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Three thousand years of French port history - Centre international de la mer (Rochefort) and other entities - deadline (abstract) before 15 06 2026

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The aim of this symposium is, on the one hand, to update the state of the art of work carried out on French ports - both metropolitan and overseas - over the very long term and, on the other hand, to chart new directions in terms of documentation, methodology and themes.

Revealing the invisible: visual and audiovisual forms in the making of religious worlds - Société internationale de sociologie des religions (SISR) and other entities - deadline (article) 10 06 2026

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As part of the 2027 Congress of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion(ISSR), this call for papers explores the relationships between visual cultures, audiovisual approaches, religions and contemporary spiritualities. It brings together contributions examining images not only as research tools, but as performative practices that shape religious communities and imaginaries. Proposals incorporating image corpora are welcome.

Local governance of crises in Africa: Ordinary practices, authorities under construction and situated regulations - Online seminar 29 04 2026 - 24 06 2026 - IRD and other entities

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This seminar is organized by the thematic working group on local governance of crises in Africa. It is an extension of the work carried out by the young team associated with the IRD on "Local governance of migration and food crises in Cameroon and Mali" (JEAI-GoMACCA). As part of the activities of the UNESCO "Shared Development Challenges" Chair, it aims to consolidate the network of young researchers working on the issue of local governance of crises in Africa, a network that has been building up since the first seminar in 2025.

Plages en partage (Université de Lille and other entities) - Study day on 07 05 2026 on site at Ramatuelle - registration

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The aim of this study day is to reflect collectively and comparatively on the environmental and social future of beaches, based on examples from France as well as Spain, Italy, Brazil and California. It is part of the Beach Access network, supported by the FMSH and the FORESEE program.

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