Countering antiziganistic media representations

19.05.2026 12:15 – 13:15English

How are Roma framed as outsiders in the media, and how are these narratives resisted and negotiated by those affected by antiziganism?

Melanie Kuhn (Heidelberg University of Education)

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English

Countering antiziganistic media representations

19.05.2026 12:15 – 13:15

How are Roma framed as outsiders in the media, and how are these narratives resisted and negotiated by those affected by antiziganism?

Melanie Kuhn

English

Reproductive justice for people on the move within the Global South

29.05.2026 08:30 – 09:30

The African continent remains the epicentre of displacement, necessitating a localised Reproductive Justice framework.

Adrian Jjuuko Satang Nabaneh Irene Maffi Liv Tønnessen

English

Spectacles of immigration enforcement in the United States

04.06.2026 12:15 – 13:30

What are the features of immigration enforcement by the second Trump administration? 

Leti Volpp Christine M. Jacobsen

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