Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 38, No. 134.
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[1] From: James Rovira <jamesrovira@gmail.com>
Subject: CFP: David. Bowie. Is. (108)
[2] From: Georg Vogeler <georg.vogeler@gmx.de>
Subject: IMC 2025: Call for contributions to a strand "Digital Approaches to Late Medieval Charters" (117)
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Date: 2024-09-09 12:48:11+00:00
From: James Rovira <jamesrovira@gmail.com>
Subject: CFP: David. Bowie. Is.
NOTE: This CFP is open ended in its approach to its subject, and members of
the Humanist listserv might be interested in exploring Bowie's
engagement with and comments about the internet in the 1990s as well as his
development of an app for his pastiche approach to songwriting.
*David. Bowie. Is.*
CFP, Anthology
Samuel Gladden and James Rovira, editors
2024
As the ten-year anniversary of the shocking death of superstar David Bowie
approaches, the time is ripe for a critical reappraisal of an extraordinary
life and career that spanned five decades and comprised achievements in
many areas. Rock star, film star, stage actor, painter, provocateur,
internet pioneer, investment genius, musician, singer, composer, producer,
father, raconteur, sage and seer—David Bowie was all of these things, so
much so that at times it seems as if he is still here. The proposed title
of this collection, which references Paul Morley’s *The Age of Bowie* (2016)
and the 2013 traveling career retrospective launched, still active in
virtual form, adds declarative punctuation marks so that each word makes a
bold statement, reminding us, through their collective insistence, of the
perpetual presence of he who was *sui generis*, he who is often copied but
never duplicated, he who comes to us again and again in the thousands of
images we have come to know so well, he who appears and reappears as works
about him in multiple media—film, music, text, painting, stage (both
concert and theater)—proliferate.
*David. Bowie. Is.* will make a unique contribution to the ever-growing
catalog of reflections on one of the most significant artists of the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The editors invite original
contributions from scholars in all disciplines addressing aspects of
Bowie’s life and work as listed in the broad categories above. Contributors
may choose to focus on single or multiple works/achievements/events
spanning one or more of the artistic periods or decades throughout Bowie’
half-century career. Chapter proposals that focus on aspects of Bowie’s
life and career receiving less attention are especially desired, such as
· his own paintings and other intersections with the art world,
· his album art,
· his acting on stage and in film roles other than *The Man Who Fell
to Earth* and *Labyrinth*, including his videos,
· live performances, especially in the context of his stage work,
· Bowie as a writer for the stage, including attempts to write
musicals in the 60s and 70s,
· his own performances on guitar, saxophone, or keyboards,
· his work as a producer or composer,
· Bowie and religion, especially the album *Heathen*,
· Bowie and philosophy,
· Bowie’s reading, especially beyond the top 100 book list,
· less frequently examined aspects of his personal life, such as his
fatherhood.
Contributors should keep in mind that substantial attention has been paid
to Bowie in the 70s and to his Berlin period, and that *Blackstar* is
rapidly becoming a major focus of critical attention, so proposals should
demonstrate significant knowledge of previous work in these areas. The
editors welcome a variety of theoretical or historical approaches, but we
ask that all chapter proposals and finished chapters evidence significant
engagement with scholarship on David Bowie and within the approach of the
author’s choice.
Abstracts of at least 500 words and no more than 1,000 words may be sent to
the editors at samuel.gladden@gmail.comand jamesrovira@gmail.com.
Submissions should include an updated CV or résumé of no more than one
page, email and cell phone contacts, and an indication of when the draft
manuscript may be completed. We request that all chapter proposals be sent
by January 1st, 2025.
The volume’s co-editors have published work on Bowie in previous outlets,
including two collections from Palgrave Macmillan edited by Rovira and
including chapters by Gladden (*David Bowie and Romanticism* and *Rock and
Romanticism: Blake, Wordsworth and Rock from Dylan to U2*), and each has
enjoyed a successful career in academia. Samuel Gladden
<https://www.uno.edu/profile/faculty/samuel_gladden> is Dean of the College
of Liberal Arts, Education and Human Development at the University of New
Orleans, where he also holds a position as Professor of English. Dr.
