Connecticut Digital Humanities Conference

Call for Proposals

February 21-22, 2025
New Britain, CT

After a few years’ hiatus, we are delighted to announce that the third Connecticut Digital Humanities Conference (CTDH) will take place on February 21-22, 2025 at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. The conference will also mark a return to the in-person format after a virtual version in 2021. We seek participation from a broad range of digital humanities practitioners, including participants from higher education, community and cultural organizations, K-12 education, state and local government, and the general public.

CTDH endeavors to bring together a network of DH practitioners committed to advancing collaborative work in digital humanities research and pedagogy across the New England region. CTDH provides individuals with an opportunity to learn new techniques and skills, hear about their colleagues’ DH projects, and become part of a vibrant and diverse community of teachers, learners, and practitioners. CTDH is an excellent opportunity for getting feedback, developing skills, or sharing your work with other colleagues from across New England. While we encourage projects with a Connecticut focus, the conference is not limited to Connecticut-based projects or practitioners. For 2025, we especially welcome proposals that address digital humanities in diverse contexts, including museums, libraries, and archives; community organizing and activism; and public education.

We invite contributions from faculty researchers, unaffiliated scholars, librarians, museum professionals, technologists, undergraduate and graduate students, K-12 teachers, and community groups. We encourage those submitting proposals to consider formats beyond the traditional 20-minute paper, such as roundtables, multi-speaker panels, lightning talks, posters, and digital demonstrations. Proposals should be less than 300 words in length and should describe the 1) proposed topic; 2) session format; 3) names and affiliations of participants; and 4) anticipated audience for the session.

Proposals are due June 1, 2024Proposals may be submitted via this Google Form. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by early July. More information can be found on the CTDH website. If you have questions, please contact Brian Matzke at bmatzke@ccsu.edu.

Ready-Set-Read & Observe for Monday, April 8th, National Library Week

Animated gif with Right to Read Day, get caught reading or studying in the library & you may be gifted - all day! Don't let censorship eclipse your right to read!

Join us, today, Monday, April 8th at the Elihu Burritt Library for these events celebrating your Right to Read Day & Eclipse Day!

  • Ready-Set-Read!All Day – Celebrate Right to Read Day! Get caught reading in the library and you may be “gifted” a Starbucks gift card!
    To learn more about protecting your Right to Read, go to https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day
  • Ready-Set-Observe! – 2:30-4pm – Check out the partial solar eclipse with us in front of the library! A limited number of eclipse glasses will be available.
Ready, Set, observe the eclipse: Join us Monday, April 8 from 2:30-4pm in front of the library as we check out the solar eclipse (a limited number of eclipse-viewing glasses will be available)

Congratulations to Library Research Award Winners, Haley Kolesnik and Arianna DiNapoli!

The Central Elihu Burritt Library would like to congratulate the winners of the 2024 Elihu Burritt Library Research Awards:

Haley M. Kolesnik (graduate student) for her thesis, “The Effects of a Classroom-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Attention in 6th Grade Students”.

and

Arianna L. DiNapoli (senior) for her paper, “Acne vulgaris and stress in adulthood”.

Congratulations to Haley and Arianna for their excellent research work using library resources!

Ready-Set-Library: National Library Week, April 8-12!

The Elihu Burritt Library has a jam-packed schedule of events for National Library Week, so get ready to join us:

  • Monday, April 8th:
    • Ready-Set-Read! – All Day – Celebrate Right to Read Day! Get caught reading in the library and you may be “gifted” a Starbucks gift card!
    • Ready-Set-Observe! – 2:30-4pm – Check out the partial solar eclipse with us in front of the library! A limited number of eclipse glasses will be available.
  • Tuesday, April 9th:
    • Ready-Set-Play! – 9am-4pm – Game Day @ the Library – Come check out our games and resources!
  • Wednesday, April 10th:
    • Ready-Set-Smile! – 11:30am-1pm & 3-4:30pm – Bring your favorite book and picture yourself on a READ poster!
  • Thursday, April 11th:
    • Ready-Set-Connect! – 12-1:30pm – Faculty liaison meet-up in Special Collections on the 2nd floor. BYOLunch; dessert will be served.
    • Ready-Set-Advocate! 1-2:30pm – Tell us why you love your library!
  • Friday, April 12th:
    • Ready-Set-Refresh! – 10am-2pm – Enjoy a refreshing treat as you study, while supplies last.
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