A micro-newsletter for August 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We don’t issue a newsletter in July or August but here’s a digest of upcoming CfPs, Events and Workshops of interest to keep you going !<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Call for Papers: Entangled Histories Seminar Series 2026\u20132027 \u2014 \u201cBorders and Sustainability: Human and Natural Resources across Time and Space\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date:\u00a0<\/strong>Online seminar series, 2026\u20132027 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Online\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n A new cycle of the Entangled Histories seminar series seeks abstracts on medieval and pre-modern history through a digital lens, covering digital philology, manuscript studies, human-animal relations, folklore, and Indigenous perspectives, all viewed through the theme of borders and environmental sustainability. Proposals (250\u2013300 word abstract, bio, affiliation) are for roughly 30-minute online presentations, with a possible publication opportunity in a special issue or edited volume with a major academic publisher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/entangledhistories\/home<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline:\u00a0<\/strong>31 August 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Call for Expressions of Interest: Special Issues of Digital Comparative Literature (ICLA-DCL)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date:\u00a0<\/strong>Publication-based; first pieces expected from Autumn 2027\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ICLA’s Digital Comparative Literature research committee invites short (max. 4,000 words) or long (max. 8,000 words) articles at the intersection of comparative literary studies and digital humanities: distant reading, digital archives, data visualisation for literature, electronic literature, and AI or machine translation for literary analysis. Accepted pieces will be placed with one of several partner comparative-literature journals. Submit a 500-word abstract plus a short biographical note. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/icla-dcl.quarto.pub\/info\/news\/2026\/ICLA-DCL-journals-cfp.html<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: <\/strong>7 September 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Call for Abstracts: Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics and Cultural Analytics 2027 (QDLCA27)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date: <\/strong>Conference: 14\u201315 January 2027 | Location: <\/strong>King’s College London, Strand Campus, London <\/p>\n\n\n\n The second edition of QDLCA brings together researchers using quantitative and computational methods to study how language changes over time and how those shifts relate to broader cultural dynamics. Keynote speakers are Prof Dirk Geeraerts (KU Leuven) and Dr Stefania De Gaetano-Ortlieb (Saarland University). The conference invites 20-minute presentation proposals, submitted as an anonymised 400-word abstract in .docx format, on computational or cross-linguistic approaches to diachronic change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/events\/quantitative-diachronic-linguistics-and-cultural-analytics-2027-qdlca27<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: <\/strong>13 September 2026, 23:59 BST <\/p>\n\n\n\n Call for Papers: Oral Archives Journal, Volume 4 (2028)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date: <\/strong>Publication: Volume 4, 2028 | Location: <\/strong>N\/A \u2014 online submission <\/p>\n\n\n\n The open-access, peer-reviewed Oral Archives Journal, published by Firenze University Press and USiena Press in collaboration with CLARIN-IT, is now accepting submissions for its fourth volume. The journal covers all aspects of oral archives, from creation to preservation, transcription, ethics, and reuse. Manuscripts of 30,000\u201350,000 characters are accepted in English, Italian, or French, alongside a 150-word English abstract, prepared for blind peer review. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/riviste.fupress.net\/index.php\/oarj\/index<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: <\/strong>15 January 2027 <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Computational Humanities Seminar: \u201cKnowledge-Guided Prompt Engineering for Explainable Bias Detection and Mitigation in Museum Exhibition Texts\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date:\u00a0<\/strong>2 September 2026\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Online <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mahnoush Pourhosseini Akbarie (Sapienza University of Rome \/ King’s College London) presents a human-in-the-loop framework combining expert annotation with knowledge-guided LLM prompting to detect and mitigate interpretive bias, gender, cultural, and algorithmic, in museum exhibition texts, and to generate bias-mitigated rewrites while preserving historical meaning. Part of the King’s College London Department of Digital Humanities’ Computational Humanities seminar series; register in advance to receive the online joining link. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/research\/computational-humanities-research-group<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: <\/strong>Register by 28 August 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Computational Humanities Seminar: \u201cThe Laudisi Observatory: a computational pipeline for framing and agenda dynamics in French continuous news\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date:\u00a0<\/strong>9 September 2026\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Online <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yann De Boisvilliers (Paris-Dauphine \/ EHESS, PSL University) presents the Laudisi Observatory, a computational pipeline for tracking framing and agenda-setting dynamics in French rolling news coverage. Part of the same King’s College London Digital Humanities seminar series as the 2 September session, this talk explores how computational methods can surface patterns in how continuous news frames issues over time. Register in advance to receive the online joining link. