Workshop output
For Whom and For What Purpose? A Position Paper on Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies
Frédérick Madore, Vincent Hiribarren, Agata Błoch, Albrecht Hofheinz, Ashleigh Harris, Augustin Ndione, Britta Frede, Cassandra Mark-Thiesen, Duncan Money, Emmanuel Ngue Um, Érika Melek Delgado, Fallou Ngom, Fu’ad Lawal, Irene Mwendwa, James Yékú, Janeth David Nzenga, Johannes Sibeko, Karen Byera Ijumba, Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, Leah Junck, Menno van Zaanen, Nuraddin Aman, Oumou Sidibé, Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi, and Thompson Gyedu KwarkyeFrédérick Madore and Vincent Hiribarren, who convened the workshop, are listed first, followed by the remaining authors in alphabetical order. The order reflects the collaborative writing process and implies no hierarchy of contribution. We thank the two reviewers for their thoughtful comments on an earlier version of this text.
- Status
- Forthcoming — in preparation
- Expected
- September 2026
- Series
- ZMO Programmatic Texts
- ISSN
- 2191-3242
- Publisher
- Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient
- Access
- Open access · CC BY-SA 4.0
- DOI
- Assigned on publication
Cite this paper
Madore, Frédérick, Vincent Hiribarren, Agata Błoch, Albrecht Hofheinz, Ashleigh Harris, Augustin Ndione, Britta Frede, et al. 2026. "For Whom and For What Purpose? A Position Paper on Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies." ZMO Programmatic Texts. https://fmadore.github.io/dh-ai-african-studies-2026/position-paper.
Provisional — page numbers and DOI follow on publication.
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