Nordic-Baltic Maritime History
11th to 14th January 2027
Helsingborg, Sweden
Nordic-Baltic Maritime History
Helsingborg, Sweden & Helsingør, Denmark, 11-14 January 2027
https://islanddynamics.org/conferences/nordicbalticmaritimehistory/
Theme
The Baltic and North Seas have long served as conduits of political power, cultural exchange, economic integration, and human mobility across Northern Europe. From the marine livelihoods of communities along the prehistoric coasts, to the maritime networks of the medieval period, to the highly industrialised shipping lanes of the modern era, the geography of the Nordic-Baltic region has continuously shaped human enterprise, geopolitics, and physical and institutional infrastructure. Maritime history continues being made, as cross-border economic regions, tourist imaginaries, security politics, and intangible cultural heritage imperatives continually create new visions of what the Nordic-Baltic maritime world was, is, and could be.
This international, interdisciplinary conference invites historians, archaeologists, geographers, literature studies researchers and others to investigate the empirical, material, and intangible histories of northern waters. We explore how state actors, commercial networks, and seafaring and coastal communities have navigated, regulated, and contested these maritime spaces.
The conference is held in tandem with the ‘Island Dynamics Blue Humanities Conference 2027: Oceanic Urbanisms’ (https://islanddynamics.org/conferences/bluehumanitiesconference-2027/). Delegates from one conference can attend the other, and delegates from both conferences can participate in two days of study trips and explorations in Helsingør and Helsingborg.
Abstract submission
If you wish to give a presentation at the conference, please submit your proposal via the abstract submission form:https://islanddynamics.org/conferences/abstractsubmission. Abstracts should be 150-200 words long and must not include citations or references. After submission, your proposal will be reviewed, and the organisers will respond with a decision as soon as possible. The earlier you submit your proposal, the earlier you will receive the decision. All presentations will be in English. The deadline for abstracts is 30 September 2026.
Conference location
The main conference location is Helsingborg, a small Swedish city on the Öresund, facing the Danish town of Helsingør across the strait. As both a border city and a port city, Helsingborg’s millennium-long history has been inseparable from the sea. Today, Helsingborg is striving to become a testbed for smart and sustainable urbanism—a laudable goal that nevertheless raises questions about the wider proliferation of role models of eco-urbanism and their complicated role in global systems of financial, racial, gender, epistemic, and other inequalities. The conference will begin with two days of local site visits. On 11 January, delegates will explore the Helsingborg’s terrestrial and marine cityscapes, from the medieval centre to the state-of-the-art harbour and port. On 12 January, delegates will take a ferry across the Öresund to Helsingør in Denmark, visiting the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark, walking the grounds of the imposing Kronborg Castle, and experiencing the wider historic city. Conference presentations will be held on 13-14 January at Elite Hotel Marina Plaza.
Publication opportunity & free registration
This conference is organised in association with the peer reviewed, non-fee charging open access journal 'Blue Humanities' (https://bluehumanitiesjournal.org). Presenters are strongly encouraged to submit papers to the journal. When submitting, follow the instructions here. If you wish for your paper to be published in advance of the conference, the deadline for submissions is 31 August 2026. Although we strongly encourage article submissions, it is not necessary to submit a paper to the journal or to have a paper accepted for publication in order to participate in the conference. All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review and must follow the journal’s ordinary submission requirements. To learn more about journal publication, please contact Adam Grydehøj (agrydehoj@islanddynamics.org).
Authors who have had a paper accepted for publication to the journal in the 12 months prior to the conference can receive free full conference registration and accommodation during the conference upon request. If you have already paid the registration fee, this can be refunded to you. For multiauthored papers, this free registration is available to only one author.
Conference registration
In order to make the conference affordable to as many people as possible, we have created two registration packages:
Basic registration: Includes attendance at the conference presentations (13-14 January) and two lunches (13-14 January). Cost: 500 Singapore dollars.
Full registration: Includes attendance on the study trips in Helsingborg and Helsingør on 11-12 January, conference presentations (13-14 January), and four lunches (11-14 January). Cost: 850 Singapore dollars.
Students can receive a 20% discount on their registration fees. Registration does not include accommodation. Delegates are recommended but not required to stay at the conference hotel in Helsingborg, Elite Hotel Marina Plaza. The early deadline for registration will be 30 June 2026, after which registration fees will rise by 250 Singapore dollars.
To register, fill out the registration form here. Within the following few days, you will be sent an invoice (payable by credit or debit card) using the information included in the registration form. Payment of the registration fee is due within one month after you have received the invoice.
