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FINAL REMINDER - Global DH Symposium 2026 closes 15 Oct
by Menno Van Zaanen 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Dear all, I received the following email and I think this may be interesting to some of you as well! Best regards, Menno Dear colleagues, The Call for Proposals for the 11th annual Global Digital Humanities Symposium closes on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, midnight in your timezone. We are also delighted to announce our keynote speakers for the 2025 Symposium. The 2026 Symposium will take place 13-17 April. Michigan State University will begin the Symposium with an in-person day on Monday, 13 April. Tuesday and Wednesday, 14 April and 15th will be held virtually on Zoom. Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) will host an in-person Symposium on Friday, 17 April in conjunction with the INQUORUM conference, which will take place the following week. All Global DH Symposium events will be livestreamed per presenter permission. We are delighted to announce keynote speakers for the Symposium! Rayvon Fouché from Northwestern University will present at Michigan State University, and Hugo Solís García from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana will present at Universidad de Monterrey. Cindy Anh Nguyen from UCLA, and Evelin Heidel from Wikimedistas de Uruguay will give keynote presentations during the virtual program, and participate in a virtual keynote discussion. The CFP is available in English and Spanish (links below). Proposals and presentations are welcome in either English or Spanish for the virtual event, and in English for the in-person events. During the virtual Symposium, we will support live interpretation of presentations, as well as live English captions. Application deadline: Wednesday, 15 October 2025, midnight in your timezone Full CFP - English - https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-english/ Full CFP - Español - https://msuglobaldh.org/call-for-proposals-espagnol/ This year, we especially anticipate and welcome presentations on the following topics, and we are especially interested in hearing about specific practical and theoretical examples from the Global Majority context: Minimal, material, and sustainable approaches to DH Global AI practices, opportunities, and challenges in DH Resilience and collaboration in the face of global crises Student-centered frameworks and practices in global digital pedagogy Free registration for the Symposium will open in December 2025. Find out more, including information about past Symposia, at https://msuglobaldh.org/. Sincerely, The Global DH Symposium Planning Committee -- Kate Topham, she/her/hers Digital Scholarship Specialist University of Michigan Library Co-Chair, Global Digital Humanities Symposium ktopham(a)umich.edu | Book a Meeting -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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DH colloquium 22 October 2025 Unlocking the Africa Evangelistic Band’s Sound Archive with “Good Enough AI”
by Menno Van Zaanen 13 Oct '25

13 Oct '25

Join us for our upcoming Digital Humanities Colloquium! We’re excited to host Willemien Froneman, who will take us on a fascinating journey into the vibrant history of the Africa Evangelistic Band's Sound Archive, with "Good Enough AI". Be part of the conversation! Register here: https://bit.ly/48aZwB0 -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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Call for Participation DHASA and RAIL
by Menno Van Zaanen 13 Oct '25

