A Multidisciplinary Online Conference Organized and Hosted by Southern New Hampshire University’s Social Sciences and Liberal Arts Departments
Conference Date: September 26-27, 2024
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
Southern New Hampshire University’s Social Science and Liberal Arts departments invite students, faculty, independent researchers, and scholars around the world to participate in our virtual conference on “The Past, Present, and Future of Human Migrations,” which will take place on September 26 and 27, 2024. The conference will explore the movement of people in all its forms and motivations – pursuing food and other resources or escaping from climate change and conflict – and the social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental consequences of those migrations.
Dozens of scholars in Sociology, Literature, History, Political Science, Economics, Area Studies, and others will present their research at this conference, representing seventeen countries on four continents. Participants include undergraduate students, graduate students, professors, and independent scholars.
Program Committee
- Robert Denning, History
- Matt DiPirro, Philosophy
- Amanda Groves, Composition
- Sloan Kelly, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, and Digital Photography
- Christopher Lee, Literature
- Jacob Powers, Creative Writing
- Laman Tasch, Political Science, Sociology, and Anthropology
- Karen Wilkinson, Communication
- Paul Witcover, MFA Creative Writing
Registration
This conference is open to academics, professionals, students, and the public. Registration for this virtual conference is free and open now. All presenters and conference attendees must register for the conference. Meeting links will be provided via the registration process.
Poster Presentations
Presentation Schedule
All times are in the Eastern US time zone (GMT -04:00).
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Plenary Session: Welcome (9:30am-10:00am)
Rob Denning, Southern New Hampshire University
Morning Panels (10:00am-12:00pm)
Panel 1: Identity Formation and Cultural Assimilation in Literature
Moderator: Chris Lee, Southern New Hampshire University
Salma Akter Rumi, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh - "Exploring Identity Formation and Cultural Assimilation in the Novel Saffron Dreams by Shaila Abdullah”
Niranjan Kumar Manjhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University - “Memory, History, and Affective Archive: Emotion as the Epistemic Framework in Edward Said’s Out of Place”
Irram Irfan, English and Foreign Languages University - “Fictionalizing Testimonies: Performing Future Histories of the British South Asian Migrant Community”
Jaya Sharma, Jawaharlal Nehru University - “What Lies after ‘Development?’ A Literary Exploration of Displacement, Gender and Resistance in Nadi Rang Jaisi Ladki by S. R. Harnot”
Panel 2: Reception and Integration of Migrants
Moderator: Laman Tasch, Southern New Hampshire University
Pethesné Dávid Beáta, Semmelweis University; Dániel Solymári, University of Pécs; Dr. Lukács J Ágnes, Semmelweis University; and Komolafe Cinderella, Semmelweis University - “Successful Reception and Integration of Migrants and Refugees: The Structure and Framework of a New One-Year Integration Scheme”
Early Afternoon Panels (12:45pm-2:45pm)
Panel 3: Immigration and the Reception of Refugees
Moderator: Rob Denning, Southern New Hampshire University
Barbara Sonzogni, Sapienza University of Rome, and Patrizia Laurano, University of L’Aquila - “Rethinking Immigration: The Reception of Ukrainian Refugees”
Umoh Adetola Elizabeth, Autonomous University of Barcelona, and Adeyinka Olajumoke Adeleke, National Open University - “Intercultural Cities and Intercultural Encounter of West African Learners in Spain’s Educational System”
Christina Fakalou, Ionian University - “In and Out of Multilingualism: Language(s) in the Institutional Space of Asylum in Greece”
Samuel Uwem Umoh, University of KwaZulu-Natal - “Psychology of Immigration and Mental Health of Asylum Seekers in South Africa”
Panel 4: Migration and Border Studies
Moderators: Sloan Kelly, Southern New Hampshire University, and Karen Wilkinson, Southern New Hampshire University
Oishika Ghosh, Jadavpur University - “Traversing Borders, Bridging Identities: Women's Migration Post India-Bangladesh Partition”
Isabel Hilpert, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography - “European Border and Coast Guard Standing Corps: The Establishment of a European Border Police as a Response to a Perceived Permanent ‘Migration Crisis’”
Akshaya Saroha, IMS Unison University - “Political Impact of Extra-Legal Migrants from Bangladesh in India: An Analysis”
Late Afternoon Panels (3:00pm-5:00pm)
Panel 5: Education, Refugees, and Migration
Moderator: Jacob Powers, Southern New Hampshire University
Nadia Abu-Zahr, University of Ottawa; Shaily Gebethne, University of Ottawa; El-Hadji Yaya Koné, University of Ottawa; Fiorella Rabuffetti, University of Ottawa; Haley Séguin, University of Ottawa; Eucharia Uranta-Okokwo, University of Ottawa; and Emily Regan Wills, University of Ottawa - “Connected Learning and Access to Secondary and Post-Secondary Education for Refugee Students in Niger”
Panel 6: Migration and Economic Opportunities
Moderator: Matthew Jared Schandler, Southern New Hampshire University
Han Liu, Brown University - “The Differential Impact of Immigration on Entrepreneurship: Revisiting the Knowledge Spillover Thesis from a Spatial Perspective”
Kseniia Gatskova, Institute of Employment Research - “The Role of Uncertainty for Refugee Labor Market Integration”
Robin (Jie) Liu, Shandong Technology and Business University - “To Secure A "Better" Transition Outcome or a "Better" Transition Process? Imagined Biographical Future of Chinese International Students in the US”
Friday, September 27, 2024
Plenary Session: Welcome (9:30am-10:00am)
Chris Lee, Southern New Hampshire University
Morning Panels (10:00am-12:00pm)
Panel 7: Poster Discussions
Moderator: Paul Witcover
Vibha Arora, IIT Delhi - “British Imperialism, Nepali Immigration, and Dominance in Himalayan Sikkim”
Carlos Quering, Southern New Hampshire University - “The Environmental Impacts of Migration,”
Nadia Abu-Zahra, University of Ottawa; Isadora de Lima Branco, Université de Montréal; Judy El-Mohtadi, Carleton University; Gustavo Silva, Universidade de Brasília; and Emily Regan Wills, University of Ottawa - “Supporting Refugee Community Mobilization Globally”
Panel 8: Internal Migration and Urban Studies
Moderator: Matt Dipirro, Southern New Hampshire University
Nikita Pokrovsky, National Research University - “Centrifugal Internal Migration from Megacities to Environmentally Clean, Non-urban Areas: History and Today”
Suraj Kumar Tanty, University of Hyderabad - “Unravelling the Uncertainty of Reverse Migration during Pandemic: A Study of Migrant Workers in Odisha”
Denim Deka, Tezpur University - “Discovery of Waste and Applying Agency: Life and Work of Waste Pickers in Guwahati City's Periphery”
Shu Wan, University of Buffalo - “Chinese Iowans' Community Resilience to the Covid-19 Pandemic”
Afternoon Panel (1:00pm-3:00pm)
Panel 9: Narrative and Activism
Moderator: Meg Clark, Southern New Hampshire University
Stacy Mills, Southern New Hampshire University - “Impacts of Ella Baker's Organizational Styles as a Human Rights Activist through Southern Christian Leadership Conference”
Daria Glebova, Independent Scholar - “Dreams in Exile: Exploring Russian Emigrant Narratives Post-2022”
Olawale Yemisi, University of Ibadan, Nigeria - “‘My Whole Life is in Gold Coast’: Post-Deportation Crises and Survival of Ogbomoso Abode Ghana, South-Western Nigeria, 1969-2000"
Plenary Session: Closing Remarks (3:15-3:45pm)
Laman Tasch, Southern New Hampshire University