The 11th Digital Humanities Utah Symposium (DHU11) will be held on February 19 & 20, 2027, at Brigham Young University (Provo, UT).
DHU welcomes humanities scholars from across the Intermountain West and beyond. We especially invite early career scholars, graduate students, newcomers to the digital humanities (DH), and members of traditionally underrepresented groups to join us.
DHU 11 Keynote: Liza Potts, Michigan State University
Liza Potts is a Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures at Michigan State University where she leads WIDE Research, serves as core faculty in digital humanities, and is a co-founder of the Experience Architecture program. Her research interests include participatory culture, social user experience, and community building. Her work has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and others. Liza has published three books and over 80 publications focused on user experience, disaster response, participatory memory, and digital humanities, including “Archive Experiences: A Vision for User-Centered Design in the Digital Humanities” in Rhetoric and Digital Humanities. Her professional experience includes working for technology startups, Microsoft, and design consultancies.