<p><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --></p> <p>The symposium <em>Thinking with the Sea - Interactions and New Perspectives Inspired by the Blue Humanities</em> will take place from <strong>30 September to 1 October 2026</strong> in Turku, Finland. </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --></p> <p>The symposium, organised by the <a href="https://www.abo.fi/en/institute-of-maritime-history/">Institute of Maritime History</a> at Åbo Akademi University, the <a href="http://www.abo.fi/sos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Centre for Sustainable Ocean Science (SOS) </a>and <a href="https://www.abo.fi/en/study-subject/literature/">Comparative Literature at Åbo Akademi University</a>, will bring together researchers with different scholarly perspectives and approaches to the interactions between humans and seas, lakes, and other water features, both historically and in the present.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --></p> <p> The languages of the symposium are Swedish and English.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:heading --></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Call for Papers</h2> <p><!-- /wp:heading --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>The call for abstracts for <em>Thinking with the Sea </em>is now open. The deadline for abstract submissions is <strong>15 April 2026</strong>. Visit the <a href="https://www.abo.fi/en/institute-of-maritime-history/thinking-with-the-sea/call-for-abstracts/">Call for Abstracts</a> page for submission guidelines.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:heading --></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">More information</h2> <p><!-- /wp:heading --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>For more infomation, please visit <a href="https://www.abo.fi/en/institute-of-maritime-history/thinking-with-the-sea/">Symposium: Thinking with the Sea | Institute of Maritime History, Åbo Akademi University</a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>