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Friday, August 23 • 16:00 - 17:30
8F: Landscapes of war

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Chair: Santiago Gorostiza, ICTA – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Unlocking the “closed border zone”: Presences and absences of the military past of the coastal landscape of the southeastern Baltic Sea
Kristīne Krumberga, University of Latvia

Crossing ecosystem boundaries due to conflicts over political boundaries: Introduction of Telekia speciosa to the Julian Alps during World War I
Žiga Zwitter, University of Ljubljana

Fields into factories: The shifting of boundaries by the expansion of Britain’s military-industrial capacity during World War II
Gary Willis, University of Bristol

Abstracts available HERE

Moderators
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Santiago Gorostiza

Postdoctoral researcher, Santiago Gorostiza Langa
I am currently on a research stay at the University of Lund (Sweden). Next January I am starting a new position in Paris, for three years!I am interested in:Environmental history of warFascism and natureHuman impacts of the Little Ice Age

Speakers
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Kristīne Krumberga

University of Latvia
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Žiga Zwitter

asst. prof., researcher, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts (i.e. humanities), Dept. of History
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Gary Willis

PhD Student (2nd Year), University of Bristol
I have a particular interest in the historical environmental impact of war, especially the Second World War, and Britain. My PhD looks at the impact on the rural landscape of Britain's war effort, in particular new-build military-industrial sites constructed from 1936 onwards, and... Read More →



Friday August 23, 2019 16:00 - 17:30 EEST
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