Please scroll down to see the day-by-day schedule. Clicking on the name of a panel will take you to the abstracts for that panel.
The number in each panel session indicates the room that the panel takes place in. For instance, A2 would be in room 2, and C5 would be in C5, and so on.
The lectures, plenaries, and panels all take place in the Meerminne Building on the City Campus of University of Antwerp at Sint-Jacobstraat 2, 2000 Antwerpen. The reception after the Anthony D. Smith Lecture and the conference dinner both take place at the University Club at Hof van Liere, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, and the tour of the Museum Plantin-Moretus which, of course, takes place at the Museum, Vrijdagmarkt 22, 2000 Antwerpen.
Due to the uncertainty created by covid during the planning process, it was decided not to provide a sandwich lunch and leave lunch up to personal choices. There are numerous sandwich and coffee bars within five minutes’ walk, such as District, Chipz, Agora Caffee, Vandoag ist, Belga en co, The Bistro, Foodmaker, and Délifrance. If you amble up to the Meir, the largest shopping street in Belgium, you will come across plenty of food options.
Registration on arrival will be in the Meerminne Building.
April 4
1700 – Anthony D. Smith Lecture
The Anthony D. Smith Lecture traditionally takes place on the eve of the ASEN conference. This year, it will be given by Sabina Mihelj on the subject of Platform Nations. Read the abstract and find out more about Sabina at the event’s page. After the lecture, we invite you to join us for a reception at the University Club.
April 5
1000 – Conference Welcome
Maarten Van Ginderachter, University of Antwerp
Jonathan Hearn, ASEN
Hanno Brand, NISE
1010 – Plenary with Michael Skey
Our first plenary is with Michael Skey on the topic of Ecstatic nationalism and the media: or why nations are not really imagined communities. Read the abstract.
1130 – Panel Session A
1400 – Panel Session B
1530 – Coffee
In the reception area of the Meerminne building.
1600 – Panel Session C
C1: The turn of the twentieth century
1800 – Visit to the Museum Plantin–Moretus
We invite you to join us for a guided tour of the Museum Plantin-Moretus, home of the world’s oldest printing presses and of the Plantin-Moretus printing dynasty. Situated in the house of the Plantin-Moretus family, restored to as it was four centuries ago, the museum has a unique place in the histories of letters, typography, printing, and publishing – perfect for a conference on nationalism and media! There is no charge but, as space is limited, signing up in advance is essential.
April 6
0930 – NISE Lecture by Attila Pók
NISE present a public lecture by Attila Pók on ‘Asset or Liability for Europe? Faces of Hungarian Nationalism’. Read the abstract.
1100 – Coffee
In the reception area of the Meerminne building.
1130 – Panel Session D
1400 – Plenary with Athena Leoussi
Athena Leoussi gives our second plenary on the subject of ‘National in form and national in content: the role of art in the development of national consciousness’. Find out more about Athena.
1530 – Coffee
In the reception area of the Meerminne building.
1600 – Panel Session E
E1: Digital nationalism in China
1900 – Conference dinner
The conference dinner will take place at the University Club from 1900. The cost is €50 and includes a three course meal with wine; booking in advance is essential.
7th April
0930 – Panel Session F
1100 – Coffee
In the reception area of the Meerminne building.
1130 – Panel Session G
1400 – Plenary with Gertjan Willems
Our final plenary is from Gertjan Willems on ‘Nationalism and film: towards a new research agenda’. Read the abstract.
1530 – Closing
Maarten Van Ginderachter, University of Antwerp
Jonathan Hearn, ASEN
Joep Leerssen, NISE