On the move. Nowhere at home?

International Scientific Symposium in the course of the 23rd Festival of European Culture in Karlsruhe „Migration. Happiness | Suffering | Foreignness“

22-23 April 2016

What happens to people on the move? How does it affect identities and biographies when cultural, social and political coordinates change fundamentally? How do societies and institutions respond to the challenges of people arriving in order to stay – or wanting to leave again?

The scientific symposium of the ZAK addresses these questions as a closing event of the 23rd Festival of European Culture Karlsruhe “Migration. Happiness | Suffering | Foreignness” from 22 to 23 April 2016.

International experts will focus on current and historical dimensions of escape and migration. They will discuss how mobility influences identities. In short lectures the speakers will elaborate on the various social, cultural and political dimensions of being on the move. Other topics will focus on the localisation of multilocalities and the role of global diaspora societies.

Throughout the symposium, both researchers and field workers will discuss processes of arrival and farewell and other related questions of integration. The two-day public science event looks into the subject from different perspectives. The ZAK invites guests to engage in discussions of these current questions.

Friday, 22 April 2016

Opening reception of the symposium “On the move. Nowhere at home?”

Bürgersaal at Karlsruhe Town Hall

7:30 p.m.	Welcome address Wolfram Jäger First Mayor of the City of Karlsruhe
	Introduction Prof. Dr. Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha Director of the ZAK \| Centre for Cultural and General Studies, KIT
	Opening keynote lecture (Necessarily) On the Move to a New Enlightenment Prof. Dr. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker Co-President, Club of Rome Abstract
	Musical Programme Angelika Metzler (clarinet/vocals) and Christoph Obert (accordion/vocals) With Romani music and Klezmorim

Saturday, 23 April 2016

Symposium

Saal Baden at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Karlsruhe, Lammstraße 13–17

9.30 a.m.	Welcome Addresses Dr. Susanne Asche Director of the cultural office of Karlsruhe Prof. Dr. Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha Director of the ZAK \| Centre for Cultural and General Studies, KIT
	Lectures
	From Maastricht to Idomeni. Why It Is Wrong to Speak of a Refugee Crisis Dr. Jeroen Doomernik Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam Abstract
	Migration in Twenty-First Century Western Europe. The Dilemmas of Racism and Islamophobia Prof. Dr. Tahir Abbas Professor of Sociology, Fatih University Istanbul Abstract
	Aspirations of Migrants Dr. Megha Amrith Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility United Nations University, Barcelona Abstract
	Cold Home? Experiences of Expellees in Germany after 1945. A Search for Traces. Dr. Andreas Kossert Director Documentation / Research Federal Foundation Escape, Expulsion, Reconciliation, Berlin Abstract
	Turkish Migrant Stories and their Mediation at the German Emigration Center Bremerhaven Dr. Bora Akşen Director of “Forum Migration”, German Emigration Center Bremerhaven Abstract
	Cultural Tranfer in Diaspora Communities. The Paradoxical Self-Positioning of Russian-Speaking Jews in Israel. Dr. Lou Bohlen Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Abstract
	Lunch Break
	Wondering/Wandering about Cities of Refugees Ghiath Al Jebawi Architect / Urbanist, Milan / Cologne Abstract
	Cultural Activities in Permanent Refugee Situations. Experiences from Lebanon Leila Mousa Geographer, Berlin Abstract
	Youths on the Run Mohammed Jouni Federal Association for Unaccompanied Minor Refugees e.V. / Jugendliche ohne Grenzen (Young people without borders)
	Life away from Home Dr. Salem El-Hamid General Secretary of the German-Syrian Society e.V. / Chief physician of paediatrics at the German Red Cross Hospital in Kirchen Abstract
	Panel Discussion “How Can I Find a Home?” Moderation: Prof. Dr. Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha Director of the ZAK \| Centre for Cultural and General Studies, KIT
	Dr. Bora Akşen Director of “Forum Migration”, German Emigration Center Bremerhaven Abstract
	Dr. Salem El-Hamid General Secretary of the German-Syrian Society e.V. / Chief physician of paediatrics at the German Red Cross Hospital in Kirchen Abstract
	Darjus Mostafawy German-Iranian physiotherapist, Karlsruhe
	Transfer A personal perspective of someone who came from Syria to Germany. Video Documentary by Ammar Obeid (Syria) with assistence of Abdelkader Benzebeiri (Algeria)