Colloquium Series
The colloquium series brings together scholars and practitioners from a variety of academic backgrounds and professional sectors. Many are engaged in either designing and implementing policy or providing services to immigrant and refugee populations. Hearing speakers from government, legal, immigrant services and community sectors provides students with insight into “real-world” issues and decision-making processes, as well as seeing how academic research can be applied to understanding and resolving such issues.
Our colloquium series is a mandatory requirement for all students enrolled in the MER specialization. Talks are scheduled during the academic year on a bi-weekly basis. In addition to our MER students and faculty, the colloquia regularly attracts students, staff, and faculty from the broader Western campus and local community members interested in what we do.undefined
| Sept. 24 |
Orientation |
| Oct. 1, 4:00 pm |
Vijay Ramjattan |
| Oct. 15, 4:00 pm |
Jenna L. HennebryWilfrid Laurier University Hindsight is 2020: The road taken and the road ahead for Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program |
| Oct. 29, 4:00 pm |
Howard RamosSociology, Western University The Affordances and Forms of Hockey as a Multicultural Space |
| Nov. 14 |
Journeys of Migration 2020 |
| Nov. 23-24 |
The Pathways to Prosperity Annual Conference |
| Jan. 14, 4:00 pm |
Jane DaileyUniversity of Chicago White-Fright: Sex, Race, and the African American Freedom Struggle |
| Jan. 28, 2:00 pm |
Tobias PötzschUniversity of Helsinki Critical Social Inclusion: An Alternative to Integration Discourses |
| Feb. 11, 4:00 pm a virtual event on Zoom |
Tahseen ShamsUniversity of Toronto Here, There and Elsewhere: The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalized World |
| Feb. 25, 4:00 pm a virtual event on Zoom |
Christina LezaColorado College Racialized Discourses on Indigenous Identities and Rights at the U.S.-Mexico Border |
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