# Call for Chapters: Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies

- **Type:** Publication
- **Date:** 30 October 2025
- **Tags:** Digital Humanities, AI, African Studies, Call for Papers
- **Web page:** https://www.frederickmadore.com/activities/dh-ai-african-studies-edited-volume

*Call for chapter proposals for an edited volume on Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence in African Studies, to be published by Bielefeld University Press.*

[Vincent Hiribarren](https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/vincent-hiribarren) and I are seeking chapter proposals for an edited volume tentatively titled *Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence in African Studies*, which will be submitted to the [Digital Humanities Research Series](https://www.transcript-verlag.de/digital-humanities-research) at Bielefeld University Press.

We seek contributions grounded in African Studies that reimagine DH from African perspectives. We especially welcome proposals from scholars and practitioners based in Sub-Saharan Africa.

### Suggested themes

1. 1\. Transforming Research Methods through AI and Digital Tools in African Studies
2. 2\. Building Sustainable Research Infrastructures from African Perspectives
3. 3\. Centring African Knowledge Systems in Digital Research Design

### Submission details

**Deadline:** A 250-word abstract by **15 December 2025**.

See below for the full call for chapters.

## Links

- [Call for Chapters](https://www.frederickmadore.com/files/CfC-DH-and-AI-in-African-Studies.pdf)