Spatial Humanities 2026
Geography Department, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
23-25th September 2026
We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers (abstracts) for the International Spatial Humanities 26 (SH26) Conference, which will be hosted at the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, 23-25th September 2026.
SH26 international conference is guided by the theme “Artificial Intelligence and Geotechnologies for Human Experiences”. We welcome submissions on all aspects of using geospatial technologies in humanities research by different research fields, including (but not limited to) geography, history, literature, archaeology, economy, geology, sociology, education, literary studies, classics, linguistics, art history, anthropology and religious studies. The main aim is to explore and demonstrate the contributions to knowledge enabled by geospatial technologies, approaches and methods within and beyond the digital humanities.
The main topics (but not limited to) are:
- Geospatial Technologies Applied to the Humanities
- Methodological Innovation and Computational Approaches
- Heritage and Spatial History
- Spatialized Narratives, Mobility, and Networks
- Spatial Data, Digital Collections, and Infrastructure
- Environmental Humanities, Landscape Studies and Sustainability
- Education, Digital Literacy, and Scientific Dissemination
- History and Study of Social Phenomena
- Spatial Cognition and Representation of Space
- Urban Space and Mobility
- Interdisciplinarity and Integration in Spatial Humanities
Keynote speakers:
Dr. Anne Kelly Knowles, Historical Geographer, University of Maine (USA);
Dr. Ignatius Ezeani, Research Fellow, Lancaster University (UK).
Deadline for abstracts: 15th January 2026.
For further information see: https://www.geografia.uminho.pt/spatial-humanities/
Contact details for informal enquiries:sh26@geografia.uminho.pt