Conference organisation
Co-Convenors: Adam Grydehøj (South China University of Technology, China) & Ping Su (South China University of Technology, China)
Organisers: Island Dynamics & Research Center for Indian Ocean Island Countries & School of Foreign Languages, South China University of Technology
Enquiries: agrydehoj@islanddynamics.org
Web address: https://islanddynamics.org/conferences/nordicbalticmaritimehistory/
11th to 14th January 2027
Helsingborg, Sweden
Nordic-Baltic Maritime History
Helsingborg, Sweden & Helsingør, Denmark, 11-14 January 2027
https://islanddynamics.org/conferences/nordicbalticmaritimehistory/
Theme
The Baltic and North Seas have long served as conduits of political power, cultural exchange, economic integration, and human mobility across Northern Europe. From the marine livelihoods of communities along the prehistoric coasts, to the maritime networks of the medieval period, to the highly industrialised shipping lanes of the modern era, the geography of the Nordic-Baltic region has continuously shaped human enterprise, geopolitics, and physical and institutional infrastructure. Maritime history continues being made, as cross-border economic regions, tourist imaginaries, security politics, and intangible cultural heritage imperatives continually create new visions of what the Nordic-Baltic maritime world was, is, and could be.
This international, interdisciplinary conference invites historians, archaeologists, geographers, literature studies researchers and others to investigate the empirical, material, and intangible histories of northern waters. We explore how state actors, commercial networks, and seafaring and coastal communities have navigated, regulated, and contested these maritime spaces.
The conference is held in tandem with the ‘Island Dynamics Blue Humanities Conference 2027: Oceanic Urbanisms’ (https://islanddynamics.org/conferences/bluehumanitiesconference-2027/). Delegates from one conference can attend the other, and delegates from both conferences can participate in two days of study trips and explorations in Helsingør and Helsingborg.
Abstract submission
If you wish to give a presentation at the conference, please submit your proposal via the abstract submission form:https://islanddynamics.org/conferences/abstractsubmission. Abstracts should be 150-200 words long and must not include citations or references. After submission, your proposal will be reviewed, and the organisers will respond with a decision as soon as possible. The earlier you submit your proposal, the earlier you will receive the decision. All presentations will be in English. The deadline for abstracts is 30 September 2026.
Conference location
The main conference location is Helsingborg, a small Swedish city on the Öresund, facing the Danish town of Helsingør across the strait. As both a border city and a port city, Helsingborg’s millennium-long history has been inseparable from the sea. Today, Helsingborg is striving to become a testbed for smart and sustainable urbanism—a laudable goal that nevertheless raises questions about the wider proliferation of role models of eco-urbanism and their complicated role in global systems of financial, racial, gender, epistemic, and other inequalities. The conference will begin with two days of local site visits. On 11 January, delegates will explore the Helsingborg’s terrestrial and marine cityscapes, from the medieval centre to the state-of-the-art harbour and port. On 12 January, delegates will take a ferry across the Öresund to Helsingør in Denmark, visiting the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark, walking the grounds of the imposing Kronborg Castle, and experiencing the wider historic city. Conference presentations will be held on 13-14 January at Elite Hotel Marina Plaza.
Publication opportunity & free registration
This conference is organised in association with the peer reviewed, non-fee charging open access journal 'Blue Humanities' (https://bluehumanitiesjournal.org). Presenters are strongly encouraged to submit papers to the journal. When submitting, follow the instructions here. If you wish for your paper to be published in advance of the conference, the deadline for submissions is 31 August 2026. Although we strongly encourage article submissions, it is not necessary to submit a paper to the journal or to have a paper accepted for publication in order to participate in the conference. All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review and must follow the journal’s ordinary submission requirements. To learn more about journal publication, please contact Adam Grydehøj (agrydehoj@islanddynamics.org).
Authors who have had a paper accepted for publication to the journal in the 12 months prior to the conference can receive free full conference registration and accommodation during the conference upon request. If you have already paid the registration fee, this can be refunded to you. For multiauthored papers, this free registration is available to only one author.
Conference registration
In order to make the conference affordable to as many people as possible, we have created two registration packages:
Basic registration: Includes attendance at the conference presentations (13-14 January) and two lunches (13-14 January). Cost: 500 Singapore dollars.
Full registration: Includes attendance on the study trips in Helsingborg and Helsingør on 11-12 January, conference presentations (13-14 January), and four lunches (11-14 January). Cost: 850 Singapore dollars.
Students can receive a 20% discount on their registration fees. Registration does not include accommodation. Delegates are recommended but not required to stay at the conference hotel in Helsingborg, Elite Hotel Marina Plaza. The early deadline for registration will be 30 June 2026, after which registration fees will rise by 250 Singapore dollars.
To register, fill out the registration form here. Within the following few days, you will be sent an invoice (payable by credit or debit card) using the information included in the registration form. Payment of the registration fee is due within one month after you have received the invoice.
Conference organisation
Co-Convenors: Adam Grydehøj (South China University of Technology, China) & Ping Su (South China University of Technology, China)
Organisers: Island Dynamics & Research Center for Indian Ocean Island Countries & School of Foreign Languages, South China University of Technology
Enquiries: agrydehoj@islanddynamics.org
Web address: https://islanddynamics.org/conferences/nordicbalticmaritimehistory/
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