Talks
Institute of Continuing Education: Undergraduate Virtual Open Day
Looking to pursue your love of learning, take the next step in your career or take your first steps along a new career path? Join us for our upcoming Undergraduate Virtual Open Day on 21st May, where we’ll delve into the world of undergraduate study at the Institute of Continuing Education
Liminality and the Question of the Palestinian Refugees: Dr Adam Ramadan (Birmingham)
Wed 1 May
Howard Theatre
Refugees are people out of place, and they are also subject to forms of disrupted and dislocated time. This time of displacement is temporary, often enduring, sometimes protracted, but never permanent. For Palestinian refugees, this protracted temporariness has lasted three-quarters of a century. This talk will look at the Palestinian refugee story, from displacement in 1948 through decades of conflict and insecurity. It will contextualise the refugee question within the broader liminality of Palestine itself – something more than an identity, and something less than a fully established state.
ABOUT ADAM RAMADAN
Adam Ramadan is a political geographer with a focus on the Middle East and refugee issues. His doctoral research focused on Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. He is currently Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of Birmingham. Between 2009 and 2012, he was Fellow and Director of Studies in Geography at Downing College, Cambridge.
ACCESS INFORMATION
The Howard Theatre is accessible via a lift (1st floor), and wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities are also available via a lift (Basement Level). In the theatre, there is padded seating, designated spaces for wheelchair users, and sufficient space for an assistance dog. There is a hearing loop facility available by request IN ADVANCE. Lighting levels will be low during the event. You are free to arrive, leave, stand up, lie down, or take a break at any time, without giving a reason.
Cost: Free