50th ALBERT REED & THELMA WALKER MARITIME SYMPOSIUM

“RE|SOUNDING”

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025 (BATH, MAINE)

Opening November 2025, Maine Maritime Museum’s newest exhibit, Re|Sounding, is dedicated to re-measuring our institutional understanding of Maine’s maritime history by centering Black and Indigenous perspectives. Re|Sounding marks a moment of institutional reflection and a commitment to responsibly and inclusively collecting, exhibiting, and sharing Maine’s maritime stories.

In conjunction with this new exhibit, Maine Maritime Museum is pleased to announce its symposium “Re|Sounding” on November 21, 2025. We invite presenters to submit proposals that engage with the themes of maritime history, cultural resilience, colonialism, and the ongoing impact of these histories on present-day communities.

The symposium is interdisciplinary and seeks presenters from industry, science, and the humanities—including history, art history, nautical archaeology, ecology, maritime law, and other fields. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the untold stories of maritime contributions of Indigenous and Black communities; analysis of colonial and enslavement practices and their effect on local and global maritime communities and industries; discussions regarding the intersection of maritime culture, resistance, identity, and memory; and cultural heritage projects that have actively centered BIPOC perspectives through collecting and storytelling endeavors.

Abstracts

Abstracts should be 300 words or less and will be reviewed by the Program Committee. Decisions will be made by August 15, 2025.

Graduate Travel Stipend

Travel stipends of $350 are available to a limited number of graduate student presenters and are awarded on merit based on submitted abstracts.

Please send abstracts to abstracts@maritimeme.org by July 25, 2025