The Polish western territories are an unique laboratory in which it is possible to observe the dynamics of attitudes towards the cultural heritage taken over together with the territories formerly inhabited by people of foreign cultural and linguistic backgrounds. In the history of the last 200 years in the Baltic Sea region, there have been several territories that have changed their political, and often also their ethnic affiliation, such as Pomerania, Schleswig, East Prussia, and Karelia. The aim of the meeting will be to discuss the transformation of relations towards the foreign cultural heritage found in these areas after armed conflicts and border changes.

We kindly invite you to apply as experts - speakers. We are interested in previously unpublished detailed, synthetic, and/or comparative approaches.

Submissions should include: title, abstract (up to 600 characters), and a short CV (up to 600 characters), in one of the following languages: English, German, Polish. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2022. Please send your proposal for presentation to Paweł Migdalski (paw.mig@usz.edu.pl). The organizer reserves the right to select papers from among those submitted. You will be informed about the decission by April 15, 2022. The language of the conference proceedings will be Polish and English. The event will be translated simultaneously. A publication is planned after the conference.

Participation in the conference as an expert is free of charge. Travel expenses (budget class) or a limited honorarium will be reimbursed.

The conference will take place on 24-26 November 2022 at the International Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Kulice, located in a former manor house belonging to the von Bismarck family. The organizer provides free transportation from Szczecin to the venue in Kulice and back.

If the pandemic situation does not improve significantly, a hybrid or online event could be organised.