Announcements

MADSEJ Volume I Issue 2: Digital Humanities & Interdisciplinary Scholarship will be published between June/July.

Call for Papers(MADSEJ VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1, October 2024)

Multilingual African Digital Semiotics and e-Lit Journal (MADSEJ) accepts papers in all African languages as scientific languages for its Volume 2 Issue 1 October 2024. The theme of this Volume is The Interception of Artificial Intelligence in the African Humanities.  This theme focuses on the use of computer-assisted mediation in African culture i.e. African digital culture which is limited to literary production and its acceptance on digitalverse, algorithmic sociocultural practices, and African Gen Z language use on social media (TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook). 

CALL FOR PAPERS (MADSEJ VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1)

This journal will begin its maiden edition with the papers accepted for the AELAIWC2022 conference. Papers are welcomed for the second edition which will possibly be published at the end of the year. The deadline for submission is 30th November 2022.

 

 

• Call for Papers:  Multilingual African Digital Semiotics and E-Lit Journal (MADSEJ) Vol. 3, Issue 1 – June 2025

  14-02-2025

  The Multilingual African Digital Semiotics and E-Lit Journal (MADSEJ) invites contributions for its June 2025 issue, focusing on the intersection of African literature, digital semiotics, and environmental knowledge. African literature has long reflected a dynamic interactivity with its environment, blending oral traditions, folktales and written forms to shape unique literary landscapes. This issue will explore botanical imaginaries—the representation of plant life in African literary and digital narratives—through geospatial, semiotic, and e-literary lenses. 

  We welcome submissions that critically engage with: 

  • The role of flora as cultural and literary motifs in African narratives (prose, poetry, drama, digital literature).
  • Geospatial and cartographic approaches to mapping botanical knowledge in African literary traditions.
  • Indigenous environmental philosophies and digital archiving of African ecological knowledge.
  • Semiotics of African environmental storytelling in oral and digital cultures.
  • Digital representations and interactive aesthetics of flora in African e-literature.
  • The role of AI, geospatial mapping, and creative coding in preserving and visualizing botanical narratives.
  • African diaspora literature and the transmission of ecological knowledge across geographic spaces.

  Keywords: African literature, botanical imaginary, Digital Humanities, Geospatial analysis, Database, ecocriticism, cartography

  Submission Guidelines:

  • Abstracts (150–300 words) should outline the research focus, methodology, and key arguments.
  • Full papers (5,000–9,000 words) should follow MLA 9^th edition
  • Creative digital works (e-literature, multimedia projects) should be accompanied by a 500-word critical introduction.
  • Deadline for abstracts: March 30, 2025
  • Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2025
  • Full paper submission deadline: May 15, 2025

   

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