Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries (DHNB) is an association for cross-border collaboration on digital scholarship within academia and cultural heritage institutions across the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. We bring together a wide range of approaches — from interpretive and theoretical work to computational analysis and cultural analytics — within a shared regional community.
DHNB is a broad umbrella. We do not prioritise one tradition or discipline over another, and our members work along a continuum that includes:
- Interpretive and critical approaches to digital culture
- Computational humanities and large-scale data analysis
- Cultural analytics and quantitative studies of cultural change
- Creative practice and work at the intersection of research and the arts
Opening towards the Arts
We are actively opening up our activities to the arts and the creative industries, and we welcome practitioners alongside researchers. Creative work belongs within DH, not adjacent to it.
Core Activities
1. The Annual Conference
Our annual conference is the main meeting point for the Nordic-Baltic DH community. A track-based programme allows specialised communities to keep their methodological focus while taking part in a shared interdisciplinary conversation.
2. Flexible Publication Models
Different kinds of work suit different publication rhythms, and our proceedings accommodate both:
Pre-conference proceedings for completed work, where peer-reviewed papers are published in advance of the conference.
Post-conference proceedings for work developed through conference dialogue, where authors submit abstracts beforehand and full papers afterwards.
Both routes are treated as full contributions to the field.
3. Regional Working Groups
The work of DHNB continues year-round through working groups focused on specific aspects of digital humanities in the Nordic-Baltic context, such as DH education and GLAM.
Position
DHNB is a regional infrastructure for digital humanities in the Nordic-Baltic area. We welcome researchers, librarians, museum workers, archivists, and artists who want to contribute to it.
History
Digital Humanities in the Nordic countries (DHN) was formed in Oslo on April 21, 2015. The first DHN conference was held in March the following year. At the Annual General Meeting held on October 22, 2020, the members of DHN approved the change of the name to “Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic countries” (DHNB).