{"id":424,"date":"2016-01-06T11:15:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T15:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/?p=424"},"modified":"2016-09-28T20:30:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T00:30:34","slug":"2015-vhc-call-for-papers-the-humanities-in-the-age-of-cyberspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/?p=424","title":{"rendered":"2016 VHC Call for Papers: The Humanities in the Age of Cyberspace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=VaHumConf\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Virginia Humanities Conference invites proposals for papers, panel sessions, and performances\u00a0that investigate any aspect of the humanities. However, we are particularly interested in papers\u00a0that examine the role of the humanities in the digital era. The theme reflects our interest in the\u00a0examination of the challenges faced by the humanities in the digital age where their relevance is\u00a0oftentimes questioned. It also reflects our desire to highlight the enduring value of the humanities\u00a0in the digital age in an atmosphere where there exists great opportunity for collaboration between\u00a0the humanities and the digital world for the greater collective good. We believe that this year\u2019s\u00a0conference will also contribute to re-envisioning our work in the humanities.<\/p>\n<p>Possible topics for consideration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the challenges faced by the humanities in the digital world?<\/li>\n<li>How can the humanities serve in the digital world for the general benefit of people?<\/li>\n<li>What are avenues for the use of the digital world to strengthen the perceived relevance of the\u00a0humanities?<\/li>\n<li>What are potentially effective pedagogical methods for the incorporation of the digital world into\u00a0the classroom?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please submit a 250-word proposal to Dr. Eric W. Osborne by email to osborneew@vmi.edu. You may also submit a proposal online, <a href=\"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/?page_id=68\">using this form.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Proposals for panel sessions should identify all participants and include both an overview and a\u00a0brief abstract of each presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline for receipt of all proposals: March 1, 2016<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virginia Humanities Conference invites proposals for papers, panel sessions, and performances\u00a0that investigate any aspect of the humanities. However, we are particularly interested in papers\u00a0that examine the role of the humanities in the digital era. The theme reflects our interest &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/?p=424\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-79"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=424"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":440,"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vahumanitiesconference.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}