13 Oct '25

Call for Participation DHASA Conference and RAIL workshop 2025 https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za https://sadilar.org/en/rail-2025/ DHASA conference dates: 11 November 2025-14 November 2025 RAIL workshop date: 10 November 2025 Conference venue: CSIR ICC, Pretoria, South Africa Registration: https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za/registration/ DHASA CONFERENCE Theme: The role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial intelligence The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) is pleased to announce its fifth conference, focusing on the theme The role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial intelligence. In a region where the field of Digital Humanities is still relatively underdeveloped, this conference aims to address this gap and foster growth and collaboration in the field. The conference offers an opportunity for researchers interested in showcasing their work in the broad field of Digital Humanities to come together. By doing so, the conference provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of- the-art in Digital Humanities, particularly within the Southern Africa region. As such, we welcome submissions related to Digital Humanities research conducted by individuals from Southern Africa or research focused on the geographical area of Southern Africa in the broad sense. Furthermore, the conference serves as a platform for information sharing and networking among researchers passionate about Digital Humanities. By bringing together experts working on Digital Humanities in Southern Africa or with a focus on Southern Africa, we aim to promote collaboration and facilitate further research in this dynamic field. In addition to the main conference, affiliated workshops and tutorials will be organised, providing researchers with valuable insights into novel technologies and tools. These supplementary events are designed for researchers interested in specific aspects of Digital Humanities or seeking practical information to enter or advance their knowledge in the field. The DHASA conference welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from researchers in various domains of Digital Humanities, including, but not limited to, language, literature, visual art, performance and theatre studies, media studies, music, history, sociology, psychology, language technologies, library studies, philosophy, methodologies, software and computation, AI, and more. Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive scientific community of practice within Digital Humanities. RAIL WORKSHOP Theme: Language resources in the age of large language models The sixth Resources for African Indigenous Languages (RAIL) workshop will be co-located with the Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) 2025 conference at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, on 10 November 2025. The RAIL workshop is an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working on African indigenous languages resources such as natural languages processing (NLP) tools, Human Language Technologies (HLT), data collections, and annotations. This workshop aims to foster a scientific community of practice that focuses on computational linguistic tools and data that are designed for or applied to the indigenous languages of Africa. Many African languages are under-resourced while only a few are considered to be somewhat better resourced. These languages often share interesting properties such as writing systems, making them different from most high-resourced languages. From a computational perspective, these languages lack enough corpora to undertake high level development of NLP and HLT tools, which in turn impedes the development of African languages in these areas. During previous workshops, it was noted that the problems and solutions presented were not only applicable to African languages but were also relevant to many other low-resource languages across the world. Because these languages share similar challenges, this workshop provides researchers with opportunities to work collaboratively on issues of language resource development and learn from each other. The RAIL workshop has several aims. First, the workshop brings together researchers who work on African indigenous languages, forming a community of practice for people working on indigenous languages. Second, the workshop aims to reveal currently unknown or unpublished existing resources (corpora, NLP tools, and applications), resulting in a better overview of the current state-of-the-art, and also allows for discussions on novel, desired resources for future research in this area. Third, it enhances sharing of knowledge on the development of low-resource languages. Finally, it enables discussions on how to improve the quality as well as availability of the resources. Organising Committees DHASA conference Aby Louw, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Franco Mak, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Franziska Pannach, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Ilana Wilken, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Johannes Sibeko, Nelson Mandela University Juan Steyn, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Laurette Marais, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Marissa Griesel, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Privolin Naidoo, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Sthembiso Mkhwanazi, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research RAIL workshop Rooweither Mabuya, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Muzi Matfunjwa, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Mmasibidi Setaka, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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CfP and late breaking submissions DHASA 2025
by Ilana Wilken 09 Oct '25

