 | DHCS2018: Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science 2018 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL, United States, November 10-11, 2018 |
| Conference website | http://www.luc.edu/ctsdh |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dhcs2018 |
| Abstract registration deadline | July 15, 2018 |
| Submission deadline | July 15, 2018 |
The Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS) brings together researchers, scholars, librarians, and technologists in the humanities and computer science from across the country and around the world to examine the current state of digital humanities as a field of intellectual inquiry and to identify and explore new directions and perspectives for future research. The thirteenth meeting of the DHCS will be held at the Water Tower Campus of Loyola University Chicago on November 9-11, 2018.
Visit the DHCS website (coming soon) to learn more about DHCS!
List of Topics
The conference is interested in proposals for papers, panels, workshops, and posters from people at all ranks whose work contributes to the themes of the conference. Potential topics include (but are not limited to):
- visualization tools, theories, methodologies, and workflows to make sense of Big Data;
- digital approaches to textual studies;
- public digital humanities;
- digital accessibility;
- digital humanities pedagogy;
- preserving the digital humanities;
- digital gaming, critical play, game design, and gaming culture;
- creative coding and electronic literature;
- studies on uses and behaviors of Social media sites users;
- digital humanities technologies (e.g., mapping, text-mining);
- digital humanities project design/management;
- institutional DH partnerships and project-based collaborations;
- community-based online media practices;
- digital representation.
Submission Guidelines
Applicants should submit a title and 200-300 word abstract along with a brief biography or C.V. by 15 July 2018 via Easychair. Decisions will be made by early August. All presenters will have their registration fee for the conference waived. Presenters may have the opportunity to publish their papers in an online proceedings edition from the conference.
Accepted Formats
DHCS 2018 welcomes submissions in the following formats:
- Papers/Presentations (15 minutes)
- Panels (60-90 minutes)
- Posters
- Workshops (60-90 minutes)
Please specify which format your submission falls under in your application materials.
Membership
DHCS Member Institutions
- Loyola University Chicago
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- DePaul University
- University of Illinois - Chicago
- University of Chicago
- Northwestern University
DHCS 2018 Steering Committee
- Kyle Roberts, Loyola University Chicago
- Elizabeth Hopwood, Loyola University Chicago
- George Thiruvathukal, Loyola University Chicago
- Tyler Monagahan, Loyola University Chicago
- Roshanna Sylvester, DePaul University
- Robin Burke, DePaul University
- John Shanahan, DePaul University
- Carly Kocurek, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Michael DeAnda, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Jillana Enteen, Northwestern University
- John Dorr, Northwestern University
- Marc Hauser, Northwestern University
- Dolly Weber, University of Illinois - Chicago
- Abigail Stahl, University of Illinois - Chicago
- Hannah Higgins, University of Illinois - Chicago
- Tiffany Funk, University of Illinois - Chicago
- Benn Williams, University of Illinois - Chicago
- Allan J. Berry, University of Illinois - Chicago
- Clovis Gladstone, University of Chicago
- Carmen Caswell, University of Chicago
- Jeffrey Tharsen, University of Chicago
- Michael Wills, University of Chicago
Contact
Please direct all questions to Kyle Roberts, Director of the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities, Loyola University Chicago (kroberts2@luc.edu).