Gladden’s books have been published by Routledge and Broadview Press. James
Rovira <http://jamesrovira.com/> is the Program Chair of Graduate Studies
at Keiser University and is widely known for his work on the intersections
of music and literature: he has edited four collections of works exploring
such connections, and he has published scholarly work on many other topics,
including literary theory and philosophy and literature. He is currently at
work on the anthology *Romanticism and Heavy Metal*, co-edited with Julian
Knox.
*David. Bowie. Is.* will be written and edited throughout 2024 and 2025
with a hoped-for publication date of 2026 or 2027, roughly a decade after
Bowie’s untimely passing. The editors plan to host a conference—real or
virtual—upon the publication of the book and to develop a playlist of songs
accompanying the work, an ancillary resource Rovira has produced on
multiple occasions for multiple works.
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Date: 2024-09-09 10:06:18+00:00
From: Georg Vogeler <georg.vogeler@gmx.de>
Subject: IMC 2025: Call for contributions to a strand "Digital Approaches to Late Medieval Charters"
"Worlds of Learning" Through Digital Approaches to Late Medieval
Charters
The Department of Digital Humanities at the University of Graz, host of
the European Research Council-funded project "From Digital to Distant
Diplomatics" (DiDip), invites submissions for a series of sessions at
the International Medieval Congress 2025, exploring the conference theme
"Worlds of Learning" through innovative Digital Humanities approaches to
late mediaeval charters (c. 1300-1500).
Charters are "Worlds of Learning" - for contemporaries learning about
legal activities and status, and for mediaeval studies scholars, sources
of their own learning. Digital methods provide entirely new learnings:
on the charters themselves and on the actors writing, using, and keeping
charters. Our sessions aim to demonstrate how computational methods can
fundamentally transform and expand our understanding of documentary
practices and knowledge transmission across Europe.
We welcome papers on the following topics:
1.
Computer Vision and Medieval Charters: New Perspectives on Visual
Learning
*
How can computer vision techniques reveal patterns in the visual
aspects of charters across regions and time?
*
Applications of machine learning algorithms to identify and
analyse layout, script styles, and graphical elements (seals,
monograms) in large datasets of digitised charters.
2.
Natural Language Processing and Charter Formulas: Tracing Textual
Learning Networks
*
Computational analysis of charter texts using NLP techniques to
uncover patterns in formulaic language, legal terminology, and
scribal practices.
*
Exploration of networks of textual learning and the
dissemination of documentary conventions across linguistic and
cultural boundaries.
3.
Data Visualisation and Medieval Charter Networks: Mapping Knowledge
Circulation
*
Application of network analysis, GIS mapping, and other
visualisation methods to represent relationships between
chanceries, scribes, and document types.
*
New insights into the "worlds of learning" in charter production
through data visualisation techniques.
4.
Digital Methodologies and Medieval Charters: Innovative Approaches
to Documentary Learning
*
How can digital editions enhance our understanding of charter
creation, use, and preservation? What insights can database
creation and management offer into the organisation and
retrieval of mediaeval documentary knowledge?
*
Applications of XML/TEI encoding for semantic analysis of
charter content and structure.
*
Exploration of linked data approaches to connect charter
information across different collections and archives.
By applying state-of-the-art computational methods to the study of late
mediaeval charters, we aim to contribute to a more interconnected and
nuanced understanding of European documentary cultures and the
transmission of specialised knowledge in this period.
Submission Guidelines:
*
Please submit a 100-word abstract of your proposed contribution and
a brief CV.
*
Send submissions to didip@uni-graz.at
<mailto:didip@uni-graz.at>(Subject: IMC2025)
*
Deadline: September 16th, 2024
We look forward to your contributions to these exciting intersections of
medieval studies and digital humanities!
Georg Vogeler for the ERC DiDip Team
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