26th Géo’rizon study day – “Migrating. A geography of wandering”

April 25, 2019, 8:30 a.m. - April 25, 2019, 5:30 p.m.

On Thursday, April 25, 2019 , the26thGéo’rizon© study day will be held, organized by the Geography & Planning Department ofthe Science and Mountain Faculty of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB).

After "Latin America," "The Street," "The Balkans," "The Island," "Geography and Arts," "Canals and Dams," "East Asia," "Drinks! Drinks Around the World," "Regionalism and Separatism in Europe," "East Africa (Tanzania, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti)," "Diaspora(s)," "Metropolises of Europe," "Antimonde(s)," "Getting Lost in the Forest," "Mountains of the South," "Geography of Crises," "The Indian World," "A World of Waste," "Geographers and Climate Change," "Geography of Celebrations, Celebrating Geography!," "Geography of Poverty," "Six Years After the Arab Spring," "Polar Worlds," "Sports Spaces," "Metropolises of the United States" The Geography & Planning Department is pleased to welcome four speakers on the theme "Migrating: A Geography of Wandering."

The event will take place in the Decottignies amphitheater at the USMB headquarters in Chambéry.

ON THE PROGRAM

  • 8:30–9:50 a.m.: Cristina Del Biaggio, Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Grenoble-Alpes, will give a lecture entitled "When mountains become obstacles. Genesis and effects of the re-materialization of the southern Alpine border."
  • 10:15 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.: Camille Cassarini, PhD student in geography at Aix-Marseille University, will discuss "Sub-Saharan migration in Tunisia: from lands of adventure to lands of assistance."
  • 1:45 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.:Sarah Przybyl, Doctor of Geography and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Poitiers, will speak on the topic of "Migrating as a minor: a journey of wandering through the territories of migration and protection."
  • 3:25 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.: David Lagarde, PhD in Geography and postdoctoral researcher at Toulouse Jean Jaurès University, will address the topic "From Middle Eastern refuge to global diaspora: mapping the socio-spatial dynamics of Syrian exile."
  • 4:55 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Round table discussion with speakers on "Migration through the lens of mobile space"

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