To Grasp the whole world 2019 : To Grasp the whole world. On the 25oth Anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt

We invite submissions of a proposal to the Humboldt-Kolleg, international conference

TO GRASP THE WHOLE WORLD.
On the 250th Anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt


to be held from 4 to 6 December 2019
at the NOVA Law School, New University of Lisbon


This conference aims at bringing together scientists of different research fields (human, social and natural sciences) sharing a common interest in all issues that have also interested Alexander von Humboldt and looking, as he did, for their interconnection.


We highly welcome contributions covering the following topics:

- The Cosmos and Cosmology

- The Earth: Landscape, Environment, Sustainability

- Life and Diversity

- Culture and Diversity

- Human Being, Humanity and Cosmopolitanism

- Justice, Democracy and Citizenship

- Oppression, exploitation and global relations

- Nature, poetry and feelings


Please submit your proposal here: https://cosmopolites.wixsite.com/tograsptheworld/events/international-conference-to-grasp-the-whole-world


Or send us ([email protected]) an abstract of 300 words for a 30-minutes presentation by 30 August 2019. Please also indicate your name, institution and position. A list of the accepted proposals will be posted on the conference website by 05 September 2019.

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For further details please visit the conference website: https://cosmopolites.wixsite.com/tograsptheworld

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This conference is financed by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and by national funds through the FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Foundation for Science and Technology, Public Institution, Portugal) within the project Cosmopolitanism: Justice, Democracy and Citizenship without Borders - PTDC/FER-FIL/30686/2017

We are looking forward to welcoming you at the conference!

The organizing committee
Soraya Nour Sckell, Chair
Igor Reva
Tamara Caraus