BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Session at AISU (Palermo\, 10-13 Sep 25)Suspended Cities. Cross roads of Shifting Cultures\, Boundaries\, and IdentitiesThroughout history \, many cities have undergone profound political and territorial transform ations\, shifting from one sovereignty to another and evolving into multil ingual and multiethnic spaces. Cities such as Gdańsk\, Rijeka/Fiume\, Gori zia\, Strasbourg\, Trieste\, Bratislava\, Trento\, Athens\, Jerusalem\, Ni ce\, Constantinople/Istanbul\, Vilnius\, Lviv/Lwó\;w/Leopolis\, and many others have served as crossroads of nationalities\, languages\, and c ultures in constant redefinition. They bear witness to how the city can fu nction as a living laboratory of coexistence\, conflict\, and identity neg otiation. In these frontier cities\, not only have social and cultural dyn amics been shaped by the presence of diverse communities\, but their very urban configuration has been altered by shifting political borders. Public squares\, as spaces of both encounter and confrontation\, and streets\, a s arteries of transit and exchange\, have become stages for cultural super impositions\, where different languages and traditions have met and interw oven. Market squares and imposing public structures\, for instance\, have recorded in multiple ways the passage of various ruling powers\, leaving t angible marks on the urban landscape. Likewise\, streets narrate the trans itions between multiple national identities through architectural expressi ons that reflect artistic\, cultural\, and cosmopolitan influences.This se ssion aims to explore the role of these "suspended cities". On the one han d\, they have stood at the crossroads of competing cultural and political influences\; on the other\, they have been in a state of continuous transi tion&mdash\;not only as borderlands but also as spaces of intersection and passage. The discussion will focus on how shifting borders in the modern and contemporary era have shaped relations between communities and the phy sical structures of the city. Particular attention will be given to the "t races" and "residues" left in squares and streets\, which preserve materia l evidence of past dominations and successive shifts of power\, revealing tangible imprints of overlapping identities. Furthermore\, the session wil l delve into how urban\, cultural\, and social dynamics have been transfor med in cities that have passed from one national authority to another. It will also examine the intentions\, practices\, and processes through which these changes have shaped architecture and public spaces. Through case st udies and interdisciplinary approaches\, the session seeks to investigate the nature of "suspended cities" as spaces of exchange\, where urban histo ry intertwines with geopolitical developments and contemporary tensions. h ttps://aisuinternational.org/en/palermo-2025-sessioni-macrosessione-5/ htt ps://aisuinternational.org/en/palermo-2025-proposta-di-paper-macrosessione -5/Deadline May 3\, 2025. Proposals are accepted via the online form for e ach session on the congress website in French\, English\, Italian and Span ish. DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTSTAMP:20250511T213549Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250417 LOCATION:Italy\,Palermo SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Suspended Cities. Crossroads of Shifting Cultures\ , Boundaries\, and Identities (Session 5.2 at AISU\, Palermo\, 10-13 Sep 2 5) UID:RFCALITEM638825961499370104 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Suspended Cities. Crossro ads of Shifting Cultures\, Boundaries\, and Identities

Throughout history\, many cities have undergone profound political and territorial transformations\, shift ing from one sovereignty to another and evolving into multilingual and mul tiethnic spaces. Cities such as Gdańsk\, Rijeka/Fiume\, Gorizia\, Strasbou rg\, Trieste\, Bratislava\, Trento\, Athens\, Jerusalem\, Nice\, Constanti nople/Istanbul\, Vilnius\, Lviv/Lwó\;w/Leopolis\, and many others ha ve served as crossroads of nationalities\, languages\, and cultures in con stant redefinition. They bear witness to how the city can function as a li ving laboratory of coexistence\, conflict\, and identity negotiation. In t hese frontier cities\, not only have social and cultural dynamics been sha ped by the presence of diverse communities\, but their very urban configur ation has been altered by shifting political borders. Public squares\, as spaces of both encounter and confrontation\, and streets\, as arteries of transit and exchange\, have become stages for cultural superimpositions\, where different languages and traditions have met and interwoven. Market s quares and imposing public structures\, for instance\, have recorded in mu ltiple ways the passage of various ruling powers\, leaving tangible marks on the urban landscape. Likewise\, streets narrate the transitions between multiple national identities through architectural expressions that refle ct artistic\, cultural\, and cosmopolitan influences.

This session a ims to explore the role of these "suspended cities". On the one hand\, the y have stood at the crossroads of competing cultural and political influen ces\; on the other\, they have been in a state of continuous transition&md ash\;not only as borderlands but also as spaces of intersection and passag e. The discussion will focus on how shifting borders in the modern and con temporary era have shaped relations between communities and the physical s tructures of the city. Particular attention will be given to the "traces" and "residues" left in squares and streets\, which preserve material evide nce of past dominations and successive shifts of power\, revealing tangibl e imprints of overlapping identities. Furthermore\, the session will delve into how urban\, cultural\, and social dynamics have been transformed in cities that have passed from one national authority to another. It will al so examine the intentions\, practices\, and processes through which these changes have shaped architecture and public spaces. Through case studies a nd interdisciplinary approaches\, the session seeks to investigate the nat ure of "suspended cities" as spaces of exchange\, where urban history inte rtwines with geopolitical developments and contemporary tensions.

Deadline May 3\, 2025.

Proposals are accepted via the online form for each session on the congress website in French\, English\ , Italian and Spanish.

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