Observing Displacement? Interrogating the Role of Art in the Politics of Displacement

Observing Displacement? Interrogating the Role of Art in the Politics of Displacement
21 Jun 06:00 PM
Until 21 Jun, 08:00 PM

Observing Displacement? Interrogating the Role of Art in the Politics of Displacement

Migration Museum at The Workshop

The Open University presents: Observing Displacement? Interrogating the Role of Art in the Politics of Displacement 21 June | 6pm–8pm | Free, registration essential Migration Museum at the Workshop 26 Lambeth High Street, London, SE1 7AG The Open University presents the first in a series of three public talks looking at the question of how we think about migration. It brings together academics and practitioners to engage with how the arts, politics and law represents the experiences of refugees and migrants. What is the role of art and artists, particularly those using participatory practice, in the politics of displacement? What questions does such work raise? What possibilities does it open up? Focussing on artist Eva Sajovic’s work with displaced people in Jordan and Italy, the talk will engage with some of these perennial questions. This event is part of Refugee Week. Registration: This is a free event, but registration via Eventbrite is essential. Speakers: Eva Sajovic, a Slovene-born artist photographer, living and working in London Agnes Czajka, Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at The Open University Chiara Perini, Invisible Cities: Urban Multimedia Festival Chair: Aine O’Brien, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Counterpoints Arts, London   Other talks in this series: Statelessness as Displacement in Situ  12 July 6pm–8pm at Migration Museum at The Workshop Migrants at the Centre: Looking beyond Marginalisation and Exclusion 19 July (TBC), 6pm–8pm at Migration Museum at The Workshop

21 Jun
This event has ended

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *