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Gendering the 'Refugee Crisis' 11th December 2015 Open University, Camden office, 1-11 Hawley Crescent, Camden Town, NW1 8NP. This conference offers a pressing critical reflection on the so-called 'refugee crisis' in Europe. In light of recent heated debates and widespread coverage of Europe's border controls and the flow of refugees, the event offers a space to critically think through the gendered politics of refugee and forced migration, and its intersections with nationalism, geopolitics, and global patterns of inequality. In exploring the gendered dimensions of refugee and migrant life, and the differential experiences of women migrants, this event aims to facilitate a pertinent conversation between feminist activism and refugee struggles transnationally, while highlighting the existence and experiences of refugees outside of Europe. This event is free but places are limited. Please email register for a place using our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gendering-the-refugee-crisis-tickets-19568387574 This event is co-organised by the Centre for Transnational Development and Collaboration, Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (Open University), and Kathryn Medien (University of Warwick). 10:30 - 11:00 Registration (Tea and Coffee provided) 11:00 - 11:20 Nasma: The story of a Syrian refugee (translated by Nof Nasser Eddin) 11:20 - 12.20 Panel 1: Dr. Umut Erel (Open University) Dr. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (UCL) 12:20 - 13:30 Lunch (provided) 13:30 - 14:00 CTDC Refugees Outside Europe: A Gendered Perspective. 14:00 - 15:00 Panel 2: Dr. Hevan Crawley (Coventry University) Dr. Ruba Salih (SOAS) 15.00-16.00 Screening: Women Asylum Seekers in the UK This short film is about the experiences of women asylum seekers in the UK, it is based on interviews with women asylum seekers, academics and practitioners. The documentary does not only address the question of why women had to leave their country of origin, but it also explores the difficulties women face whilst waiting for a decision regarding their status in the UK. Kathryn Medien ESRC Doctoral Researcher Department of Sociology and Centre for the Study of Women and Gender University of Warwick