Digital Humanities in the Global South

The relationship between technology and knowledge has long been a subject of serious scholarly inquiry. As digital tools reshape the ways in which cultures are documented, languages are preserved, and histories are communicated, the academic community faces a genuine and important responsibility: to examine these developments with critical rigour, ethical awareness, and disciplinary breadth.

It is with this responsibility in mind that the University Centre of Illizi, through its Institute of Letters and Languages, is pleased to convene the First National Hybrid Conference on Digital Humanities in the Global South: Decolonizing Knowledge, Culture, and Society in Post-Revolutionary Contexts.

Digital Humanities, as a field, occupies a productive intersection of the humanities, social sciences, and information technology. This conference recognises that scholarly engagement with digital methods must be informed by the diversity of cultural, historical, and linguistic contexts in which those methods are applied. Questions concerning digital archives, the preservation of oral traditions, multilingual representation, algorithmic visibility, and the ethics of heritage documentation are of broad relevance — and merit sustained, evidence-based discussion from multiple academic perspectives.

The University Centre of Illizi is committed to fostering an environment of open intellectual exchange, where researchers at all career stages can present their findings, engage with peers, and contribute to advancing knowledge in their respective fields. This conference brings together scholars from Literature, History, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Media Studies, and Digital Humanities, reflecting our institutional belief in the value of interdisciplinary dialogue.

We extend a formal welcome to all participating researchers, presenters, and attendees. We encourage contributions that are methodologically sound, analytically clear, and oriented toward advancing collective understanding. The quality of scholarly conversation depends on the precision and intellectual honesty each participant brings to the table.

We look forward to the productive exchanges this conference will generate, and trust that its proceedings will serve as a meaningful contribution to the wider academic literature.