5th DARIAH-HR International Conference Digital Humanities & Heritage 2025

Conference organisers: DARIAH-HR / Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, Zagreb; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek – Academy of Arts and Culture & Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences

About the conference:
We are pleased to invite you to the interdisciplinary conference Rethinking Heritage across STEM, Humanities, and Arts, which will be held in Osijek, Croatia, from 22 to 24 October 2025. The conference aims to bring together researchers, experts, and practitioners from STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), humanities, arts, and the cultural and creative industries (CCI) to explore innovative approaches to interdisciplinary collaboration.

The European Commission has been increasingly encouraging synergy between STEM and the humanities, as well as cooperation with the arts and creative sectors. Initiatives such as the European Framework for Action on Cultural Heritage and the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage promote models in which technology and culture create new opportunities for innovation, research, and societal development.

In this context, we invite submissions that critically engage with the intersection of digital technologies and the humanities, exploring how tools like big data, algorithms, and AI shape our understanding of cultural heritage, social phenomena, and artistic practices. Submissions should address the ethical, epistemological, and cultural implications of these technologies, particularly in terms of biases in data, representation, and the potential marginalization of certain communities within digital archives. We encourage critical reflections on how these technologies influence both the creation and interpretation of knowledge in the humanities, while considering the broader societal and cultural consequences of their application.