09 Oct '25

Call for Participation and late breaking submissions DHASA Conference and RAIL workshop 2025 https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za<https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=list-manage.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9kaW…> https://sadilar.org/en/rail-2025/<https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=list-manage.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9kaW…> Late breaking submissions deadline: 10 October 2025 DHASA conference dates: 11 November 2025-14 November 2025 RAIL workshop date: 10 November 2025 Conference venue: CSIR ICC, Pretoria, South Africa Registration: https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za/registration/<https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=list-manage.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9kaW…> Late breaking submission Guidelines * Late breaking submissions: Authors can submit a late breaking submission, limited to 1 page. Late breaking submissions accepted for the conference will be presented as a short video presentation during a dedicated late breaking submission presentation slot. The late breaking submissions will be published in a book of abstracts before the conference. We particularly encourage student submissions where the first author is a student. All submissions should adhere to the ACL style guide: https://acl-org.github.io/ACLPUB/formatting.html<https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=list-manage.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9kaW…> Submissions should be submitted in PDF format. Submissions that do not adhere to the prescribed style guide will be rejected. Follow this link to go to the submission platform: https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za/submission/<https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=list-manage.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9kaW…> Authors are encouraged to upload their datasets to the SADiLaR repository: https://repo.sadilar.org/<https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=list-manage.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9kaW…>. In case of difficulties uploading the datasets, please reach out to Benito Trollip (benito.trollip(a)nwu.ac.za) Important dates for late breaking submissions Submission deadline: 10 October 2025 Date of notification: 17 October 2025 Camera-ready copy deadline: 24 October 2025 Conference: 10 November 2025 – 14 November 2025 Conference venue: CSIR ICC, Pretoria, South Africa DHASA CONFERENCE Theme: The role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial intelligence The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) is pleased to announce its fifth conference, focusing on the theme The role of humanities in digital humanities and artificial intelligence. In a region where the field of Digital Humanities is still relatively underdeveloped, this conference aims to address this gap and foster growth and collaboration in the field. The conference offers an opportunity for researchers interested in showcasing their work in the broad field of Digital Humanities to come together. By doing so, the conference provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in Digital Humanities, particularly within the Southern Africa region. As such, we welcome submissions related to Digital Humanities research conducted by individuals from Southern Africa or research focused on the geographical area of Southern Africa in the broad sense. Furthermore, the conference serves as a platform for information sharing and networking among researchers passionate about Digital Humanities. By bringing together experts working on Digital Humanities in Southern Africa or with a focus on Southern Africa, we aim to promote collaboration and facilitate further research in this dynamic field. In addition to the main conference, affiliated workshops and tutorials will be organised, providing researchers with valuable insights into novel technologies and tools. These supplementary events are designed for researchers interested in specific aspects of Digital Humanities or seeking practical information to enter or advance their knowledge in the field. The DHASA conference welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from researchers in various domains of Digital Humanities, including, but not limited to, language, literature, visual art, performance and theatre studies, media studies, music, history, sociology, psychology, language technologies, library studies, philosophy, methodologies, software and computation, AI, and more. Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive scientific community of practice within Digital Humanities. RAIL WORKSHOP Theme: Language resources in the age of large language models The sixth Resources for African Indigenous Languages (RAIL) workshop will be co-located with the Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) 2025 conference at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, on 10 November 2025. The RAIL workshop is an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working on African indigenous languages resources such as natural languages processing (NLP) tools, Human Language Technologies (HLT), data collections, and annotations. This workshop aims to foster a scientific community of practice that focuses on computational linguistic tools and data that are designed for or applied to the indigenous languages of Africa. Many African languages are under-resourced while only a few are considered to be somewhat better resourced. These languages often share interesting properties such as writing systems, making them different from most high-resourced languages. From a computational perspective, these languages lack enough corpora to undertake high level development of NLP and HLT tools, which in turn impedes the development of African languages in these areas. During previous workshops, it was noted that the problems and solutions presented were not only applicable to African languages but were also relevant to many other low-resource languages across the world. Because these languages share similar challenges, this workshop provides researchers with opportunities to work collaboratively on issues of language resource development and learn from each other. The RAIL workshop has several aims. First, the workshop brings together researchers who work on African indigenous languages, forming a community of practice for people working on indigenous languages. Second, the workshop aims to reveal currently unknown or unpublished existing resources (corpora, NLP tools, and applications), resulting in a better overview of the current state-of-the-art, and also allows for discussions on novel, desired resources for future research in this area. Third, it enhances sharing of knowledge on the development of low-resource languages. Finally, it enables discussions on how to improve the quality as well as availability of the resources. Organising Committees DHASA conference Aby Louw, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Franco Mak, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Franziska Pannach, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Ilana Wilken, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Johannes Sibeko, Nelson Mandela University Juan Steyn, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Laurette Marais, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Marissa Griesel, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Privolin Naidoo, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Sthembiso Mkhwanazi, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research RAIL workshop Rooweither Mabuya, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Muzi Matfunjwa, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Mmasibidi Setaka, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources [cid:572f88dd-17f2-4e99-b59f-51d70aac8fdf]

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Information on the change of mailinglist systems for DHASA
by Menno Van Zaanen 02 Oct '25

