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The first UniGR-CBS Border Studies Seminar

The first Border Studies Seminar on the topic of “Spatial, Social and Linguistic Borders” directed by Grégory Hamez was organized by the Université de Lorraine. It took place on 11-12 June 2018 in the Premonstratensian Abbey in Pont-à-Mousson and united around 40 border scholars from the Greater Region and beyond. On the first day, Border Studies as a joint field of work was of paramount…

"Borders and Planning Cultures" Workshop 2017

Every geographical unit in the Greater Region has its own spatial planning models, traditions and provisions, i.e. various planning “cultures”. Work, study and participation in cultural events are a few such cross-border activities, which attest to the vibrancy of the Greater Region while also posing challenges to the planners.

How can cross-border spatial development be efficiently…

Guest lecture in the Border Textures Workshop

On 6 December 2018, Prof. Dr. Johan Schimanski from the University of Oslo was guest lecturer in the “Border Textures Workshop”. He works in the intersection between cultural sciences and border studies and is an expert in the field of “Border Aesthetics”. In his guest lecture, the comparatist reconstructed the central lines of development in border studies from a cultural science perspective…