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Call for Papers Theme: Borders, Racisms and Resistance Type: Interdisciplinary Conference Institution: Abertay University Location: Dundee, Scotland (United Kingdom) Date: 7.–8.9.2017 Deadline: 15.8.2017 __________________________________________________ In the past year, both sides of the Atlantic have seen a rehabilitation of ethno-nationalism and the ratcheting up of violent immigration controls. Most recently, the election of Donald Trump has shifted the issue of borders to the fore of political debate in the West. But by the end of 2016 European nations had enforced their own ‘travel bans’ and built a wall in Calais, continuing to wreak death and destitution in the shadows of ‘fortress Europe’; facts now often obscured by the spectacle of the Trump administration. Importantly, the racism that has been rendered (in)visible by such events is part of a much longer struggle around multiculturalism, citizenship and belonging. In the UK, immigration now occupies prime position in debates on both the left and the right, and practices of ‘everyday’ bordering have seeped into schools, universities, hospitals and housing. At the same time, new modes of resistance have emerged in response to contemporary state racisms: Black Lives Matter, anti-raids networks, and mass demonstrations in response to Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ have sought to challenge not only the violence of the state but, at times, the very notion of the border itself. This conference seeks to bring together activists and researchers from across disciplines to discuss the changing landscape of racism and its relationship to borders, as well as the many expressions of resistance within which we find hope. This conference also aims to re-assert Scotland’s place in these global shifts, challenging assumptions of Scottish exceptionalism, and taking seriously Scotland’s role in historical and contemporary racisms. Confirmed speakers Amina (Muslim Women’s Resource Centre) Scottish Detainee Visitors Professor Colin Clark (University of the West of Scotland) Dr Gareth Mulvey (University of Glasgow) Dr Gina Netto (Heriot-Watt University) Dr Teresa Piacentini (University of Glasgow) Dr Dalene Swanson (University of Stirling) Dr Waqas Tufail (Leeds Beckett University) Dr Aaron Winter (University of East London) Submissions We welcome submissions from researchers, students and activists from across disciplines. Please send abstracts of up to 250 words to Scarlet Harris: [email protected] by 15th August 2017. Topics might include, but are not limited to: - Everyday borders/bordering practices - Detention and deportation - Securitisation, criminalisation and surveillance - Islamophobia/anti-Muslim racism - Racialisation - Nationalism - Empire and colonialism - Resisting state racisms Registration Conference fee: £30.00 Registration includes attendance, refreshments and lunch. Registration closes at 5pm on Thursday 31st August 2017. For further information please contact: [email protected] To register for a place, please visit: http://onlinestore.abertay.ac.uk/product-catalogue/conferences-and-events/borders-racisms-and-resistance-conference-2017/borders-racisms-and-resistance-conference-2017 Contact: Dr Monish Bhatia Division of Sociology School of Social and Health Sciences Abertay University Bell Street Dundee, Scotland DD1 1HG United Kingdom Tel. +44 (0)1382 308720 Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
