The Call for Papers for the LivArch Project Final Conference “Archiving on the Edge: The Digital Lives of Collections from Wars and Emergencies” is now open.
- Submission deadline: 15 December 2026.
Taking place in Marburg, Germany, on 27–29 April 2027, the conference will explore how archives emerge during wars and crises, how digital technologies shape collections and memory, and the ethical, political, legal, and technological challenges of preserving them.
The contributions are welcomed from scholars and practitioners in archival studies, digital humanities, digital history, memory studies, STS, information science, and related fields. Submit your proposal via the Google Form . Find more information on the Herder Institute’s website.
The conference is part of the LivArch network activities and connected to a sister conference “Archiving for Uncertain Futures: Making, Using, and Preserving Collections from Within the Events” in Lviv, Ukraine, on 1–2 April 2027. Researchers are welcome to apply to either conference or both.