ACH Winter 2025 Newsletter
Digital Humanities Collaborative of North Carolina
ACH Winter 2025 NewsletterAssociation for Computing and the Humanities · January 28, 2026 |
Presidents’ MessageHappy New Year! It has been a busy year with the launch of the Anthology of Humanities and Computers. Check out the first three exciting volumes Volume 1: introducing the Anthology, Volume 2: Digital Humanities Tech Symposium 2025, and Volume 3: Computational Humanities Research 2025. Interested in a proceedings for your next conference or workshop? Please get in touch! We look forward to seeing you online at ACH2026!
ACH 2026CFP - Deadline Extended to February 23, 2026The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) is holding our annual virtual conference, ACH 2026, from June 24 to 26, 2026. We are excited to announce that we have extended our call for papers to February 23, 2026: https://ach2026.ach.org/en/cfp/. The ACH 2026 conference is focused on themes of transnationalism and solidarity, particularly with an attention to the Americas. We welcome submissions and presentations in Spanish, as well as reviewers who are able to review submissions in Spanish. For our CFP in Spanish, see below. Convocatoria ACH 2026 – Fecha límite extendida hasta febrero 23La Asociación de Computación para las Humanidades (ACH) llevará a cabo ACH 2026, una conferencia virtual, del 24 al 26 de junio de 2026. Nos complace compartir que hemos extendido la fecha límite para convocatorias hasta el 23 de febrero de 2026: https://ach2026.ach.org/es/cfp/. La conferencia ACH 2026 está enfocada en temas de transnacionalismo y solidaridad, con un enfoque particular en las Américas. Aceptamos propuestas y presentaciones en español e invitamos a revisores a participar en la revisión de entregas en español. Si le interesa participar como revisor para ACH favor de llenar nuestro formulario de revisor. Regional Hubs CFP Due March 1stACH looks to once again support smaller, more localized events related to the larger conference but centered in specific regions, whether geographical, national, or theoretical. Through these regional hubs, ACH aims to facilitate exciting opportunities for individuals and institutions to host watch parties and related events for our annual conference to support new intersections for Digital Humanities research, teaching, and engagement. If you are interested in hosting a regional hub, please see our full call for interest and complete the Host Interest form by March 1, 2026. Nominations/ElectionsACH seeks nominations for several leadership roles: (co)Vice President(s)/President(s) Elect (2026-2030), 3 new Executive Council members to serve a 4-year term (2026-2030), and 1 new member to serve for 2 years on the Executive Council (2026-2028). We're looking for folks willing to perform the work of the organization and advocate for our membership and other digital humanists. We especially hope for a slate of candidates that is diverse as to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, ability, profession, citizenship, nationality, and other identities and backgrounds. Demonstrated commitment to digital humanities is more important to our work than professional affiliation, academic/professional status, or job title. We welcome participants from a wide range of communities including universities and colleges, galleries, libraries, museums, community groups, and other organizations engaged with the digital humanities, as well as independent scholars. We seek individuals with and without academic or professional degrees, including current students. You must be a current member of ACH by the time you step into the role (this summer). Nominations are due by 2/13/2026 via our short nomination form. Questions can be directed to Pam Lach (pl...@sdsu.edu). Requesting input about ADHO peer review processesThe Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO)'s ad hoc peer review committee is tasked with making recommendations for ADHO's annual conference peer review protocol. The committee seeks input from its constituent organizations about their preferred model of peer review. Please take a few moments to complete a brief anonymous survey, or email ACH's committee representative, Pam Lach (pl...@sdsu.edu). Special Interest Group Proposals or RemindersThis year ACH has three active special interest groups (SIGs):
Special Interest Groups (formerly working groups) are self-identified groups of individuals who wish to discuss, work on, and/or otherwise collaborate on an issue related to digital humanities. Any member can propose an interest group for the year (August 1 of the current year to July 31 the following year), at any point in the year. A proposal (no more than 2 pages, double-spaced) consists of a description of the scope and purpose, an initial list of participants, and realistic goals for the year. You can email the proposal to pres...@ach.org. For more information see the Special Interest Groups page on the ACH website. Humanities Mapping SIG Reading GroupThe Humanities Mapping SIG hosts monthly discussions on digital mapping for practitioners at all levels. Contact Dr. Sylvia Fernández Quintanilla (sylvia.f...@utsa.edu) or Dr. Bryan Winston (bryan....@princeton.edu) for meeting information and to join. ACH Community UpdatesStay connected with the ACH community by joining our listserv! Members use the list to share calls for papers, job postings, funding opportunities, event announcements, and other news relevant to digital humanities practitioners. Subscribe to stay informed and contribute to the conversation. Subscribe at: https://forms.gle/iWhoSkpdfqfi5nfD6 News - CFPs, Conferences, and Other AnnouncementsDigital Humanities Institute at North Carolina StateOn behalf of 2025-2026 Digital Humanities Collaborative Executive Committee and the North Carolina State University Libraries Open Knowledge Center, the DHC-NC is pleased to announce the CFP for this year's Digital Humanities Institute (DHI). This year's DHI will be held at North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus, Duke Energy Hall, Wednesday and Thursday, May 27-28, 2026. Please share widely and encourage interested students to submit. Proposal Submission: Please submit as a PDF an abstract of 300 words, outlining the focus of your presentation, its relevance to the conference theme, and the methods or approaches you will use. Please submit to this Google Form: (https://forms.gle/xGCwNGT1wsiggyDi9) Presentations may be in a panel, individual presentation, workshop, creative demo, etc.
Save the Date: Computational Humanities Research (CHR) 2027Mark your calendars: the 7th edition of CHR will take place from 5–8 January 2027 in Manchester, UK, organized by the Center for Digital Humanities, Culture and Media at The University of Manchester. Membership in the ACH and Its BenefitsEncourage colleagues to join ACH! We've recently revamped our membership system to make it easier than ever to join ACH -- just visit there and select “Join/Renew” under the Membership menu. Student memberships are just $26, and like other membership levels, they help fund student bursaries, open-access journal publications, mentoring services, development micro-grants, and other important DH initiatives. Membership also allows you to vote in our annual elections and contribute feedback through our annual membership meeting, helping decide the direction your DH organization takes! We've received several reports of members running into glitches when attempting to renew. If this happens to you, please email membership [at] ach [dot] org and we'll help. Please encourage DH practitioners in your regional and institutional communities to join! ACH members are eligible for discounts from the following university presses and services. To receive discounts, ACH members must order books through the individual Press websites. We are in the process of renewing discounts with more publishers; please check members.ach.org for more information. As of this writing, the following are available:
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