CFP: Annual International Conference on Digital Humanities for East Asia Classics
Paula R. Curtis
5th DHEAC(2026)
DHEAC: Annual International Conference on Digital Humanities for East Asia Classics
Objectives
Ancient classics that have passed down through thousands of years are the most important carriers of human civilization. Throughout a long historical period, the East Asian region, including China, Japan, and Korea, has formed and preserved a vast number of ancient classics based on Chinese character culture. These ancient classics serve as the foundation for academia to recognize, understand, interpret, and research Eastern civilization, and are also the most important medium for cultural exchange between East and West.
East Asian classics are also important materials for academic research in Europe and North America, especially in the field of international sinology. Western research on East Asian classics has also had a profound impact on local scholarship in East Asia. With the progress of the times, digital technologies, especially intelligent technologies such as OCR, deep learning, and knowledge graphs, have profoundly changed the modes and methods of organizing, reading, researching, and disseminating ancient classics. At the same time, the online environment has more closely connected classical researchers and enthusiasts around the world, making digital humanities related to classical studies a specific research field.
The conference aims to promote the organization, development, and application of classical resources in a digitized and intelligent information environment, build a platform for communication and cooperation between classical researchers and information technology workers, and strengthen cooperation among classical-related institutions, organizations, and individuals worldwide, providing new perspectives and broader research space for East Asian classical studies.
Date
July 22 (Tuesday) - July 28 (Monday), 2026
Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities