Perspectives of Place

A joint seminar series between COMPAS & Kellogg College.

There is no such thing as a generic Global North. It consists of concrete people and places, many of which can hardly be said to represent the prosperity and privilege that tend to be associated with the Global North. This seminar series focuses on people and places in England as sites for thinking about the spatial division of labour and distribution of difference, national and transnational political imaginaries, forms of mobility and immobility, and more. The talks will provide a textured understanding of the “centre’s periphery” and invite considerations of its political futures.

All seminars in this series will be held in person only at Kellogg College (60-62 Banbury Rd, Park Town, Oxford OX2 6PN). Please arrive promptly to secure a seat.

Attendance is free, no registration is required, and all are welcome.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Dace Dzenovska (University of Oxford)
Timing: Thursdays, 3:30 - 5 pm
Web Address: https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/perspectives-of-place
Organising department: Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)

Talks:

Thursday 14 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

“It can’t get any worse”: Imagining the opportunity to be political throughout Brexit
Date: 14 November 2024, 15:30 - 17:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Katherine Smith (University of Manchester)
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
Venue Details: The Hub (wheelchair accessible)
Organiser: Dace Dzenovska (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

“There must be something better than here”: the role of place in shaping the mobility aspirations of young people in coastal towns
Date: 28 November 2024, 15:30 - 17:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Avril Keating (UCL)
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
Venue Details: The Hub (wheelchair accessible)
Organiser: Dace Dzenovska (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

From the ground up: faultlines of war and peace in rural England
Date: 5 December 2024, 15:30 - 17:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Vron Ware (LSE)
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
Venue Details: Mawby Room (wheelchair accessible)
Organiser: Dace Dzenovska (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Editor: Nathan Grassi