DiNoBord had its fifth biannual project meeting in Gothenburg on September 10th and discussed its progress and upcoming activities.
We discussed the progress of our fieldwork and the plans for the years both in terms of field studies and collaborative writing projects. As updated in our publications and media pages, DiNoBord researchers have been engaged both in the scholarly communities and in public activities, keeping a balance between interdisciplinarity and disciplinary contributions. It has been particularly interesting to hear insights from field research and to discuss common themes and possible writing projects together. Borders have indeed become a hot topic in media and political discussions!
We dedicated also a fair amount of time to discuss a common book project, presenting and discussing the results of our project, but also setting it in the international perspective. Matilda Arvidsson, Elena Raviola and Bertil Rolandsson from DiNoBord are leading the editing of the volume and all researchers in the project are contributing. After valuable feedback from the meeting, we are currently finalizing the book proposal for submission to a publisher. Our aim is to have an edited volume out by 2026.
Finally, we discussed our upcoming series of DiNoBord public seminars, where we will itinerate across our Nordic cities of Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Oslo, to discuss issues of borders and surveillance in public events, organized together with cultural institutions and other local organizations. The first event will be organized on May 15, 2025 at Röhsska Museum of Design in Gothenburg, where DiNoBord will collaborate with Simon Fagéus project “Artificial Ways of Seeing” and with the curator and design professor Onkar Kular to put together a public afternoon/event of art-immersed public discussions of borders and surveillance.