The Baltic Sea and Global Currents: 400 Years After the Battle of Oliwa
Maritime Expansion, Domination, and Water Spaces in a Globalizing World
Dates: 9-11 September 2026
Venue: University of Gdańsk
Illustration from the collections of the State Archives in Gdańsk
CALL FOR PAPERS
We are pleased to invite scholars and researchers to submit proposals for the upcoming conference commemorating the Battle of Oliwa (1627). The conference not only focuses on the battle itself, but aims to broaden the perspective by examining maritime expansion and domination from a different angle, namely maritime history and water spaces as sites of cultural, ecological and geopolitical interaction. This conference invites a broader interdisciplinary dialog on oceans and water spaces and their role in shaping societies, identities and environments throughout history.
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We welcome individual papers and panels (3–4 speakers) on the following topics from the late Middle Ages until the late XVIII century.
Abstracts should be no more than 300 words and include the title, author(s), institutional affiliation(s), and a short biography (up to 150 words). Submissions that adopt interdisciplinary and global approaches are particularly encouraged.
Please submit your abstracts to October 31, 2025 by: OliwaBattle400@gmail.com
Acceptance letters will be sent by November 28, 2025
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GETTING THERE
Bus
From main railway station (Gdańsk Główny):
Walk to bus stop Dworzec Główny and take day buses like 122, 149, 262.
Get off at Bażyńskiego (05 or 07) or Hala Olivia-just a 4–5 min walk to the venue
Typical bus ticket costs ~3 PLN.
Train
From Gdańsk Główny:
Take SKM or Regional train (PKP/Polregio) to Gdańsk Przymorze‑Uniwersytet or Gdańsk Wrzeszcz, then walk ~6 min to Jana Bażyńskiego
Tram
From Gdańsk Główny:
Take tram line 12 to Bażyńskiego 01 stop—a ~26 min ride, ticket ~3 PLN
Walk 4–6 min to the conference site.