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Reading and Discussion with Turkish-German Writer Zafer Şenocak (Nov. 6 @ 2 PM)

Please join the CMS Narratives Group on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 @ 2 PM via Zoom for a Reading and Discussion with Turkish-German Writer Zafer Şenocak. Please register here in advance for this meeting.   Ziegler Lecture: Zafer Şenocak, “Migration, Exile, Memory, Identity – A Reading and Discussion with Turkish-German Writer Zafer Şenocak”   Abstract: Berlin-based writer Zafer Şenocak will read from his new […]


Fabiola del Rincón Fernández | “Re-phrasing the (migrant) self: the poetic work of Josefina Báez and Cecilia Vicuña” (Wednesday, October 9th @ 12 PM)

This presentation showcases an exploration-in-progress of the multimedial work by Dominicanyork artist and poet Josefina Báez, and Chilean poet and artist Cecilia Vicuña. Throughout their production, both artists synthesize and address key issues within Afro-Dominicanness, Mapuche identity, environmentalism or transnationalism. In particular, this work seeks to examine their respective theoretical approaches to performance and the […]


Climate Migration Research Workshop

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997, UBC Date: May 2, 2024, 11:00 am -4:00 pm PST Join UBC & UVic researchers for a one-day workshop on climate migration! In addition to sharing research, this event will lay the groundwork for establishing a new Climate Migration Research Group in the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. As climate […]


Mahtab Sirdani | Food Rituals: Marginality and Hospitality of Muslim Immigrants

Mahtab Sirdani’s presentation, titled “Food Rituals: Marginality and Hospitality of Muslim Migrants,” explores an anthropological study of religious food rituals. She delves into the significance of such rituals in the lives of Muslim Iranian migrants in North America and explores how these rituals provide coping strategies and foster hope for a good life in the host society. Taking an existential-phenomenological approach, she attempts to unveil a new dimension to these rituals, transcending subjective inquiries such as belonging, agency, and nostalgia. By presenting ethnographic examples and individuals’ narratives, Mahtab highlights the transformative power of participating in food rituals, uncovering new dimensions of hope and the ways in which new possibilities appear in migrants’ lives.


Farrukh Christie | Climate Migration Research: Present Status and Collaborative Possibilities

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023, 10:30–11:30 AM, via Zoom Climate change is an existential threat, with its impacts ranging from wildfires, rising sea levels, increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events leading to mass insecurities at a global level. Among such insecurities, population displacement and migration, both internal and across borders, are calling for better […]


Anne Murphy | Caste in Canada: A Community-Engaged Research Project

Friday, October 27th, 2023, 10:30–11:30 AM, via Zoom   This is an online talk about the “Caste in Canada” project with Professor Anne Murphy (UBC), Jai Birdi (Executive Director, Chetna Association of Canada), Mohini, a project participant, and members of the Migration Narratives Group. The “Caste in Canada” project seeks to document the oral histories […]


Indigenous Storywork Workshop Featured on CMS Website

    Our Indigenous Storywork Workshop and its project to decolonize and Indigenize European and Migration Studies has been featured on the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Website! Please check it out!  


Welcome to the Storyworking Blog

From August 29th to September 1st, twenty-five Indigenous and settler scholars came together to share perspectives on storytelling, engage in the praxis of storywork, and connect through our own stories. In a series of talking circles focused on different but connecting themes, we shared our experiences of the stories we’ve learned from, the stories that […]