Know.Africa

26/03/2026

RelicarIA nominated for the DH Awards 2025!

We are proud to share that RelicarIA, a Digital Humanities tool developed by Danielle Sanches, member of the KNOW.AFRICA project, has been nominated in the category “DH tool or suite of tools” at the DH Awards 2025.

RelicarIA is currently being tested within the scope of KNOW.AFRICA using nineteenth-century Portuguese travel narratives, helping researchers explore historical sources through innovative digital approaches that combine OCR, NER, and network visualisation.

This nomination highlights the growing importance of tools that enable new ways of engaging with historical data, particularly in projects that aim to uncover hidden actors and knowledge networks.

See the candidates for every category and vote here: http://dhawards.org/dhawards2025/voting/

Your vote helps strengthen innovative Digital Humanities research and the visibility of collaborative projects like KNOW.AFRICA.

Please vote for the following resources in the DH Awards 2025. Anyone is allowed to vote (once). Have a look over the resources in each category and then fill out the form linked to at the bottom of the page in order to vote. For frequently asked questions please see http://dhawards.org/dhawards202...

20/03/2026

⚠️⚠️⚠️ LAST CALL!!! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Oportunidade de Bolsa de Investigação no projeto KNOW.AFRICA!

Estão abertas as candidaturas para 1 Bolsa de Investigação para licenciado(a) no âmbito do projeto KNOW.AFRICA

Procuramos candidatos com formação em História ou áreas afins para trabalhar com georreferenciação de expedições científ**as, bases de dados e desenvolvimento de um mapa dinâmico na página do KNOW.AFRICA.

🌍 Local de trabalho: Universidade de Évora
🗓️ Candidaturas: de 10 a 24 de março de 2026
💻 Duração da bolsa: 6 meses, com possibilidade de renovação até mais 6 meses
💰 Valor mensal: 1040,98€

O edital completo está disponível em:

1 (uma) bolsa de investigação para licenciado, no âmbito do projeto KNOW.AFRICA (Redes de conhecimento na África Oitocentista: uma abordagem das Humanidades Digitais dos encontros coloniais e do conhecimento local nas narrativas de expedições portuguesas (1853-1888)) financiado pela Fundação...

16/03/2026

Em parceria com a Câmara Municipal de Palmela, o projeto KNOW.AFRICA apresenta a sua exposição "Angola: saberes em movimento" na Igreja de Santiago, Castelo de Palmela.

A exposição inaugurou no dia 7 de março de 2026 com a presença de Jorge Mares, presidente da junta de freguesia, da vereadora Fernanda Pezinho, do diretor Dr Calado Mendes e da Dra Teresa Sampaio.

A exposição f**a em cartaz até o dia 10 de maio.

13/03/2026

Oportunidade de Bolsa de Investigação no projeto KNOW.AFRICA!

Estão abertas as candidaturas para 1 Bolsa de Investigação para licenciado(a) no âmbito do projeto KNOW.AFRICA

Procuramos candidatos com formação em História ou áreas afins para trabalhar com georreferenciação de expedições científ**as, bases de dados e desenvolvimento de um mapa dinâmico na página do KNOW.AFRICA.

📍 Local de trabalho: Universidade de Évora
📅 Candidaturas: de 10 a 24 de março de 2026
⏳ Duração da bolsa: 6 meses, com possibilidade de renovação até mais 6 meses
💶 Valor mensal: 1040,98€

O edital completo está disponível em:

1 (uma) bolsa de investigação para licenciado, no âmbito do projeto KNOW.AFRICA (Redes de conhecimento na África Oitocentista: uma abordagem das Humanidades Digitais dos encontros coloniais e do conhecimento local nas narrativas de expedições portuguesas (1853-1888)) financiado pela Fundação...

05/03/2026

With the Crossing Oceans: Digital Humanities in Dialogue conference we had simple, yet very ambitious goals: we wanted to create a space where Digital Humanities could be discussed not only as a set of tools, but as a field that actively reshapes how we investigate the past, engage the present, and imagine the future.

We wanted to organise a conference that invited us to think about how digital tools and methods can support plural approaches to history, memory, heritage, and creativity.

We wanted to make a conference that was accessible to everyone, from all over the world. And with participants from 15 different countries, including both early career and senior scholars, we think we successfully managed to do that.

Throughout the conference we could glimpse at how Digital Humanities projects are being developed worldwide, and saw many shared concerns, ideas, and methodologies. And we saw that Digital Humanities is not just a set of tools, but an active, diverse, and collaborative field.

We thank everyone who participated in the conference and hope to see you all again soon.

23/02/2026

📘 The Book of Abstracts is ready! And it includes the full programme for the conference taking place this week!

We are excited to share the Book of Abstracts for CROSSING OCEANS: Digital Humanities in Dialogue.

This volume gathers the abstracts of all presentations and the conference programme, reflecting the diversity of voices and perspectives that shape this truly transoceanic conference.

🌍 From AI and digital methods to collaborative and decolonial approaches, the abstracts offer a glimpse into the rich discussions ahead.

Download it here: https://www.knowafrica.uevora.pt/

We thank all participants for contributing to this rich exchange.

26/01/2026

Roundtable Sessions | CROSSING OCEANS: Digital Humanities in Dialogue

We are delighted to announce the roundtable sessions of the international, hybrid conference CROSSING OCEANS: Digital Humanities in Dialogue, organized by the KNOW.AFRICA project.

