ISRF Lecture Series: Migration
ISRF Lecture Series: Migration
The ISRF and Gresham College have jointly established a three-part lecture series on the theme of migration. This series will feature three lectures, by former ISRF Fellows.
In this three-part series on migration, Nishat Awan will discuss The Visual Politics of Refugeehood (Monday 5th February); Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen will cover Sustainable Energy in Refugee Camps (Monday 19th February); and Greg Constantine will look at The Human Cost of Immigration Detention (Monday 18th March).
We would like to thank Gresham College for their partnership in developing and hosting this series.
DR NISHAT AWAN ON THE VISUAL POLITICS OF REFUGEEHOOD
MONDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2024
Most of the world’s 102 million forcibly displaced people – refugees – lack access to reliable, affordable , sustainable energy. Attempts to provide such energy in refugee camps have been marred by governance challenges, and a lack of technical expertise within humanitarian organisations. But new research discussed in this lecture on the lived experience of refugees is helping cast a light on ways to address it. However, developing inclusive approaches and supporting refugee-led action on energy is no easy task.
DR SARAH ROSENBERG-JANSEN ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN REFUGEE CAMPS
MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2024
Most of the world’s 102 million forcibly displaced people – refugees – lack access to reliable, affordable , sustainable energy. Attempts to provide such energy in refugee camps have been marred by governance challenges, and a lack of technical expertise within humanitarian organisations. But new research discussed in this lecture on the lived experience of refugees is helping cast a light on ways to address it. However, developing inclusive approaches and supporting refugee-led action on energy is no easy task.
DR GREG CONSTANTINE ON THE HUMAN COST OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION
MONDAY 18 MARCH 2024
Governments increasingly use detention as a central component of immigration and asylum policy. The lecture addresses several important questions. What does immigration detention look like? How is it a reflection of those societies that tolerate its use and the policies that support and endorse its expansion? What place does it have in the journeys of those migrating across borders today? Using photography and testimony, this lecture visually translates several immigration detention systems and shares first-hand stories.