*With apologies for cross-posting* Digital Diasporas: Interdisciplinary Perspectives 6/7 June 2019 Venue: Fyvie Hall (University of Westminster), 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW Funded as part of the translingual strand of the AHRC Open World Research Initiative ‘Cross-Language Dynamics: Reshaping Community’ project, and led by the Institute of Modern Languages Research and Digital Humanities at the School of Advanced Study (University of London). This conference aims to inspire greater dialogue across disciplinary boundaries in order to explore the relationship between digital technologies and diasporic communities, with particular attention to linguistic and cultural diversity. The programme includes a public lecture by Roopika Risam (Salem State University) 'Mobilizing New Digital Worlds: The Stakes of Postcolonial Digital Humanities’, in collaboration with Digital Humanities and the Language Acts & Worldmaking project at King’s College London. Keynotes: Mirca Madianou (Goldsmiths) 'Technocolonialism: Digital humanitarianism as extraction' & Jannis Androutsopoulos (Universität Hamburg/Multiling, University of Oslo) 'Mediational repertoires and diasporic connectivity: from Senegal to Oslo and back again'. Plenary Panels: Digital Media and the Diasporic Self - Alex Georgakopoulou (King’s College London), Sandra Ponzanesi (Utrecht University) Polish Communities in the UK: Diasporic Spaces and Media in the Past and Present - Janet Zmroczek (British Library), Caroline Tagg (Open University) & Agnieszka Lyons (Queen Mary, University of London) Mapping Migrations - Dana Diminescu (Télécom ParisTech/DiasporasLab), Funda Ustek-Spilda (London School of Economics), Tobias Blanke (King’s College London) Early-bird registration (until 7 May 2019): Standard rate: £80 Concession rate (students/unwaged): £50 Late registration (from 8 May 2019 depending on availability): Standard rate: £90 Concession rate (students/unwaged): £60 Registration fees include lunch and refreshments on both days of the conference. Conference homepage and provisional programme: https://crosslanguagedynamics.blogs.sas.ac.uk/digital-diasporas/ Registration page: https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/events/event/19276 Conference hashtag: #DigitalDiasporas Conference Committee: Francielle Carpenedo, Doctoral Researcher, School of Advanced Study Saskia Huc-Hepher, Senior Lecturer in French, University of Westminster Dong Nguyen, Research Fellow, Alan Turing Institute Naomi Wells, Research Fellow, School of Advanced Study Jane Winters, Chair of Digital Humanities, School of Advanced Study Dr Naomi Wells Postdoctoral Research Associate in Translingual Communities and Digital Humanities Institute of Modern Languages Research School of Advanced Study | University of London Room 238 | Senate House | Malet Street | London WC1E 7HU | UK Email: naomi.wells@sas.ac.uk http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/ https://crosslanguagedynamics.blogs.sas.ac.uk/