‘Mutations in Citizenship’: Activist and translational perspectives on migration and mobility in the age of globalisation

A research symposium co-hosted by the Genealogies of Knowledge project and the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies, University of Manchester, UK

23 March 2018 | Kanaris Theatre, Manchester Museum

About the event

Migration has always played an important role in the history and development of human societies, but the past fifty years have seen marked rises in the movement and mobility of diverse populations worldwide. An unprecedented 244 million people now live in a country other than that in which they were born, a figure which has already increased by 41 percent since the start of the new millennium (UN Sustainable Development 2016). Moreover, the structural forces driving this trend (technological progress, demographic imbalances, economic inequalities, political instability, conflict, persecution and the effects of climate change) are unlikely to be reversed, and many predict an intensification in international migration over the course of the next century.

This interdisciplinary event will focus on the themes of migration, translation and citizenship, and feature contributions by Professor Moira Inghilleri, Dr Polina Kliuchnikova,  Dr Tanja Müller, Professor Loredana Polezzi, as well as members of the Genealogies of Knowledge research team. It will take place in the Kanaris Theatre at the Manchester Museum on Friday 23rd March.

Speaker abstracts, programme details and registration options are now available to view via the Genealogies of Knowledge project website: http://genealogiesofknowledge.net/events/mutations-citizenship-activist-translational-perspectives-migration-mobility-age-globalisation/

If you would like any further information about this event, please contact Henry Jones (henry.jones@manchester.ac.uk).