The peer-reviewed, open access journal Cogent Arts & Humanities has issued a call for papers for a special collection on the topic of Communities of Practice: Toward a Local and Global Digital Humanities. Guest editors Aaron Mauro (Pennsylvania State University) and Ray Siemens (University of Victoria) seek:
submissions dedicated to describing community formation and collaboration while accounting for global research partners and local knowledge stakeholders; we encourage submissions that reflect on both the local conditions necessary to conduct research—in the form of archives, people, places, and cultures—and the broader effects of globalized and outward facing humanities practice …
We welcome research articles, critical essays, and review articles representing a variety of approaches, including but not limited to:
- Digital Literature Studies
- Book History and Publishing
- Electronic Literature & Creative Coding
- Pedagogical Practice and Curriculum Development
- Visual and Material Culture
- Cultural Heritage & History
The deadline for submissions is November 16, 2015.
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