CfP: DHd 2026, “Not Only Text, Not Only Data”

Call for paper for DHd 2026, “Not Only Text, Not Only Data”, annual conference of the Association of Digital Humanities in German-speaking countries, organized by the University of Vienna, on 23–27 February 2026.

Argument: 

Read the full call for paper online.

We invite contributions to interdisciplinary research that combines the humanities with computational methods and digital technologies, including but not limited to:

• Use of digital tools and resources to study humanities disciplines, including history, literature, art, and cultural studies
• Exploration of the impact of technology on humanities research and teaching
• Best practices around programming and software development in the humanities
• Reuse and adaptation of existing datasets and algorithms for new research directions
• Studies concerning the replicability of previously obtained research results
• Sustainability and preservation of both data and research processes; how does data stewardship engage with algorithms?
• Current and developing best practices for work with non-textual as well as textual digital cultural heritage
• (Not) reinventing the wheel: what to do about pre-processing scripts
• Data Studies and the transferability of data and algorithms across disciplines
• Libraries as mediators of heterogeneous data and/or software tools in DH: enabling access, integration, and reuse beyond text- and data-centric approaches
• Photogrammetry and modelling of cultural heritage spaces
• Soundscapes, music, and audio in the digital humanities
• Multimedia and game studies for the humanities
• Ethics and sustainability of LLMs

Formats: 

The following formats can be submitted (see below for more details on each category):

• Presentations, including position papers on theory, meta-reflections on digital humanities practices, presentation of methods or tools, computer-supported analysis or interpretation of humanities themes, or other appropriate work within the digital humanities (submission of at least 1500, maximum 2000 words)
• Presentations in the Doctoral Consortium (submission of at least 500, maximum 750 words)
• Panels (minimum three, maximum six participants, one submission of at least 1200, maximum 1500 words)
• Posters (submission of at least 500, maximum 750 words)
• Half-day or full-day workshops prior to the main conference (submission of at least 1200, maximum 1500 words)

References: 

The Book of Abstracts for DHd2025 provides an overview of accepted presentations, panels, posters and workshops. We also recommend taking a look at the guidelines for the review process of the DHd annual conferences (in German). 

Submissions: 

For the submission, you must register in ConfTool.
Please refer to the full call for papers for details about submission process.