Organized as a collaborative event between ComDev, the Malmö Institute of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM) and the Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER), the Transit Europe international conference explores the current refugee situation in the framework of media, communication and governance, in particular humanitarian technologies and communication.
Keynote speakers of include Silvio Waisbord (George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA), Mirca Madianou (Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, UK) & more.
During the conference the Voice & Matter. Communication, Development and the Cultural Return anthology will be also be launched based on the Ørecomm conference in 2014.
Symposium Program
Thursday, 22 September 2016
| 15.00-15.15 | Welcome address Malmö University’s Vice-Chancellor Kerstin Tham + Ørecomm co-directors Oscar Hemer and Thomas Tufte |
| 15.15-15.45 | The “refugee crisis” and its multiple implications Joaquín Arango, Universidad Complutense, Madrid |
| 15.45-16.15 | The stories we tell: How Diversity is Narrated and Community is Created in two Copenhagen Neighborhoods Garbi Schmidt, Roskilde University |
| 16.15-16.45 | Discussion (Chair: Maja Povrzanović Frykman. Discussant: Anna Lundberg, Malmö University) |
| 17.00-17.40 | Refugee Migration: Research and activism. Current and up-coming projects in and around Malmö Joshka Wessels, Lund University, Laid Bouakaz, Malmö University (Chair: Anders Høg Hansen) |
| 17.40-18.00 | Book launch: Voice & Matter. Communication, Development and the Cultural Return (eds. Oscar Hemer & Thomas Tufte, Nordicom) |
| 18.00 | Reception |
Friday, 23 September 2016
| 9.15-10.00 | Communication in the society of difference: Between pluralism and (dis)engagement Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University |
| 10.00-10.45 | Discussion (Chair: Oscar Hemer. Discussants: Kerry Bystrom, Bard College & Thomas Tufte, University of Leicester) |
| 10.45-11.15 | Coffee |
| 11.15-12.00 | UNICEF’s humanitarian programming in Europe. A communication perspective Rafael Obregón, UNICEF, (Chair: Thomas Tufte. Discussant: Norbert Wildermuth, Roskilde University) |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.15-14.00 |
Humanitarian Technologies. From ideals of participation to practices of governance in emergencies and disaster recovery Mirca Madianou, Goldsmiths’ College, London |
| 14.00-14.30 |
Discussion (Chair: Tobias Denskus, Malmö University. Discussant: Lisa Ann Richey, Roskilde University) |
| 14.45-16.45 | Parallel paper sessions. NICOE11 (main lecture hall), NIC0502, NIC05 K3 Studio (5th floor by the ‘C’ elevator)A (NICOE11) Paper session (chair: Norbert Wildermuth, Roskilde University)Liberal Media Intervention in Post-War Settings: Insights from the Epistemologies of the South. Sofia José Santos and Teresa Almeida Cravo, University of Coimbra “News-you-can-use”: The role of dialogue in providing vital Information to refugees in Europe. Victoria Jack, Internews The Refugee Crisis, Political Opportunities & Threats and Transnational Solidarity Organizations in Greece and Denmark. Maria Kousis, Hans-Jörg Trenz, Angelos Loukakis, Kostas Kanellopoulos, University of Crete, and Deniz Neriman Duru, University of Copenhagen An analytics of civic agency and social media – the case of refugee volunteering. Julie Uldam and Anne Kaun, Roskilde University B (NIC05 K3 Studio) Paper session (chair: Erliza López Pedersen) The mediation of waiting: a case study on the experience of transit among Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Mirjam A. Twigt, University of Leicester Migration and integration : technologies on the refugee route to Europe. Gita Zadnikar, Alma Mater Europaea, Ljubljana Vectors of Europe: Boats, The Mediterranean Sea and Politics of Movement. Mahmoud Keshavarz and Eric Snodgrass, Malmö University C (NIC0502) Workshop: Words of War (chair: Ronald Stade, Malmö University) Politically Correct: The History of a Fighting Concept. Ronald Stade Creative Intelligence and the Cold War: US Military Investments in Undisciplined Thought 1945-1965. Bregje van Eekelen, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (Optional parallel session: Medea Talk with Marju Lauristin: What will we mean by privacy in the future? Auditorium B 1 http://medea.mah.se/event/medea-talks-marju-lauristin/) |
| 17.00-17.30 |
Panel discussion with all speakers (Rapporteur: Jo Tacchi, University of Loughborough. Moderator: Oscar Hemer) |
