Global Displacement & the Politics of
Engagement
May 15-18, 2017
Centre for
Asia-Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria
10th Annual Conference of the
Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
Forgotten Corridors
Never before in modern history have so many people
been forced to leave their homes and journey abroad for temporary or permanent
settlement. According to the UNHCR June 2015 report,“by the end of 2015, 65.3
million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of
persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations.”
Much attention in the west has been directed at the
steady flow of refugees leaving war-torn countries to end up on the shores of
the Mediterranean. However, many of the displaced remain neglected or
forgotten; travelling little watched corridors en route to temporary
destinations in detention centers, refugee camps, or makeshift housing. These
hierarchies of human mobility hide the precarious nature of the lives of
millions of migrants, demanding attention and engagement to make meaningful
transformations.
The Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives at the
University of Victoria (www.uvic. ca/capi) will
host the tenth annual CARFMS conference from May 15th to 18th, 2017 in
beautiful Victoria, BC. CARFMS17 will invite researchers, policy makers and
activists from diverse disciplines and regions to discuss the parameters of
global displacement, especially the experiences of those taking routes less
traveled. We especially encourage filmmakers or producers to submit video
documentaries.
Check our website for regular conference updates: http://www.uvic.ca/
research/centres/capi/migration-mobility/home/CARFMS17/index.php.
Tables will be available for
organizations and/or causes related to the conference to display materials.
Please submit a brief outline of your organization, the materials you wish to
display and whether you will have someone available to answer participants’
questions regarding your organization, cause and/or campaign.
KEY THEMES
• Hierarchies of (Im)mobility
• Politics
of Engagement
• Indigenous
Displacement and Resurgence
• Social
Relations, Networks and Affects
• Bridging
Knowledge/Praxis
• Transformative
Encounters
• Artful
Resistance
• Colonialisms,
Imperialisms and Mobilities
• Environmental
Degradation, Forced Mobility, and Counter Movements
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
To submit a proposal for a paper, workshop or
complete panel, please send the following information to: [log in to unmask]
• Name of
presenter(s)
• Institutional
affiliation(s) or
Organization(s)
• Contact
information (email)
• Title of
Paper, Workshop or Panel
• Short
abstract or description (no
more than 200 words)
For panel proposals please
include a rationale for the panel as well as a title and brief description of
each paper.
Submission Deadline: September 15,
2016. Earlier submissions are welcome.
•
For panel proposals please
include a rationale for the panel as well as a title and brief description of
each paper.contact:
