[CfP] The digital Human” Humanities and social sciences in the digital age

Keynote speaker: Prof Robin Mansell, Professor of New Media and the Internet, Deputy Director and Provost of the London School of Economics Technology and Innovation Centre University of Strathclyde – 12 September 2016  The social sciences and the Humanities have long had an interdependent relationship with scientific study. Meaningful scientific inquiry relies upon pre-established humanistic knowledge, while the best humanities research is guided by scientific principles. In recent years technological advancement and innovation have sparked a resurgence in interdisciplinary research, largely corresponding with the rise of the digital age. This conference – hosted by…