CfP: Cosmopolities in Antiquity and Modernity – Mechanisms of Multiethnicities

On 15–16 May 2026, the Eleonora-Schamberger-Foundation in collaboration with the German Archaeological Institute at Athens (DAI) will host a symposium on Cosmopolities in Antiquity and Modernity – Mechanisms of Multiethnicities. The Symposium will take place in Pythagorio (Pythagorio 83103, Samos).

We invite the submission of proposals for papers contributing new perspectives and case studies that address the symposium’s key aims until 15 October 2025 to the address given below.

We invite Postdoctoral researchers and PhD candidates also to contribute to the conference with academic posters.

Submissions should address the symposium’s central themes, focusing on intercultural contact zones, lived experiences in multicultural settings, and mechanisms of coexistence and exchange across different historical periods in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Please submit your proposal (in English), including an abstract of 200-300 words of your proposed 30-minutes presentation, or a poster proposal, by 15 October 2025 to:

samos.athen@dainst.de and regine.kiefer@eleonora-schamberger-stiftung.de

We look forward to your contributions!