DH Fest 2024: Call for Student Research Posters

Feb 21, 2024

The Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) at the University of Toronto cordially invites student submissions to our 2024 celebration and showcase on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.  

DH Fest highlights critical digital humanities research and knowledge mobilization. Our program includes a special showcase of graduate and undergraduate research in a poster session. We invite you to share your research poster and to answer questions and interact with other participants during the poster showcase. We look forward to celebrating your incredible work with prizes and a poster bingo. Former CDHI graduate and undergraduate fellows are especially encouraged to apply. 

To assist in developing your poster, the CDHI team will hold a virtual workshop on poster design and visual storytelling on Friday, March 15, 2024. 

DH Fest will also highlight new work in creative knowledge mobilization, including digital research storytelling and interactive projects developed through the CDHI Accelerator program. Plenary sessions will also include lightning talks by faculty and postdoctoral fellows. 

Conference Venue and Format 

The conference will be in the vibrant heart of downtown Toronto on the UofT campus. All activities will take place in the William Doo Auditorium (Side A), New College, located at 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2H3.  

Submission 

Student DH Research Conference Poster 

To submit a DH research conference poster, please send the following to dhn.admin@utoronto.ca

  • Your name 
  • Contact details 
  • Institutional affiliation  
  • 150-word biography  
  • 3-5 keywords 
  • 150-word abstract 

Deadline 

The deadline for all conference poster submissions is Thursday, March 7, 2024. Decisions will be made by Friday, March 8.  

NOTE: on Friday March 15 CDHI will hold a virtual workshop on designing a research conference poster for all students who want to improve their poster design skills. All students accepted to the conference are strongly encouraged to register and attend this workshop.  

Date: Friday, March 15, 2024 
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm [to be confirmed!] 
Zoom link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/83164239334 

For questions, please contact Dr. Betsy Moss, Conference Coordinator, at dhn.admin@utoronto.ca.   

Conference website: https://dhn.utoronto.ca/event/cdhi-fest-2024/  

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