing the ways in which humanities scholars work?
What new and distinct methodologies is IT now bringing to the
humanities? How do we expect methodologies, and the role of the
humanities scholar, to change in the near future as a result of the
impact of IT? How are IT-related developments in one discipline
affecting or likely to affect those in others? The time is ripe to
survey and assess developments to date in humanties computing, and
its likely future directions.

Suitable subjects for proposals would also include:

* new approaches to research in humanities disciplines using digital
      resources dependent on images, audio, or video
* the application to humanities data of techniques developed in such
      fields as information science and the physical sciences and
      engineering;
* traditional applications of computing in the humanities, including
      (but not limited to) text encoding, hypertext, text corpora,
      computational lexicography, statistical models, and text analysis;
* applications in the digital arts, especially projects and
      installations that feature technical advances of potential interest
      to humanities scholars;
* information design in the humanities, including visualization,
      simulation, and modeling;
* pedagogical applications of new media within the humanities;
* thoughtful considerations of the cultural impact of computing and
      new media;
* theoretical or speculative treatments of new media;
* the institutional role of new media within the contemporary
      academy, including curriculum development and collegial support for
      activities in these fields;
* the broader social role of humanities computing and the resources
      it develops.

For the full Call for Papers, see the Conference web-site at
http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/allcach2002/
It includes details on submitting proposals, the timetable for review
of submissions and notification of results, description of bursaries
available to young presenters, the International Programme Committee
membership, an overview of the annual joint Conference and information
about the city and University of Tuebingen.

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David Robey
Chair of the International Programme Committee
ALLC-ACH 2002 Conference

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Dr Willard McCarty / Senior Lecturer /
Centre for Computing in the Humanities / King's College London /
Strand / London WC2R 2LS / U.K. /
+44 (0)20 7848-2784 / ilex.cc.kcl.ac.uk/wlm/