Past Events

The Scottish Centre for Geopoetics in association with the Centre for Rural Creativity, University of the Highlands and Islands, is holding a transdisciplinary conference on Seil Island, June 22nd - 25th. The conference theme is "Expressing the Earth".

The IRC will be strongly represented, with Máiréad Nic Craith giving an invited paper on her current work on memoirs; Luke Devlin and Cait McCullagh presenting their PhD research; and Ullrich Kockel with IRC associate Mairi McFadyen convening a workshop on Creative Ethnology.

Registration closed.

Wednesday 26 April 2017, 2:00-3:00pm

Pascal Beckers, University of Radboud (Netherlands)

Fostering skills-recognition and labour market access of non-EU migrants and refugees in the Netherlands:
The clash between neoliberal and humanitarian policy agendas

Room MB.G14, Riccarton Campus

Registration closed.

Wednesday 5 April 2017, 1:30-4:00pm 

Dr Annelies Kusters, IRC

Deaf spaces on Mumbai trains 

Room EF26, Riccarton Campus

Registration Closed

Monday 20 March 2017, 10.00am - 6.00pm 

Salisbury Suite - Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Rd, EH8 8AS, Edinburgh

 Registration Closed

Wednesday 1 February 2017, 2.00-3.30pm

Dr Delwar Hussain, University of Edinburgh 

Drawing Ethnographic Portraits

Room WA111, Riccarton Campus

Registration Closed

(jointly with Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh)

Friday 20 January 2017, 3.00-5.00pm
Dr Victoria Walters, UWE Bristol/IRC
Who is Precarious Now? An Exploration of Homing Through Art
LG11, David Hume Tower, 50 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JU

Registration Closed

07 December 2016 - 15:30-16:30 [MB.G14]

Mike Danson

Heriot-Watt University

Registration closed

30 November 2016 - 15:30-16:30 [EF26]

James Wilsdon

University of Sheffield

Registration closed