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Published on Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Abstract

The Mediterranean Basin has been a stage where human movement, cultural negotiation, and structural transformations have unfolded in ways unmatched by any other region. More than a mere body of water, the Mediterranean constitutes a living environment in which civilizations have continuously interacted, reshaped one another, and generated new forms of social and cultural expression. Its shores have witnessed repeated cycles of mobility that have not only connected distant communities but also redefined the very meaning of connectivity throughout history.

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Argument

The Mediterranean Basin has been a stage where human movement, cultural negotiation, and structural transformations have unfolded in ways unmatched by any other region. More than a mere body of water, the Mediterranean constitutes a living environment in which civilizations have continuously interacted, reshaped one another, and generated new forms of social and cultural expression. Its shores have witnessed repeated cycles of mobility that have not only connected distant communities but also redefined the very meaning of connectivity throughout history.

From Antiquity onward, mobility across the Mediterranean has driven processes that extend far beyond physical travel. Maritime crossings, commercial routes, and intellectual journeys contributed to the circulation of scientific knowledge, artisanal expertise, religious traditions, and political ideas. These movements created a complex web of relationships wherein each enounter-whether cooperative or conflictual-produced new layers of identity and new rhythms of interaction. The Mediterranean thus emerged not as a passive corridor but as a force shaping the direction and pace of historical change.

The dynamics of the region have been marked by continuous transformation. Periods of expansion, fragmentation, alliance, and rivalry have allowed the Mediterranean to develop a distinctive pattern of equilibrium characterized by fluidity rather than stability. These dynamics altered urban landscapes, restructured economies, and influenced the trajectories of empires and city-states alike. The interplay between land-based and maritime powers has further enriched the region’s capacity to reinvent its systems of exchange and governance.

In the modern era, the Mediterranean has entered a new phase in which mobility and transformation are intensified by global interdependence. Migration, technological innovation, environmental pressures, and shifting demographic patterns have produced new forms of interaction that écho ancient patterns while also generating unprecedented challenges. Today, the Mediterranean functions as a strategic hinge between continents, economies, and cultural spheres – an arena where questions of identity, security, sustainability and integration acquire global significance.

This conference seeks to revisit the Mediterranean’s historical trajectory through an analytical framework centered on mobility, dynamics, exchanges and transformation. By embracing a multidisciplinary perspective – including history, archaeology, anthropology, geography and cultural studies – the conference aims to uncover how Mediterranean societies have adapted to shifting contexts and how their interactions have shaped enduring structures of thought, economy, and culture.

It also emphasizes the Mediterranean’s role as a creative engine of human evolution rather than a mere geographical space. Through this renewed approach, the conference invites participants to reconsider the Mediterranean as a dynamic organism whose vitality lies in its continuous motion and its capacity to absorb, reinterpret, and transmit cultural energy across ages. In doing so, it aspires to offer an innovative vision of the region-on that emphasizes its transformative power and its potential to inspire fresh understandings of both past and modern worlds alike.

Submission guidelines

Presentations are 20 minutes long

The deadline for submitting presentation titles is April 30, 2026.

The deadline for submitting full papers is August 31, 2026.

E-mail address : colloquedepartementhistoire@gmail.com

Colloque : 12, 13 et 14 november 2026

Scientific Committee

  • Pr. Ibrahim Jadla
  • Pr. Ahmed Saadaoui
  • Pr. Moncef Taieb
  • Pr. Youssef Ben Othmen
  • Pr. Khaled Abid
  • Pr. Ahmed El Behi
  • Pr. Mourad Ben Jelloul
  • Pr. Tomasz Waliszewski
  • Pr. Karol Klodzinski
  • Pr. Antonio M. Morone
  • Pr. François Déroche

Subjects

Places

  • Manouba, Tunisia (2010)

Date(s)

  • Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Keywords

  • mobilités, dynamiques, échanges, transformations, antiquité à nos jours

Contact(s)

  • Samia JOUINI
    courriel : samia_jouini_mgi [at] yahoo [dot] fr

Information source

  • Samia JOUINI
    courriel : samia_jouini_mgi [at] yahoo [dot] fr

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CC0-1.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

To cite this announcement

« Mobilités, dynamiques, échanges et transformations dans le bassin méditerranéen de l’Antiquité à nos jours », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, https://doi.org/10.58079/162hv

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