The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) is pleased to announce its fifth conference, hosted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) at its prestigious International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa from 10-14 November 2025. The theme of this year’s conference is: “The role of Humanities in Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence”.

The call for papers is currently open.

An image of the skyline of Pretoria, with the mountains in the background and some trees and greenery in the foreground. The Telkom tower stands out.

Organising Committee

Aby Louw, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Andiswa Bukula, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Avi Moodley, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Franco Mak, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Franziska Pannach, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Ilana Wilken, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Johannes Sibeko, Nelson Mandela University
Juan Steyn, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Laurette Marais, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Marissa Griesel, UNISA, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Menno van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
Privolin Naidoo, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Sthembiso Mkhwanazi, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Programme Committee

To be announced.