Florida Digital Humanities Consortium 2026 Conference

Date: Friday, October 30, 2026

Location: University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Sponsors: Florida Digital Humanities Consortium (FLDH) & the Florida Humanities Council

The Florida Digital Humanities Consortium invites scholars, researchers, educators, technologists, cultural practitioners, and public historians to submit proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, workshops, and poster presentations that explore how digital tools and innovative practices are reshaping the humanities and expanding public engagement.

This year’s conference foregrounds the role of digital humanities in gathering, curating, interpreting, preserving, and sharing the humanities for diverse audiences. We seek contributions that demonstrate emerging methodologies, practices, platforms, and tools that help bring history, literature, culture, ethics, and lived experience into the public sphere in meaningful and accessible ways.

Thematic Focus

In alignment with the national commemoration of America 250, proposals that examine Florida’s role in the American story—past, present, and future—are especially encouraged. Submissions may address Florida’s local histories, Indigenous and diasporic narratives, environmental humanities, cultural memory, migration, civic identity, or regional expressions of the American experiment.

While America 250 is a preferred theme, broader Florida-based humanities topics and digital humanities projects not explicitly tied to the anniversary are also welcome.

Topics of Interest Include (but are not limited to):

Digital tools for advanced preservation and conservation
Innovations in audience development and community engagement
Interactive platforms and participatory humanities
Real-time engagement and feedback in public humanities projects
Virtual and immersive education (AR/VR, online exhibitions, digital classrooms)
Ethical frameworks and public understanding of the values and limits of AI
Digital storytelling, mapping, and visualization
Oral history, archives, and community-centered data practices
Accessibility, inclusion, and equity in digital humanities design

Submission Formats

Paper Presentations (15 minutes)
Workshops or Panels or Roundtables (60 minutes, interactive, skill-based, or project-focused)
Poster Presentations (research, works-in-progress, or community collaborations)

Submissions should clearly articulate the humanities question or insight, the digital tool or method employed, and the work’s public impact or pedagogical value.

Audience

The conference brings together academics, cultural institutions, libraries, museums, educators, technologists, students, and community partners. Proposals that emphasize cross-sector collaboration and public accessibility are strongly encouraged.

Submission Guidelines:

Deadline for proposal submission: April 17, 2026
Notification of acceptance: Early June
Submissions should be made electronically through our online submission form.