02 Oct '25

Hello, You are receiving this email, because you are a member of the mailinglist of the Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA). We have moved the mailinglist from one system (Mailchimp) to another (Mailman). Emails from DHASA will now come from dhasa(a)lists.digitalhumanities.org and the subject will start with [DHASA]. Effectively, not much is changing, but the new system has some additional functionality. We will provide an overview of the functionality (essentially all of this is new): - You can contact the list owners by send email to dhasa-owner(a)lists.digitalhumanities.org. - There is a webinterface on https://lists.digitalhumanities.org/mailman/lists/dhasa.lists.digitalhumani… To log in you need a password. To get your password, you can use the Forgot Password? option. - On the webinterface, you can unsubscribe if you (really) do not want to receive emails from DHASA any more. - On the webinterface, you can also change a few settings, such as how often you want to receive the emails. - On the webinterface, there is also an archive function, so older emails sent on the list can still be found. - If you have information that you would like to share with the DHASA community, you can send that information to dhasa(a)lists.digitalhumanities.org. This is a moderated list, so your email will still need to be approved (particularly to disallow spam on the list). If you know of other people who would like to recieve emails related to DHASA or Digital Humanities information on Southern Africa, you can direct them to the webinterface where they can create an account and subscribe to the DHASA mailinglist. Best regards, DHASA communication committee -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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CFP - Tra Bomarzo e il Turano: Percorsi Ritrovati / Between Bomarzo and the Turano: Rediscovered Pathways
by Conferenza Colle di Tora 2026 17 Sep '25

