Upcoming Events


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 […]