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/events\/the-laudisi-observatory-a-computational-pipeline-for-framing-and-agenda-dynamics-in-french-continuous-news<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: <\/strong>Register by 1 September 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n ONB Labs Symposium: \u201cCollections as Data \u2013 Biases as Data\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date: <\/strong>9\u201310 November 2026 | Location: <\/strong>Oratorium of the Austrian National Library, Josefsplatz 1, Vienna <\/p>\n\n\n\n The fourth ONB Labs Symposium brings together GLAM and Labs practitioners to address bias in cultural heritage data, spanning gender, cultural, and algorithmic bias in collection, digitisation, and AI use, through presentation sessions, research reports, project presentations, and a panel discussion on mitigation practices. Free to attend but places are limited; a detailed programme and registration will follow on the ONB Labs website. Attendees can also catch the CLARIAH-AT Roadshow beforehand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>http:\/\/labs.onb.ac.at\/en\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n WissKI How-to-Tutorial: Linked Open Data & Semantic Modelling<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date: <\/strong>29\u201330 September 2026 | Location: <\/strong>Online <\/p>\n\n\n\n A free, three-module tutorial (90 minutes each, over two days) run jointly by the WiNoDa Knowledge Lab and SODa, covering the fundamentals of ontology-based research data modelling using WissKI, an open virtual research environment built on Drupal. Modules cover introductory semantic modelling, ontology modelling with Prot\u00e9g\u00e9, and moving from diagram to WissKI implementation. Register for one, two, or all three modules depending on prior familiarity with the topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/winoda.de\/en\/event\/wisski-bits-how-to-tutorial\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence \u2014 Call for Applications<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date: <\/strong>Residency dates to be confirmed with award | Location: <\/strong>Centre for Creative Technologies, University of Galway <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Arts Council and the Centre for Creative Technologies at University of Galway are inviting mid-career and established digital artists to apply for the second year of this Digital Artist in Residence programme, part of the Arts Council’s Digital Arts Policy. The residency offers a stimulating environment and financial support, up to \u20ac18,000, to focus on digital arts practice, following a successful 2025 pilot programme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/artscouncil.ie\/funding-opportunities\/arts-council-digital-artist-in-residence-university-programme\/arts-council-digital-artist-in-residence-at-university-of-galway\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline:\u00a0<\/strong>11 September 2026, 17:30\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n History and Art Journal \u2014 Call for Editors, Peer Reviewers & Copyeditors<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date:\u00a0<\/strong>Ongoing \/ rolling\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Note:\u00a0<\/strong>honorary, remote roles\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the launch of its inaugural volume, a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed annual journal deposited with the British Library and hosted via Zenodo\/CERN, History and Art Journal is expanding its editorial structure and inviting scholars and heritage professionals to join as Section Editors, Peer Reviewers, or Copyeditors and Layout Designers. These are honorary roles offering editorial experience and named recognition in the journal’s permanent metadata. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.historyandartjournal.org<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n New Article: \u201cShould sensitive archival images be shown? The case for applying AI to colonial archives\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Drawing on fifteen interviews with GLAM professionals and a computer-vision test on colonial photographs from the Archives Nationales d’Outre-mer, this open-access article by Jaillant, Kidd and Zhao proposes a framework combining automated triage, human review, clear labelling of AI-generated descriptions, and consultation with source communities for handling sensitive colonial archival images responsibly. Part of the British Academy-funded GENIAC project on AI and colonial archival images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10502-026-09552-x<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Scholarly Editing, Volume 43 \u2014 New Issue Live<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The latest volume of Scholarly Editing, a small online journal focused on editorial practice and scholarly digital editing, is now live on a newly redesigned website. As always, the issue includes newly published micro-editions: small-scale digital editions of texts that have not been favoured by the established literary canon. The journal is open to hearing from anyone interested in submitting work of their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/scholarlyediting.org\/issues\/43\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n TaDiRAH Update \u2014 Session at EADH 2026<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Date: <\/strong>16 September 2026, 9:00\u201310:30am | Location: <\/strong>Room 303, al. 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