The Centre for Migration Studies of the Institute for Development and International Relations warmly invites you to a public talk by professor Alessandro Monsutti, titled “Refugees without Borders: Towards a Global Ethnography of Afghan Mobilities.” The talk will take place on Friday, January 23, at 11:00 AM, in the IRMO Library (Lj. F. Vukotinovića 2, 1st floor).
Alessandro Monsutti is a Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. He has conducted extensive ethnographic research in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran since the mid-1990s, as well as among Afghan refugees and migrants in Europe and North America. His publications include War and Migration: Social Networks and Economic Strategies of the Hazaras of Afghanistan and Homo itinerans: Towards a Global Ethnography of Afghanistan. He also collaborates with artists and writes poetry, most recently Destiny/Destination.
Please find the abstract and a brief overview of professor Monsutti’s work enclosed. The talk and discussion will be held in English and will last approximately 90 minutes. The talk will be moderated by Dr Emina Bužinkić, whose work includes racialized (im)mobilities of Afghan and other refugees from SWANA – Southwest Asia and North Africa in Europe.
