# From Conversation to Co-authorship: A Workshop on Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies, 18–20 February 2026, Herrenhausen, Hanover

- **Type:** Bulletin article
- **Authors:** Frédérick Madore
- **Journal:** ZMO Bulletin
- **Issue:** 48
- **Date:** May 2026
- **Pages:** 10
- **Language:** English
- **DOI:** [10.58144/20260430-000](https://doi.org/10.58144/20260430-000)
- **Open access:** Yes
- **Project:** [Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies](https://www.frederickmadore.com/research/dh-ai-african-studies.md)
- **Tags:** Workshop Report, Digital Humanities, Artificial Intelligence, African Studies
- **Web page:** https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/madore-2026-conversation-coauthorship-dh-ai

## Reference

Frédérick Madore. (2026). “From Conversation to Co-authorship: A Workshop on Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies, 18–20 February 2026, Herrenhausen, Hanover”. ZMO Bulletin (48): 10. https://doi.org/10.58144/20260430-000

## Abstract

On 18–20 February 2026, twenty-six researchers from sixteen countries gathered at the Xplanatorium Herrenhausen in Hanover for "Charting New Territory: Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies," a scoping workshop funded by the VolkswagenStiftung and organised by Frédérick Madore and Vincent Hiribarren (King's College London). Participants included linguists, literary scholars, historians, art historians, anthropologists, archivists, AI governance specialists, Islamic studies scholars, and digital humanities practitioners working across the African continent, Europe, and North America.

## Links

- [DOI](https://doi.org/10.58144/20260430-000)

## BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{madore-2026-conversation-coauthorship-dh-ai,
    title = {From Conversation to Co-authorship: A Workshop on Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies, 18–20 February 2026, Herrenhausen, Hanover},
    author = {Frédérick Madore},
    year = {2026},
    month = may,
    abstract = {On 18–20 February 2026, twenty-six researchers from sixteen countries gathered at the Xplanatorium Herrenhausen in Hanover for "Charting New Territory: Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies," a scoping workshop funded by the VolkswagenStiftung and organised by Frédérick Madore and Vincent Hiribarren (King's College London). Participants included linguists, literary scholars, historians, art historians, anthropologists, archivists, AI governance specialists, Islamic studies scholars, and digital humanities practitioners working across the African continent, Europe, and North America.},
    doi = {10.58144/20260430-000},
    language = {English},
    keywords = {Workshop Report, Digital Humanities, Artificial Intelligence, African Studies}
}
```