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Last Chance to Apply for Create Caribbean’s Internship Program
The internship application deadline is fast approaching! The RTC Internship Program at Create Caribbean Research Institute is an academic enrichment initiative. Students will be exposed to the culture of academic research, digital humanities, and community engagement. Interns receive the opportunity to collaborate, learn and practice their talents on projects of importance to the college community, and national development and to build regional and international networks as students and scholars.
In order to be eligible, students must be enrolled at Dominica State College and commit approximately 10 hours per week during the regular semester and 20 hours per week for one month during the summer. During this time, students will work and learn in the practice-based research environment of the Institute.
Students will receive a stipend of US$400 per semester subject to satisfactory academic performance and program progress.
Interns who successfully complete the academic and service requirements of the program will be awarded a Certificate in Caribbean Digital Studies from Dominica State College.
Apply by completing the Application Form, Personal Statment, and Academic Recommendation.
The deadline to apply for the RTC Internship is July 15, 2023.
Apply here today!
CDSC Micro-Grant Program 2024
The Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective (CDSC) has launched its second annual micro-grant program to support digital scholarship in and about the Caribbean and its diasporas.
The CDSC welcomes applications from original digital humanities and digital scholarship projects at any stage, from inception to currently in development. The CDSC will support at least five projects from January to December 2024, offering grants ranging from USD $1000 to $20,000.
Applicants must submit their proposals through the online submission form by September 15, 2023 at 11:59 pm EST. In order to apply, you will need to submit the following:
Title
Summary (250 words)
Narrative (1000-1200 words) covering project description, intellectual contributions, engagement with digital methods, and more.
Plan of execution, including deliverables, outcomes, partners, and data management.
Itemized budget and budget rationale.
One-page resume(s) of the principal investigator(s).
Check out the CDSC webpage for more details.
TCD-X - Call for Papers & Projects
Join The Caribbean Digital X, an exciting multidisciplinary gathering happening on December 7–8, 2023 at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
For the past decade, The Caribbean Digital has fostered critical discussions around the digital realm's impact on the Caribbean and its diasporas. Now, on its 10th anniversary, they invite you to celebrate and explore the challenges and opportunities presented by media technologies that reshape society and geopolitics.
They're seeking proposals that explore:
- Transatlantic, collaborative, and interdisciplinary potentials of digital technologies in the Caribbean.
- Connections between digital concepts and Caribbean philosophical, ethical, and aesthetic ideas.
- Gender perspectives on the digital in the Caribbean.
- How digital technologies intersect with Caribbean "folk" practices.
- Individual Caribbean artists' and intellectuals' engagements with digital spaces and theories.
- The influence of digital technologies on Caribbean political phenomena.
- Strategies for inclusivity and accessibility in the Caribbean digital landscape.
- Digital contributions to preserving endangered archives in the region.
Whether you have a traditional conference paper or an innovative multimedia presentation, we want to hear from you! Abstracts of 250 words and a short bio can be sent to thecaribbeandigital@gmail.com by August 31, 2023. Selected participants will be notified by September 30, 2023.
Can't make it in person? No worries! They welcome virtual synchronous presentations for those unable to travel. Plus, your work could also be considered for publication in the archipelagos journal, a cutting-edge peer-reviewed platform.
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to engage with the Caribbean's digital revolution!
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