2: SEMESTERS
The second episode explores the material and symbolic motivations for Gambian youth choosing the backway to Europe, contrasting the modern, […]
3: JOURNEY
In this episode YAIM members retrace their perilous backway journey towards Europe in 2016/2017, across West African borders into Libya, highlighting the systemic
4: Detention
In this episode, YAIM members recount their experience of detention in Tariq al Sikka, one of Libya’s official detention centers,
5: Return
In this episode, YAIM members describe how they kept their sanity inside Tariq al Sikka through music, shared prayers, and
6: (Neo)colonialism
In this episode, the conversation turns to the structural conditions that make the backway feel like the only viable option
7: Advocacy
In this final episode, the conversation turns to advocacy – what it means to do it from within a country shaped
Permaculture Pedagogies and the Art of Living Together: Timor-Leste’s Aspirational School Curriculum
In Timor-Leste, children now learn to grow vegetables, conserve water, and design permaculture gardens as part of the national school curriculum.
Perspectives AlterEgauZ at The University of Fribourg with Marie-Christine Ukelo-Mbolo Merga
In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian and Svitlana speak with Marie-Christine Ukelo-Mbolo Merga about Perspectives AlterEgauZ* at the University of Fribourg.
Initiatives for Refugees at University of Cologne with Ariane Elshof
In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian and Monica are speaking about the various Initiatives for Refugees at University of Cologne with Ariane Elshof. Ariane works in the Department ‘International Students & Global Responsibility’ where she’s the Team Lead for Academic Refugee Support and Coordinates the Study Preparatory Measures for Refugees.
University Education at Kakuma Refugee Camp with Paul O’Keefe
In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian speaks with Paul O’Keefe. Paul worked for many years at in Kakkuma refugee camp in Kenya, including for the University of Geneva’s Inzone project. He also has strong ties with Vijana Twaweza Club, a sustainable agriculture organisation which is based in the camp, a group he keeps in touch with as part of his new job as Head of Education and Research at Airfield Estate in Dublin.