The symposium seeks to bring a highly interdisciplinary lens to this work, exploring ideas of belonging and identity in relation to borders and boundaries, both physical and ideological. It is expected that the symposium will include a series of sessions focusing on the mutability, the nature and the representations of belonging. Each of these sessions will draw on the broad range of disciplines and expertise present to re-evaluate our understanding of belonging, the forces that affect it, the ways it is manifested, and the ways that it can be harnessed for both good and ill.
To encourage and support long-term collaboration and networking, participants may apply for seed funding provided by the British Academy (BA). These collaborations must be international and take the form of either partnerships or groups. The funding is designed to facilitate collaborations that arise directly from the symposium.
Participants are also eligible to apply for CONNECT, a follow-up programme for participants of Frontiers of Research Symposia offered by the AvH Foundation. It provides grants for short working visits to Germany or the United Kingdom that can be taken up at any time following the symposium. Researchers at all career stages are eligible to apply provided that they are based in Germany, work at research institutions in Germany, have completed a PhD within the last ten years and are fluent in spoken and written English. Participants are expected to attend the entire symposium. Attending the event in its entirety is mandatory in order to meet the requirements to apply for BA’s seed funding or the AvH Foundation’s CONNECT programme.
Applications may be submitted online until 8. January 2025. Participants' travel, accommodation and meal expenses will be covered by both organisations for the specified conference dates.
