Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
Authoritarian Echoes: Syrian Refugee Lifeworlds in Ottawa
January 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
| Location: | 2420R Richcraft Hall |
| Cost: | Free |
Format: In-person only.
Brief Description: How are Syrian refugees’ lifeworlds constituted in relation to their lives in Syria and their experiences as refugees in Canada? This talk presents ongoing research into Syrian refugee lifeworlds in Ottawa that inquires into how authoritarian echoes shape Syrians displacement, settlement, and visions of their future.
Speaker: Samer Abboud
Brief Bio: Samer Abboud is Associate Professor of Global Interdisciplinary Studies and Director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at Villanova University. He is the Fulbright Chair of North American Politics at Carleton University during the Winter 2024 term and the author of the forthcoming book Managing Syria’s Conflict: Enmity and Punishment as Illiberal State-Building (Columbia University Press).
Save the date for future events in the Speakers Series* (all on Mondays from 12pm to 1:30pm):
12 February 2024: Malini Guha, Carleton University
18 March 2024: Laura Madokoro, Carleton University
*Full details of titles and abstracts for upcoming events to follow shortly.