Call for Papers

closed since 22nd October

Analytical and interpretative papers on the connections between space, travel and travellers are welcomed on the following themes:

  • Travel experiences and geographical writing

  • Tourism and mobility

  • Spatiality of travel

  • Travel cultures

  • Space, literature and travel writing

  • Space and the History of Travel

  • Technology, travellers and travel

  • Travel representation

  • Economy, space and travel

  • Landscapes and travel

  • Geopolitics and travel

  • Gender and travel

  • A experiência da viagem e a escrita geográfica

  • O Turismo e a mobilidade

  • A espacialidade das viagens

  • Culturas de viagem

  • O espaço e a literatura e relatos de viagem

  • O espaço e a História das viagens

  • Tecnologias, viajantes e viagens

  • Representações de viagem

  • Economia, espaço e viagem

  • A paisagem e os viajantes

  • A Geopolítica e a viagem

  • O género e a viagem

Submission of abstract /Submissão de resumos (max. 350 words)

no later than 10th October (extended to 22nd October)

Notification of acceptance/Comunicação da aceitação

no later than 30th October

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Please send a Word document with the abstract, including name of author(s) & contact email to j.sarmento@geografia.uminho.pt

Portuguese, English, Spanish and Galician are the four official languages. The two plenary sessions and the closing lecture will be held in Portuguese. Please note that simultanous translation is not available.