International Postgraduate Conference in the Arts and Humanities
Department of Spanish and Spanish-American Studies, Anatomy Theatre and Museum, King’s College London
6 – 8 May 2010
Call for papers:
The Internet has revolutionised academic research practices in recent years. The impact of digital tools has changed the approach to research in the Arts & Humanities, forcing academic institutions to rethink how they work and structure their resources to optimise data access, storage and analysis. Nevertheless, traditional archival study is still central to many contemporary research practices. The main aim of this conference is to consider the roles that traditional and digital archival research tools play in all aspects of the Arts & Humanities, including but not limited to literature, film, history of art, translation, theatre and performance studies, musicology.
The conference programme committee invites submissions of original papers on any aspect of the use of digital or traditional archives in Humanities research. We are particularly interested in papers that explore the ways digital resources have transformed or changed the boundaries of contemporary interdisciplinary Humanities research methods in Spain and Spanish America.
There will be presentations from international keynote speakers who work at the cutting edge of research in the field. Full details will be posted on our website in due course.
Proposals of 20-minute papers are invited from any field of the Arts & Humanities, and may include the following topics:
How will future Humanities research evolve due to the application of digital archives and tools?
How have the Digital Humanities promoted the transmission of culture and collective thinking between different communities?
Will it ever become indispensable to use traditional methods of research?
There has been a surge in interest in the development of skills that allow the creation and manipulation of digital resources (video, sounds, texts). How will this translate into the use of these resources for academic or professional aims?
How have digital resources and the digitalisation of the Humanities affected not just the transmission of information but also the transmission of modern thought?
Proposed online publication:
Submissions will be considered for a peer-reviewed online publication after the conference. More information for applicants will be available closer to the time.
Submission instructions:
Please submit abstracts of no more than 300 words electronically to: lorna.dillon@kcl.ac.uk and kate.averis@kcl.ac.uk with the heading: Exploring the Archive in the Digital Age Conference.
Please include the title of the paper, contact information and institutional affiliation.
Please send abstracts in Microsoft Word format only.
Proposal and presentations may be in either Spanish or English.
The deadline for proposals has now been extended. Proposals should be submitted by Monday 8 March 2010.
Notification of acceptance:
Friday 12 March 2010
Any new information on the conference will be regularly updated on the website:
http://exploringthearchive.wordpress.com
