The University of Kent, Paris
In conjunction with its partner institutions
Cordially invites students and guests to its
David Herd
Professor of Modern Literature
University of Kent
Walking with refugee tales
In June 2015 the Refugee Tales project staged a walk in solidarity with refugees, asylum seekers and immigration detainees. Following the route of the old Pilgrims’ Way, the principal aim of the walk was to counter the silence surrounding indefinite immigration detention and in the process to call for the practice to be stopped. Arguing that a policy such as indefinite detention is only sustainable when its human consequences are kept from view, the project set out to communicate the stories of people who have experienced the asylum system in the UK. This talk will reflect on the lessons learned by Refugee Tales. It considers the implications of communicating stories of refugee journeys in a culturally charged landscape such as southern England, and asks why, as the debate around refugees and asylum seekers appears to be shifting, the practice of indefinite detention is so rarely raised.
Thursday, 11 February 2016
18.30
Grande salle, Reid Hall
Free and open to the public
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paris@kent.ac.uk