Practical information
The symposium will take place on November 7 and 8, 2022. The symposium will be hosted in Brussels by the CegeSoma, the fourth operational direction of the State Archives and the Belgian centre of expertise for the history of 20th century conflicts. (The conference venue is within walking distance of Brussels South Train Station.) Registration will be free; foods and drinks will also be provided but participants must cover their own lodging costs and make their own arrangements.
The working languages are English, French, German and Dutch.
If interested, kindly use this online form to submit an abstract and a short biography. Kindly submit your proposal no later than July 1. The advisory committee will review the abstracts, select a number of proposals and make a draft programme. All selected researchers will be notified before August 1.
This symposium is sponsored by the Scientific Research Community 'Cultures of Spectacle' (FWO Research Foundation Flanders), in collaboration with the Study and Documentation Centre for War and Contemporary Society (CegeSoma), the Institute for Media Studies (KU Leuven) and Irhis (Université de Lille). The Research Foundation FWO is providing additional support.
Local Arrangements Committee: Roel Vande Winkel (KU Leuven), Louis Fortemps (KU Leuven – Université de Lille) and Chantal Kesteloot (CegeSoma).
Advisory Committee: Bruno De Wever (UGent), Stéphane Michonneau (Université de Lille), Emmanuel Debruyne (Université Catholique de Louvain), Stefan Goebel (Kent University), Brett Bowles (Indiana University Bloomington).