Call for Papers
Diaspora and Education
16th January 2014
Centre for Research in Identity, Governance and Society, Department of Geography
(CRIGS), Loughborough University
Organisers: Liz Mavroudi and Marco Antonsich, Department of geography,
Loughborough University
We are very pleased and grateful that Claire Dwyer has agreed to act as a keynote
speaker for this event.
This workshop wishes to stimulate debate on the relationships between diaspora and
education/learning and views education in a broad and open-ended way. By
examining diaspora and education, we wish to discuss broader impacts of education
and learning on diasporic individuals, families and groups but also in relation to
homeland/host country contexts. Papers are welcomed on (but are not limited to)
these themes:
• Formal education and policy. E.g.: How do schools and higher education
institutions deal with diasporic pupils and students with particular religious,
social, cultural, political and emotional needs and wishes?
• Learning and performing identities. E.g.: The informal, active ways in which
those in diaspora construct and negotiate their cultural, national, religious,
political identities in relation to factors such as space, place, gender,
generational differences, language, religion and diasporic/transnational
connections. What role do certain spaces play in such negotiations? What is
the importance of strategic uses of nationalism and citizenship?
• Educating 'our' diaspora and homeland. E.g.: the more formal ways
diasporic leaders or the sending state attempt to mould and guide the
diaspora. How do those in diaspora engage with their homeland by creating
educational, academic and skilled/highly skilled/professional networks aimed
at stimulating change and development?
• Gaining an education. E.g.: clarifying and understanding the role and
importance of education to those in diaspora. Is education seen as the key to
career 'success' or diasporic survival?
This is a free workshop but numbers are limited.
Please send abstracts (300 words maximum) to Liz Mavroudi
([log in to unmask]) by December 1st 2013
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Dr Ipek Demir
Lecturer
Department of Sociology
University of Leicester
United Kingdom
http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/sociology/people/idemir
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