These sessions will feature invited speakers from diverse geographic and institutional contexts, fostering discussion on:
▪ Digital Humanities across regions
▪ Methodological and ethical challenges
▪ Accessibility, collaboration, and infrastructures
▪ Future agendas for DH research

📌 Coming shortly: The thematic sessions for the Call for Papers will be released soon.

We encourage colleagues and institutions to follow the conference updates and share this announcement within their networks.

More info on our website https://www.knowafrica.uevora.pt/crossing-oceans-programme/

19/01/2026

Last Call for Papers – CROSSING OCEANS: Digital Humanities in Dialogue

The final deadline to submit proposals for the international, hybrid conference CROSSING OCEANS: Digital Humanities in Dialogue is approaching.

Organized by the KNOW.AFRICA project, this conference aims to foster global dialogue on the methodological, ethical, and collaborative challenges shaping the Digital Humanities today.

We welcome contributions on:
Methodological innovations in Digital Humanities research
The impact of AI on the Humanities and critical approaches to its us
Digitization projects and the challenges of working with born-digital materials
Digital strategies for reaching non-academic audiences
Tools and projects that facilitate collaborative and transnational projects

📅 Submission deadline: 26 JANUARY
📍 Free hybrid conference
🔗 More info on our website: https://www.knowafrica.uevora.pt/crossing-oceans-digital-humanities-in-dialogue/

We encourage colleagues across disciplines and regions to submit and share this call within their networks.

17/01/2026

E se pudesse “ver” as relações que estruturam o seu objeto de estudo - pessoas, instituições, conceitos, lugares, citações, circulação de objetos - e transformar essa complexidade numa visualização clara e comunicável?

No dia 23 de janeiro de 2026 (15:00–17:00), será realizado o workshop “Humanidades Digitais e Investigação: Análise e visualização de redes” dedicado a apresentar os princípios da análise e visualização de redes sociais e a explorar como esta metodologia amplia a investigação e a comunicação científ**a, dentro e fora da academia. O workshop será realizado em formato híbrido, na sala 295 do CES em Évora, ou por link do Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/etg-bgfo-rrz

Estão convidados investigadores de todas as áreas (Humanidades, Artes, Educação, Ciências, etc.), mesmo sem conhecimentos prévios, pois a sessão é pensada para quem está a começar. A participação gratuita, com inscrição obrigatória pelo link https://forms.gle/ycK8S5VSeZQ6JJNM9

O workshop é uma colaboração entre o projeto KNOW.AFRICA, o Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada (IIFA) e o Instituto de História Contemporânea (IHC).

10/01/2026

We are pleased to announce Heloisa Meireles Gesteira as a speaker at Crossing Oceans: Digital Humanities in Dialogue, an international hybrid conference organised by the KNOW.AFRICA project.

🎤 Presentation: Building databases and information systems on the history of science and technology

Heloisa Meireles Gesteira holds a PhD in History from the Federal Fluminense University and completed postdoctoral research at the Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford. She is currently a senior researcher at the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences (MAST), professor in the Postgraduate Program in History (UNIRIO), and adjunct professor at the Pontif**al Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. She also teaches in the Professional Master’s Program in Preservation of Science and Technology Collections.

Her research focuses on:

• Circulation of scientific ideas and practices in the Modern era
• Dutch presence in Brazil
• Social history of science
• History of scientific instruments
• Material culture and representations of nature
• Travel narratives and accounts

🌍 Crossing Oceans gathers global perspectives to rethink how digital tools shape historical and cultural research, preservation, and knowledge exchange.

📍 Learn more about the conference: https://www.knowafrica.uevora.pt/crossing-oceans-programme/

09/01/2026

We are delighted to welcome Marta de Almeida as a speaker at Crossing Oceans: Digital Humanities in Dialogue, an international hybrid conference organised by the KNOW.AFRICA project.

🎤 Presentation: Building databases and information systems on the history of science and technology

Marta de Almeida holds a degree, master’s, and doctorate in History from the University of São Paulo and completed postdoctoral studies at the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP) in Lima. She is currently senior researcher at the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences (MAST/MCTI) and professor in the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Collection Preservation (PPACT/MAST).

Her research spans Brazilian and Latin American history, with a strong focus on history of science, medicine, public health, and the role of scientific exhibitions and congresses in the 19th and 20th centuries. In recent years, she has deepened her work on audiovisual preservation, digitisation practices, oral history, and innovative strategies for ensuring long-term access to archival content.

🌍 Crossing Oceans brings together global perspectives to rethink how digital technologies shape knowledge production in the Humanities.

📍 Learn more about the conference: https://www.knowafrica.uevora.pt/crossing-oceans-programme/

06/01/2026

We are pleased to announce Alfredo Tolmasquim as one of the speakers at Crossing Oceans: Digital Humanities in Dialogue, an international hybrid conference organised by the KNOW.AFRICA project.

🎤 Presentation: Building databases and information systems on the history of science and technology

Tolmasquim is a distinguished researcher at the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences (Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins) in Brazil. He holds a PhD in Communication, has served as a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, and is a professor in the Postgraduate Program in Teaching, Philosophy and History of Science.

His work focuses on the construction of databases and information systems that support research in the history of science and technology. He also served as a member of the scientific committee of the World Data System (WDS), affiliated with the International Science Council (ISC), contributing to global discussions on data governance and accessibility.

🌍 Crossing Oceans creates a space for worldwide dialogue on digital tools, ethical innovation, and collaborative scholarship across the Humanities.

📍 Learn more about the conference: https://www.knowafrica.uevora.pt/crossing-oceans-programme/