The Connective Histories of the Eastern Mediterranean

The Mediterranean has been widely employed as both a geographical and conceptual framework by art, architectural and urban historians. But there is still much to explore: The Eastern Mediterranean Interest Group seeks to bring together scholars and practitioners in EAHN to critically explore the interconnectedness between Europe and the Mediterranean Rim as a place of intercultural mobility and exchange. It focuses on the Eastern Mediterranean where diverse cultures and communities of Europe, the Balkans, North Africa, and the Middle East have interacted throughout centuries.

The interest group aims to explore the hitherto understudied aspects of their dynamic relationship and how the Mediterranean, as a physical reality but also an elusive notion, played a part in the formation of the built environment across the region.