Uncertain Boundaries in International History

12-14 December 2024, Freie Universität Berlin

The conference Culture and International History VII will be dedicated to the topic of “Uncertain Boundaries.” Boundaries have received increasing attention in public, political, and scholarly debates in recent years, much inspired by scholars such as Nira Yuval-Davies (2020) and others. In contrast to physical borders (frontiers, national, imperial, natural borders, property lines) boundaries, as a concept, highlight the interplay of territorial, physical borders with their attendant sociopolitical and cultural consequences. At the same time, they also draw attention to the mental dimensions of drawing lines: nature and culture, them and us, male and female, and their material implications. The creation, crossing, collapse, and contestation of borders often stand in direct correlation to the drawing, blurring, and cracking of boundaries.

The conference marks the 25th anniversary of the symposium cycle Culture and InternationalHistory, that began in 1999 and has since, taken place in Wittenberg, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Berlin. Key themes and contributions are published in Berghahn Books’ series Explorations inCulture and International History (Oxford, New York) since 2003, https://www.berghahnbooks.com/series/explorations-in-culture-and-international-history).

The program can be found here.

Organizers:

Jessica Gienow-Hecht (Freie Universität Berlin)

Maximilian Klose (Universität Freiburg)

Nadja Klopprogge (Universität Tübingen)

Sponsors:

• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

• SCRIPTS

• John-F.-Kennedy Institut für Nordamerikastudien

• Universität Tübingen

Venue and Directions:

Venue: John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies; Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin

Rooms: 201, 203, 340, 319 Family Lounge: 305

Map: Please see here.

Hotel: Seminaris CampusHotel Berlin, Takustr. 39, 14195 Berlin

check-in from 3 PM

check-out by 11 AM

Tel: +49 30 557 797 0

Email: info.ber61@seminaris.com

Directions to hotel: Please see here.