Call for Papers Digital Research in the Humanities and Arts International Conference – DRHA 2014 EXTENDED Deadline Proposals (300 word abstract): Monday, 28th April 2014 The University of Greenwich and the Department of Creative Professions and Digital Arts, will host the DRHA2014 [Digital Research in the Humanities and Arts] International conference for the first time in its history, from 31st August 2014 -3rd September 2014. Theme: Communication Futures: Connecting interdisciplinary design practices in arts/culture, academia and the creative industries Digital Research in the Humanities and Arts [DRHA] is an annual conference whose goal is to bring together the creators, users,…

[Note: The submission deadline has just passed, though it may be worth inquiring. –Matthew ] The End of Place as We Know It: Shifting Perspectives on Literature and Place Keynotes: Professor Edward Casey and Professor Timothy Morton University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, September 17-19, 2014 Literatures of place have often been considered conservative and reactionary. We see this expressed in the longing for a pastoral return to a former Golden Age, in the nostalgic desire to rediscover the home of a long lost childhood, or in that of national extremism as expressed through a practice of territorial and racial purity. However,…

Call for Submissions: POST SCREEN: International Festival of Art, New Media and Cybercultures November 28-29, 2014 Lisbon, Portugal The Artistic Studies Research Center of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon University invites researchers and artists to submit, until May 31st, a proposal for a paper or artwork to the upcoming POST SCREEN: International Festival of Art, New Media and Cybercultures to be held in 28 and 29 of November 2014, in Lisbon, Portugal. The Post-Screen 2014 is an International Festival of Art, New Media and Cybercultures and is the first edition of several international meetings related to the use…

The Art of Living with ICT: Exploring the Range of Options from “Adoption” to “Rejection” iMinds-SMIT Lecture Series – Friday April 25th, 2014 Speakers: Andrew Feenberg, Pieter Lemmens, Søren Riis, Ike Kamphof, Mark Coeckelbergh, Yoni Van Den Eede http://smit.vub.ac.be/event/103/The_Art_of_Living_with_ICT Our lives are nowadays impregnated with information and communication technologies and digital media, to the extent that it is all but impossible to distinguish between who “we” are and what those “media” are. We define ourselves, even give meaning to life, by way of technology. This process of meaning-making can be framed as a project, a work that one must carry…

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Virtual Reality Summer School 25 – 29 august 2014, Biarritz, France http://VR-SummerSchool.estia.fr Contact: j.cieutat@estia.fr Deadline for registration: 30th June 2014 Objectives The objective of this summer school is to propose a privileged moment for stimulating discussions and exchanges around Virtual Reality. Meetings will be organized around talks, workshops and social events. As for every summer school, PhD students are invited to come to present the progresses of their research works, challenges and corresponding solutions they put forward. We also encourage Master students to participate. Within these privileged moments, we hope to be able to stimulate European collaborations…

CALL FOR PAPERS ACE 2014 11th ADVANCES IN COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE Incorporating 9th International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts (DIMEA) Funchal, Madeira 11-14 November, 2014 http://www.ace2014.info ACE – the leading scientific forum for dissemination of cutting-edge research results in the area of entertainment computing is inviting the submission of papers, posters, creative showcases, and workshop proposals to its 11th conference to be held in Funchal, Madeira, 11-14 November, 2014. Submission deadlines: Papers:   May 12, 2014 Workshops:  May 12, 2014 Creative Showcases:  June 2, 2014 Posters:   July 14, 2014 We solicit submissions on a broad range…