Refugee Cities: Urban Dimensions of Forced Displacement

The Refugee Cities Working Group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference presents an interdisciplinary public symposium, “Refugee Cities: Urban Dimensions of Forced Displacement.”

The Refugee Cities Working Group’s concerns lie at the intersection of urban studies on the one hand and, on the other, the humanistic and social justice-oriented study of the mass movement of people fleeing violence, war, and forced removal. This symposium will focus on the impact of refugees on cities and urban processes, both in the present moment and as a historical phenomenon.

A keynote lecture will take place on the evening of Thursday, April 27, with all other presentations to be scheduled throughout the day on Friday, April 28.

In conjunction with Refugree Cities, the SOF/Heyman is also co-sponsoring a film screening of Dry Ground Burning (Friday, April 28; register here) followed by the Beyond Dystopia roundtable (Saturday, April 29; register here), which both seek to build on the themes and ideas raised by the symposium.