The conference “Digital Americas” seeks to take stock of “the digital” within the context of American studies. We understand “America” broadly here—the United States, the Americas, and the Americas’ global entanglements. We are thus interested in contributions on digital pedagogy, digital methodologies, digital culture and digital media as objects of critical inquiry, and digital scholarship. The
bulk of the actual conference will be virtual, stretched over at least a week, possibly as much as two. In addition to the virtual extravaganza, we will have an on-site workshop-type experience that will offer room for discussing questions such as virtual teaching during a pandemic, open-access and digital preservation, and access, accessibility, and the virtual domain. Conference Fees
Virtual participation will incur minimal fees for presenters (10 Euros tops). Non-presenters will be asked to pay a slightly higher fee (20 Euros tops). On-site participation will incur higher fees, which are, unfortunately, unclear at this point (but so is the question of whether the on-site workshop can take place). Conference Times
Part of the idea to stretch the main part of the conference over several days (if not weeks) is to limit “live” conference time to a few hours per day in time slots that are “doable” in various parts of the world—between 5pm and 10pm GMT. In addition to the synchronous discussion sessions (of entire tracks/parts of tracks, not individual presentations), we will also have a comment function on our conference website, which will allow the audience to interact with speakers.
