CMS International Research Conference 2024

Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

UBC Centre for Migration Studies is thrilled to invite you to its International Research Conference 2024 in conjunction with Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty of Social Sciences. This annual conference serves as a platform for scholars and practitioners to explore the intricate dynamics of migration and mobility in today’s interconnected world. Our 2024 theme, Belonging and Mobility in a […]

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Weaving Belonging: Stories from Unceded Territories

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UBC Centre for Migration Studies is delighted to invite you to a series of events with artist Aaniya Asrani, focusing on understanding our relationship to belonging on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Workshop – July 22, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Storytelling Session: The evening will begin with a […]

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Shades of Perception: Non-White Refugee Arrivals and Migration Policy Restrictiveness in the Global North with Andrew S. Rosenberg

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

For its first Speaker Series event of the year on the theme Migration, Racialization, and Inequality, the UBC Centre for Migration Studies is thrilled to welcome Andrew S. Rosenberg who will present his talk, “Shades of Perception: Non-White Refugee Arrivals and Migration Policy Restrictiveness in the Global North.” For in-person attendance, please RSVP by September […]

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Re-Framing Disaster Narratives around Haiti with Cécile Accilien

Buchanan Tower 1873 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join the CMS Circulation: Africa and its Diasporas Research Group and the UBC Latin American Landscape Cluster for “Re-Framing Disaster Narratives around Haiti” with Dr. Cécile Accilien. Dr. Accilien’s talk will delve into the complexity around simplistic disaster narratives surrounding Haiti by providing historical and cultural context. It will further consider how ensekirite in its various forms […]

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CMS Community Luncheon

C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Welcome (back)! CMS is thrilled to invite you to the first Community Luncheon of the 2024-25 academic year. Come and join us at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS affiliates, both familiar and new faces! Whether you’re a CMS faculty member, student, staff, visiting scholar, community partner, or simply intrigued […]

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The Connected Past: A Workshop in Network Science for Humanities Students

Buchanan Tower 1873 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join the CMS Mobilities Research Group for a two-day training session in network science aimed at humanities graduate students. Run by members of The Connected Past (TCP), an international research community dedicated to the study of network science and theory in archaeology and history, the workshop will offer: An introduction to network research and how it has been […]

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