Living Heritage: Challenges in the politics of ownership and belonging

Join us on the latest CMR seminar series. The event will bring together scholars working with the concept and context of living heritage that either constrains or enhances diversity, minority positions and dimensions of indigeneity. The proposed approach will consider the relevant framework spelt out by international UN agencies like UNESCO and their legal instruments … Read more

Call for Contributions for the “How Home Feels” Project

Are you a member of a minority group residing in Cornwall or Scotland? Do you enjoy creativity? The project ‘“How Home Feels”: Inclusivity and Community-Making in the Celtic Promontories of Scotland and Cornwall’ is seeking multi-media contributions from minority residents of Cornwall and Scotland which explore and express what Cornwall and Scotland mean to you … Read more

Borderworlds Conference in Prague

The Borderworlds Conference happened in June 6th to 9th at the Monday 24th at the Charles University. It was an exciting three days of presentations and discussions with our colleagues in Prague, expanding the notion of borderworlds. From the University of St. Andrews, Dr Stavroula Pipyrou and PhD Candidates Camila Ferreira Marinelli, Rory Cassie, and Christina … Read more

Call for papers and contributions “Erasures in Iraq”

The Erasures in Iraq will be an online event on the 15th of April 2024. The objective is to highlight under-researched, under-assisted, and under-recognised communities in contemporary Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan. We are open to presentations or discussions surrounding any communities and any themes. ‘Communities’ and ‘erasure’ can be broadly defined. Please send any queries … Read more

Borderworlds: Round table discussion

Join us for the “Borderworlds” roundtable this Monday 24th at the Hebdomadar’s Room, St Salvator’s Quad, University of St Andrews, from 10pm to 1pm. This roundtable discussion is part of the broader “Borderworlds” project in collaboration with Charles University. This roundtable will be followed by a Conference in Prague in June 6th to 9th . Both events … Read more

Book Launch and Workshops: “Laws of the Hillside: Minoritarian Liberalism in a Brazilian Favela”

We are thrilled to invite you to the launch of “Minoritarian Liberalism: A Travesti Life in a Brazilian Favela,” a book by Moisés Lino e Silva (Universidade Federal da Bahia). The book examines the lives of residents in a favela in Brazil and their encounters with the state and law, and how minoritarian liberalism plays a role … Read more

Transformative embodiments: Disruption, affect and empathy in minority lives

You are welcome to attend the latest CMR seminar series. The event will bring together scholars working across disciplines on migration, colonialism, othering, diversity, and indigeneity beyond conventional text-centred interpretations, to explore the social, experiential, affective and relational dimensions of performative approaches. Focusing on the senses, new technologies, disability, dance, music, theatre, martial arts, sports … Read more

Minorities in Times of Scarcity and Conflict Seminar

We continue our Seminar Series this Wednesday 27th April 4-5pm (UK time) with Faith Mkwananzi, University of the Free State, speaking on “Capability ‘scarcity’ in times of conflict among marginalised migrant student communities in South Africa”. Event details: Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 506 626 8244 Passcode: FJe5tm All welcome!

Minorities in Times of Scarcity and Conflict

You are welcome to attend the latest CMR seminar series. The event will bring together scholars working crossdisciplinarily on migration, colonialism, othering, indigeneity and diversity who go beyond the conventional approach to resource scarcity as the product of demographic stress on the natural environment. The Covid-19 pandemic has increased perceptions that the availability and access … Read more