17 Sep '25

We accept papers pertaining to the field of Digital Humanities and Digital Art History if related to the conference themes. --------------------------------------------- *CONFERENZA / CONFERENCE* *Tra Bomarzo e il Turano: Percorsi Ritrovati / Between Bomarzo and the Turano: Rediscovered Pathways* CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS (SESSIONI) *Versione in Italiano (english version below)* Il Comune di Colle di Tora (Rieti) e il Comune di Bomarzo (Viterbo) invitano a contribuire alla traiettoria intellettuale della conferenza internazionale *“Tra Bomarzo e il Turano: Percorsi Ritrovati”* che si propone di contestualizzare le pitture riscoperte nel castello di Bomarzo, riguardanti i possedimenti in Sabina degli Orsini a cavallo tra la fine del XVI e l’inizio del XVII secolo, e di analizzare in maniera ampia ed estesa il quadro culturale, artistico, letterario e storico dell’ambiente nel quale vennero realizzate le pitture, in chiave interdisciplinare, trans-storica e intersezionale. *Relatore ospite: Dott.ssa Luisa Caporossi* *(Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la provincia di Viterbo e l'Etruria meridionale)* Per la conferenza che si terrà in presenza nel Comune di Colle di Tora (Rieti) nei giorni *venerdì 27 marzo e sabato 28 marzo 2026,* si accettano proposte per sessioni precostituite (complete delle singole presentazioni) o singoli interventi (che il comitato provvederà a predisporre in sessioni). Oltre a considerare proposte attinenti a tali territori, si considerano proposte originali con riferimento ad altri periodi storici (diversi da quello indicato in alto) e in relazione ad altre aree geografiche, purché in relazione con il Viterbese e la Sabina e affini alle tematiche che seguono e alle aree disciplinari sotto indicate. Si accettano presentazioni in inglese. Tematiche: - Ambiente, paesaggio e interazioni ecologiche - Esperienze di promozione, divulgazione inclusiva e coinvolgimento attivo del pubblico nell’ambito dei beni culturali - Esperienze di progettualità sinergiche sul territorio per la ricerca, tutela e valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale - Il panorama artistico nel viterbese e in sabina - Intersezioni e interazioni mediterranee e transoceaniche - Interventi di restauro pertinenti - La committenza artistica - Network culturali, circolazione di beni e risorse, e percorsi coloniali - Percorsi archeologici - Pittura murale - Supporti e studi digitali per il patrimonio artistico - Territori al confine e conflitto centro-provincia - Visioni storico-letterarie pertinenti al territorio Si incoraggia la partecipazione di coloro la cui ricerca si inquadra nei seguenti campi: Antropologia Archeologia Architettura Arte, Storia dell’arte & Arti visive Arti Performative e teatro Comunicazione e valorizzazione dei beni culturali Conservazione dei beni culturali Environmental Studies Filosofia Geografia Linguistica Management dei beni culturali Museologia Musicologia Progettazione culturale Queer Studies Scienze Politiche Storia e storia intellettuale Strategie inclusive applicate alla fruizione dei beni culturali Studi Classici Studi Comparativi Studi di Critical Race Studi di genere Studi medievali e rinascimentali Teoria letteraria *Umanistica Digitale / Digital Art History * *Modalità di partecipazione* La partecipazione alla conferenza è gratuita. Le informazioni relative alla registrazione saranno rese note a Gennaio 2026 sul sito del Comune di Colle di Tora <http://comune.colleditora.ri.it/it/news/conferenza-internazionale-tra-bomar…>. Il comitato organizzatore intende pubblicare gli atti del convegno. *Proposte per le sessioni*: le call for papers vanno gestite indipendentemente dalle organizzatrici/organizzatori della sessione da proporre. Una volta completata la propria sessione, la proposta andrà inviata al comitato organizzatore direttamente. *Proposte per i singoli interventi*: le proposte per i singoli interventi vanno inviate al comitato organizzatore direttamente. Se accettati, si provvederà ad inserire gli interventi in sessioni specifiche. *Sintesi delle scadenze* - *15 novembre 2025*: scadenza per inviare le proposte dei singoli interventi e sessioni complete al comitato organizzatore. *Per i singoli interventi*, inviare il seguente materiale: - Un abstract di 500 parole max che indichi, oltre al tema del l’intervento, la pertinenza con la conferenza - Nome e affiliazione dell’autrice/tore - CV dell’autrice/tore *Per sessioni complete*, inviare il seguente materiale: - TITOLO DELLA SESSIONE (IN MAIUSCOLO) - Un abstract di 600 parole max che indichi, oltre al tema della sessione, la pertinenza con la conferenza - Organizzatrice/tore: Nome, affiliazione, email - Chair (se diverso da organizzatrice/tore): Nome, affiliazione - Nome, affiliazione, titolo degli interventi tra virgolette alte per ogni partecipante alla sessione - *15 dicembre 2025*: le organizzatrici/tori riceveranno notifica di accettazione alla conferenza. - *15 gennaio 2025*: circolazione del programma della conferenza e apertura registrazione. - *28 febbraio 2026*: chiusura della registrazione alla conferenza. *NOTA BENE:* - Nel proporre una sessione, si prega di includere non più di due persone per ogni singola istituzione. - Sono invitati a partecipare studentesse/ti della magistrale e dottorandi (ABD, ma non solo). Non sarà richiesta alcuna lettera di presentazione dei relatori della tesi. - Un delegato non può essere primo autore di più di un contributo o presiedere a più di una sessione. --- Attendiamo le vostre proposte! Si prega di inviare tutta la corrispondenza all’indirizzo conferencecollebomarzo(a)gmail.com ---- *Comitato scientifico* Claudio Bordi, Architetto e urbanista, esperto di europrogettazione, Coordinamento PNRR Borghi Turano; Paolo Canettieri, Filologia romanza, Università la Sapienza; Valeria Federici, Research