Advancing Research Communication – the role of Humanities in the Digital Era
Welcome to a conference on the role of the humanities in research communication! The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers in the humanities and related disciplines to discuss the role of research communication in a contemporary world characterised by disinformation, online hate, the climate crisis and the rapid development of AI. The conference includes panel discussions, research presentations and two keynote lectures. Participation is free of charge.
Program
Monday 11 December
10:00–12:00 AI Images Pre-Conference Workshop at Humlab
Carl-Erik Engqvist, Umeå University
12:00–13:00 Lunch
13:00–13:30 Welcoming and Opening speech at Humlab
Karin Danielsson, Umeå University
Marlene Johansson Falck, Umeå University
13:45–14:45 Panel session: Remembering Chat GPT
Kalle Grill, Umeå University
Andrea Aler Tubella, Umeå University
Lars Ilshammar, Royal Library
14:45–15:15 Coffee break (Produce your own memes!)
16:45–17:45 Session (research presentations): New spaces for communicating research – Twitter migrations, TikTok, and beyond
Renske Visser, Death Studies Podcast
Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder
Simon Lindgren, Umeå University
Moderator: Moa Eriksson Krutrök, Umeå University
Light refreshments followed by a dinner at own expense
Tuesday 12 December
9:00–9:30 Coffee at Humlab
9:30–10:30 Panel session: Digital sustainability in the cultural heritage sector
Anna Foka, Uppsala University
Anna Näslund Dahlgren, Stockholm University
Karin Nilsson, ArkDes
Jonatan Westin, University of Gothenburg
Moderator: Zakayo Kjellström, Umeå University
10:30–11:00 Coffee break (Produce your own memes! )
11:00–12:00 Panel session: Risks and opportunities of visibility and research communication in social media
Kristina Sehlin McNeil, Umeå University
Mia Liinason, Lund University
Bruce Mutsvairo, Utrecht University
Mathilda Åkerlund, Umeå University
Moderator: Evelina Liliequist
12.00–13.00 Lunch
13.30–14.45 Keynote 2: Conflict-prone themes and algorithmic vulnerabilities in the attention factory: Imagining constructive research communication beyond fact-checking and polarisation Katja Valaskivi, University of Helsinki
14:45–15:15 Coffee Break (Produce your own memes!)
15:15–17:00 Session (research presentations): Communicating the emergency – the role and challenges for research communication in relation to the climate crisis
Keith Larson, Umeå University
Annika Egan Sjölander, Umeå University
Trish Morgan, Dublin City University
Risto Kunelius, University of Helsinki
Dinner
Wednesday 13 December
9:00-10:15 Session (research presentations): Ways of Communicating Art as Research
José Vincente Martín Martínez, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Lisa Nyberg, Umeå University
Gabriel Bohm Calles, Umeå University
Moderator: Carl-Erik Engqvist, Umeå University
10:15–10.30 Fika
10.30–11.30 Panel session in Swedish: Humaniora, kultursidorna och den digitala omvandlingenHUM D.210, Humanisthuset
Jenny Björkman, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
Sara Meidell, Västerbottens-Kuriren
Hanna Söderlund, Umeå universitet
Kalle Ström, Stockholms universitet
11.30-12.00 Closing and conclusion
Post-Conference: “Film Friday on Wednesday” with a screening of Kalle Ström’s documentary Rörelsen (in Swedish)