Hande Gürses’ “The Bridging Role of Literature: Displacing Fictions of Orhan Pamuk”
“The Bridging Role of Literature: Displacing Fictions of Orhan Pamuk” Hande Gürses (Department of English, Capilano University) will be discussing her recent book Displacing Fictions of Orhan Pamuk: Beyond the Bridge (2023) on Friday, January 24th @ 10 AM via Zoom. Abstract: Displacing Fictions of Orhan Pamuk: Beyond the Bridge (Lexington, 2023) questions the prevailing relevance and violence of […]
Games & Social Justice Lecture Series (January-April 2025)
Please join the Pop Culture Cluster for their ongoing series of speaker events on Games & Social Justice, which examines the intersections between digital and analog gaming cultures and the work of social justice. Speakers will explore various approaches to video games, tabletop games, and tarot including game design, game play, and fan cultures to […]
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 […]
Megan Daniels & “Lessons from the Past: Migration in Archaeological Narratives, 19th Century-Present” ( Nov. 26, 2025)
Lessons from the Past: Migration in Archaeological Narratives, 19th Century-Present Megan Daniels, Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Material Culture Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies Join us for lunch and an exciting look into the scholarship of Megan Daniels on Wednesday, November 26th @ 12:30 PM. In this talk, Daniels’ explores the fascinating history […]
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 […]
Workshop on Network Science for Humanities Students (Oct. 2 & 3, 2024)
The Mobilities Group and the Narratives Group are co-sponsoring an event related to The Connected Past: Religious Networks in Antiquity conference, namely a workshop aimed at graduate students on the application of network theory and science to humanities research and taking place Oct. 2nd and 3rd. This workshop is being run by members of The Connected Past, […]
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 […]
