Dear all,

We are delighted to announce that applications to the European Summer University in Digital Humanities "Culture and Technology" 2026 are open. ESU DH will be held at the Université Marie et Louis Pasteur in Besançon, France, from July 6 to July 18.

Submit your application via ConfTool https://www.conftool.org/esudh2026/before May 24 2026. Please find more about the workshop offer and application process on our website https://esudh.github.io/WorkshopsandLectures/.

Please note:we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so if you need to arrange visa documents and organize your travel early, do submit your application early!

ESU DH 2026

The Summer University offers an intense program of workshops, teaser sessions, public lectures, project presentations, a poster session, and a panel discussion. At the core of ESU are two-week workshops that run in parallel across the schedule. They are designed as comprehensive, intensive hands-on training in key areas of Digital Humanities. This year we offer 10 workshopsin the areas of:

• Critical AI and Large Language Models

• Distant Reading and Computational Text Analysis

• Digital Archives, Cultural Heritage, and Data Curation

• Phonology and Sound Analysis

• Spatial Humanities and Mapping

• Text Encoding and Digital Philology

Building on the spirit of previous editions in Leipzig and Cluj, the ESU in Besançon aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and students in the Humanities, and to strengthen the community of practice established in past years.

Scholarships

The ESU is generously supported by our partners DARIAH, EADH, and CLARIN. Learn more about possible scholarships on our website https://esudh.github.io/ScholarshipsandFunding/, and stay tuned for more opportunities.

Venue

Besançon is a vibrant city of approximately 120,000 inhabitants and more than 25,000 students from around the world, with a long tradition of teaching French to non-native speakers. Following the two weeks of the ESU, we will offer participants the opportunity to attend two to four weeks of French language classes through our "French for DH" programme.

For all relevant information, please visit our website, which will be continuously updated as new details become available. To get a sense of what to expect, we encourage you to explore the archive section. Should you have further questions, please write to esudh2026 [@] umlp.fr http://umlp.fr

We look forward to welcoming you in Besançon.

On behalf of Prof. Frederic Spagnoli, Head of the ESU 2026

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