Job Announcements, News

Job: Asst. Prof., Early Modern Continental Gender, Clemson

From the ad: The Department of History at Clemson University invites applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in the area of early modern Continental Europe, with preference for candidates with experience in gender history and/or digital history. Ph.D. should be in hand by August 15, 2020. Applicants should have a strong research record […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: CUNY Games Conference 6.0!

From the CFP: We invite all involved in higher education pedagogy — faculty, administrators, graduate students, undergraduates, and game designers — to submit a talk or poster on the theory and practice of play and games, with both a digital and non-digital focus. We also welcome game demos and playtesting that focus on higher education. […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Asst. Prof. in French and Francophone Studies, University of Maryland

From the ad: The Department of French and Italian in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Maryland invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor with a specialization in 19th-century French and Francophone literatures/cultures and expertise in Digital Humanities beginning August 2020. The successful candidate will be expected to teach four […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Digital Historian and Archivist, Washington College

From the ad: Washington College invites qualified applicants to apply for a three-year grant-funded Digital Historian and Archivist position for the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience. The Digital Historian and Archivist will work closely with campus and community partners to conceive, implement, and manage the digital archive and website for Chesapeake […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Asst. Prof., African American History, Clemson University

From the ad: The Department of History at Clemson University invites applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in the area of 19th-century African American history, with preference for candidates with experience in digital history. Ph.D. should be in hand by August 15, 2020. Applicants should have a strong research record or demonstrate promise […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFPapers: Extended Reality (XR) Pedagogies & Applications

From the CFP: This special issue of The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy seeks to feature pedagogical approaches to integrating XR technology into the educational curriculum in a wide variety of institutions and settings. The intention is to highlight a wide range of inter-, multi-, and transdisciplinary approaches to both utilizing and creating Virtual […]

News, Reports

Report: A Comparison of Immersive Realities and Interaction Methods – Cultural Learning in Virtual Heritage

About the report: In recent years, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Virtuality (AV), and Mixed Reality (MxR) have become popular immersive reality technologies for cultural knowledge dissemination in Virtual Heritage (VH). These technologies have been utilized for enriching museums with a personalized visiting experience and digital content tailored to the historical and cultural […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: TT Professor, Digital Studies, UT Austin

From the ad: The Department of American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track position in Digital Studies with a focus on the historical and contemporary U.S. (rank: assistant professor or associate professor). The successful candidate will be an interdisciplinary scholar whose work engages digital technologies and media within […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Associate Professor – Digital History, Clemson University

From the ad: The Department of History at Clemson University invites applications for a tenured position at the Associate Professor rank in Digital History. In the spring of 2019, the Clemson University Board of Trustees approved a PhD program in Digital History with a substantial annual budget. This program will build upon the existing undergraduate […]

Announcements, News

Announcement: Discovering Sacred Texts Launch

From the announcement: This week the British Library has launched its latest online learning resource, Discovering Sacred Texts, which invites visitors to explore the world’s major faiths through the Library’s extensive collections. The new website includes over 250 digitised collection items, teachers’ resources, short films and articles. Nine faiths are featured: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, […]