10th Symposium of the Instituto Cervantes Observatory at Harvard
Digital Hispanism: Exploring Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures through Digital Humanities
5 - 6 June, 2025 | Hybrid
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Once again, the Observatory of the Instituto Cervantes at Harvard—this year in collaboration with UNAM-Boston—is hosting its traditional annual symposium. Since 2016, this end-of-academic-year event has brought together specialists from a wide range of disciplines. This tenth edition is titled "Digital Hispanism: Exploring Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures through Digital Humanities" and will gather scholars, educators, librarians, and professionals from the cultural industries in an interdisciplinary dialogue about the potential of digital methodologies for the study, preservation, and dissemination of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures—with special attention, as always, to their relevance within the multicultural context of the United States.
As in previous years, the symposium will take place at the Observatory and will span two days (June 5 and 6). Each session will include a keynote lecture, several 15-minute presentations, and joint panels. This year's keynote speakers are Professor Francisco Gago-Jover (College of the Holy Cross / Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies) and Professor Concepción Company Company (Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, UNAM / Academia Mexicana de la Lengua)
With this event, we aim to create a space for sharing knowledge and encouraging reflection among scholars and enthusiasts of the Hispanic world, while also reaffirming the Observatory’s commitment to the advancement of the digital humanities—a key pillar for understanding, studying, and celebrating the linguistic and cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world.
You can consult the EVENT PROGRAM and the BOOKLET with abstracts of the contributions and speakers’ bios in the menu on the right.