Addressing the impact of past and present mobilities 

Studies on human mobility focus mainly on either describing mobilities or understanding the factors that initiated the movement. As part of the Finds Stories project, MOVEMENT will be the first transdisciplinary conference that discusses the impact that different mobilities have from prehistory to the present day. We aim to explore how different mobilities impact human bodies, societies, landscapes, biodiversity, and how we can address this impact to offer a better future to both the mobile and the sedentary communities. The conference will take place deep in the Pindos mountains in the region of Grevena, a region characterised by multiple mobilities, historical and contemporary. Specifically, it will take place in the transhumance village of Samarina between 25th and 27th August 2023. Movement welcomes contributions from Archaeologists, Biological and Social Anthropologists, Ethnographers, Historians, Geographers, Sociologists, Educators, and any other specialist that are working to identify the impact of mobility. 

Movement will be hosted at the hotel Aristomenis in Samarina. For more Information about travel to Samarina and accommodation options please click samarina_information.pdf  or you can contract the conference secretary, Pangiota Korompli at [email protected]

Call for papers 

MOVEMENT welcomes contributions for 15 minutes presentations with a focus mainly, but not limited, to:

• Methodological approaches to the study of the impact of human mobility past and present in local, regional, or transnational level.
• Biographical approaches on the study of human mobility and its impact.
• Ways to record and address the impact of mobility on the Human Body. Applications derived from Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology.         
• Policy driven application to mitigate the impact of mobilities, on individual, societies, and the environment, natural and anthropogenic.
• The importance of introduction of Educational resources specifically designed for mobile and migratory groups.

• The role of museums, archaeological sites, exhibitions, and heritage landscapes in addressing the impact of mobilities.

• Case studies where mobilities and their impact have inspired art-based applications such as Drama, Theatre, Music, Graphics and so on. 

• The role of Biographical Approaches in second, foreign, and minority language acquisition and teaching towards mobile and nomadic groups.

• Ways of bringing interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches for the study of human mobility. 

• The Ethics of studying human mobility present and past, on group or individual level.

To submit an abstract (max 250 words) please use the form below

Abstract submission form:  https://forms.office.com/e/tjHMdZdLkQ 

Abstract submission deadline is 25th July 2023. Authors will be notified by July 31st 2023.

Organising Committee 

Dr Konstantinos Trimmis, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol, UK
Dr Christianne Fernée, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol, UK
Dr Konstantina Kalogirou, Cathays High School/ Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Dr Lita Tzortzopoulou- Gregory, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, GR
Eleftheria Theodoroudi, YMCA Basketball Museum of Thessaloniki, GR
Dr Ivan Drnić, Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, HR
Dr Christina Marini, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, GR