associate, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art; Francesca Lezzi, Archeologa, Direttrice Museo Civico di Rieti e di Monteleone; Evelyn Lincoln, Professor emerita of history of art and architecture, Brown University; Marcello Mari, Architetto progettista culturale; Emily Monty, Assistant professor of art history, University of Kansas; Mario Rolfo, Professore associato preistoria e protostoria, Università di Tor Vergata; Letizia Silvestri, Docente di archeozoologia e Cultore della Materia in Archeologia Preistorica, Università di Tor Vergata - Honorary Fellow of the Department of Archaeology, Durham University; Carlo Virili, Archeologo, Ricercatore Università la Sapienza. *English version* The Municipality of Colle di Tora (Rieti) and the Municipality of Bomarzo (Viterbo) invite contributions to the intellectual trajectory of the international conference *"Between Bomarzo and the Turano: Rediscovered Pathways"*, which aims to contextualize the recently rediscovered paintings in the castle of Bomarzo, related to the Orsini family’s holdings in Sabina between the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The conference seeks to discuss a broad cultural, artistic, literary, and historical framework of the environment in which the paintings were made, through an interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and intersectional approach. *Keynote Speaker: Dr. Luisa Caporossi* *(Director of restoration project, Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la provincia di Viterbo e l'Etruria meridionale)* The conference will be held in person in Colle di Tora (Rieti) on *Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28, 2026*. Proposals are welcome for pre-organized panels (including all the individual presentations) and for individual papers, with an indication of the relevance of the proposed paper to the conference. In addition to proposals directly related to the indicated territories, original proposals concerning other historical periods (different from the one mentioned above) and other geographical areas will also be considered, provided they are connected to the Viterbo and Sabina regions and align with the following themes and the disciplinary fields listed below. Presentations can be in Italian or English. Suggested topics include: * Environment, landscape, and ecological interactions * Experiences of promotion, inclusive dissemination, and active public engagement with the cultural heritage * Experiences of synergistic projects in the area of research, conservation, and valorization of cultural heritage * The artistic landscape in the Viterbo and Sabina regions * Mediterranean and transoceanic intersections and interactions * Relevant restoration interventions * Artistic patronage * Cultural networks, circulation of goods, and colonial routes * Archaeological paths * Mural painting * Digital tools and studies for cultural heritage * Border territories and center-periphery conflicts * Historical-literary visions relevant to the territory Participation is encouraged from researchers in the following fields: Anthropology Archaeology Architecture Art, Art History & Visual Arts Performing Arts and Theatre Communication, Promotion of Cultural Heritage Conservation of Cultural Heritage Cultural project design *Digital Art History* *Digital Humanities* Environmental Studies Philosophy Gender Studies Geography Cultural Heritage Management Linguistic Museology Musicology Queer Studies Political Science History and Intellectual History Inclusive Strategies for Access to Cultural Heritage Classical Studies Comparative Studies Critical Race Studies --- *Participation Guidelines* Participation in the conference is free of charge. Registration details will be announced in January 2026 on the Municipality of Colle di Tora’s website <http://comune.colleditora.ri.it/it/news/conferenza-internazionale-tra-bomar…>. The organizing committee intends to publish the proceedings of the conference. *Panel Proposals:* Calls for Papers must be managed independently by the panel organizers. Once a panel has been finalized, the complete proposal should be submitted directly to the organizing committee. *Individual Paper Proposals:* Proposals for individual papers must be submitted directly to the organizing committee. If accepted, the papers will be included in appropriate thematic sessions. *Deadlines* - *November 15, 2025*: Deadline for submitting individual paper and panel proposals to the organizing committee. *For individual papers*, please submit the following materials: ▪ An abstract of max. 500 words outlining the topic of the paper and its relevance to the conference ▪ Name and affiliation of the author ▪ Author’s CV *For complete panels,* please submit the following materials: ▪ TITLE OF THE PANEL OR ROUNDTABLE (IN ALL CAPS) ▪ An abstract of max. 600 words outlining the topic of the panel and its relevance to the conference ▪ Organizer: Name, affiliation, email, and CV ▪ Chair (if different from the organizer): Name, affiliation ▪ For each panel participant: name, affiliation, and title of the presentation in quotation marks - *December 15, 2025*: Notification of acceptance will be sent to organizers. - *January 15, 2026*: Conference program will be circulated and registration will open. - *February 28, 2026*: Registration deadline. *General rules* - In proposing panels, please include no more than two individuals from any single institution. - Graduate students at the PhD level (ABD, but not exclusively) are invited to participate. No supporting letter from the dissertation director will be required. - A delegate may read (or be the author of) no more than one paper, chair a panel, and participate in one roundtable. ---- We look forward to receiving your proposals. Please send any inquiries and proposals to conferencecollebomarzo(a)gmail.com ---- > >

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