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Building on the questions about the relationship between violence and traces on one hand, and affects, knowledge, art, and social justice on the other, this seminar focuses on tracemaking, border deaths and co-memoration. It aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, practices, and experiences, as well as to provide a space for reflection on alternative imaginaries and possible future direct actions.

The conference was late spring space of thoughts and experiences exchange. It took place in Tartu (European Capital of Culture 2024). Two keynote speakers were David B. Rothenberg (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA) and Linda Knight (RMIT University, Australia) were performing great lectures. Participants visited University of Tartu Natural History Museum where is presented very inspiring exhibition „Unknown” (available until 29 September).

Download PDF The TRACTS COST Action is creating this special issue in collaboration with the journals. The call is open to everyone, and the rules for submissions are described on the website of the journal. We are inviting members of this COST action and other colleagues with an interest in the topics of the action, to propose an abstract. Selected abstracts… Read more: Call for Papers: Special Issue of the International Journal of Ethics and Systems

We are now able to offer a small number of our network members the opportunity to attend the Traces of Extinction: Species Loss, Solastalgia, and Semiotics of Recovery conference in Tartu, Estonia on June 5–7 2024.

We are seeking proposals from network researchers to provide a Training Needs Assessment of early career researchers within the TRACTS COST Network. Project Overview: The purpose of the Needs Assessment is to provide a thorough understanding of the current state of training needs among early career researchers within the TRACTS Network. The assessment aims to… Read more: Invitation to submit proposals for Training Needs Assessment