What becomes possible when we stay beyond the meal, beyond the event, and beyond the nation? Who is permitted to linger—and who is compelled to wait?
Apply now for A [Prolonged] Sobremesa: Lingering as Social, Political, and Transnational Practice, a conference exploring hospitality, belonging, migration, care, food, and the unequal right to remain.
Católica University Portugal, Lisbon
5–6 May 2027
250-word abstracts due: 15 December 2026
Submit to info@sobremesaproject.com
We welcome papers, panels, workshops, and practice-based interventions across the humanities, social sciences, artistic research, and beyond. Proposals for the Sobremesa project’s Living Archive (see the website) are also welcome.
Organised by Sobremesa in collaboration with CECC at Católica University Portugal, as part of the project’s closing symposium (4–8 May 2027).
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