Congress “Uncertain Landscapes 2: Beyond the resources”

PRE-CALL

In 2023, we took on the difficult task of developing a conference that would break paradigms in terms of approach, theme, and structure.
The objectives of this conference were to address Uncertain Landscapes as a conceptual tool for rethinking our way of being in the world, breaking down disciplinary boundaries and seeking new positions in the present, based on the past and moving towards a more permeable future. We did not see time as a barrier, but as a driving force.

We believe that the 2023 experience was a success. The discussions helped to resolve uncertainties and raise new questions. Above all, the UL congress and Lab2PT, the research unit at the University of Minho that promoted the initiative, adopted a proactive stance and committed themselves to the landscape and its research and management.

In 2025, we took on the challenge of promoting a second conference, to be held between 25 and 27 November 2026, once again at the Teatro Jordão and Centro Cultural Vila Flor, in Guimarães.

We are now launching the call for papers with six session proposals to which abstracts, articles or projects can be submitted:
1. BEYOND LEGACIES: INVISIBILITY OF MEMORIES AND VISIBILITY OF THE PROCESS;
2. BEYOND PARADIGMS: COMPLEXITY, EPISTEMOLOGICAL BREAKS AND UNTOLD HISTORY;
3. BEYOND (AB)USE: LANDSCAPES OF CARE;
4. BEYOND THE URBAN: ANCIENT GEOGRAPHIES WITH NEW FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION;
5. BEYOND THE SURFACE: REGENERATIVE PRACTICES;
6. BEYOND PROGRESS: EMBRACING COOPERATION, SLOWNESS AND INDETERMINACY.

Proposal submission deadline: May 31, 2026

All details can be found HERE.