Session A (A-8) – Call for Papers
Homo Viator: Dressing Nomads, Travellers, Migrants, and Pilgrims – Ethical Challenges and Implications
In collaboration with the Costume Committee, this session explores the cultural and ethical dimensions of clothing connected to mobility. From ancient nomads to contemporary migrants, we examine identity, preservation, and representation through dress.
📅 Submission Deadline: 22 June 2025
🗓️ Session Date: 12 November 2025
📩 Submit via: ICOM Dubai website
✅ Include: 250–300 word abstract + 100-word bio
🔗 Topics include: cultural appropriation, sustainability, museums & heritage, gender, and the politics of dress.
Session B (BC-8) – Call for Papers
From Talk to Action: What Does Museum Decolonisation Really Look Like?
This session invites critical reflections on decolonisation across diverse global contexts. Are museums enacting real change—or symbolic gestures? We welcome contributions from the Global South, Indigenous-led institutions, and comparative case studies.
📅 Submission Deadline: 22 June 2025
🗓️ Session Date: 12 November 2025
📩 Submit via: ICOM Dubai website
✅ Include: 250–300 word abstract + 100-word bio
🔗 Topics include: repatriation, institutional power, settler/postcolonial distinctions, language, and knowledge systems.
Session C (C-13) – Closed Session (No Call for Papers)
War Childhood Museum: Video Games and Museum Collections
This session explores the creation of We Grew Up in War, a video game developed by the War Childhood Museum. Focused on the ethical challenges of transforming lived trauma into digital storytelling, it highlights the potential of new technologies to engage audiences with sensitivity and care.
🗓️ Session Date: 13 November 2025
🎤 Presenters: Jasminko Halilovic & Amina Krvavac
🎮 Includes demo access to the game in development.