This hybrid event will consist of two roundtables showcasing the research and the participatory methods used there as well as having a networking lunch to liaise with other academics, local stakeholders, PG students and other interested participants. During lunch, we will display short documentary films as well as visual materials (posters and collages) in a bid to illustrate how we have used participatory visual methods in our respective research projects.

10.00-10.20: coffee and tea on arrival

10.20-10.30 opening remarks, Professor David Ruebain, Pro Vice Chancellor of Culture, Equalityand Inclusion, University of Sussex

10.30-12.00 ROUNDTABLE 1 Gender – sexuality – migrations. Dialogue between fields of research.

The roundtable aims to discuss the overlaps and differences in the research projects we have conducted with regards to three foci: conceptual (gender, sexual orientation, trans*); empirical (asylum seekers and “voluntary” migrants); and institutional (migration governance). In this context we will discuss the blurred boundaries of migrant categories; the role and application of intersectional analysis; as well as the importance of social spaces in understanding the experiences of research participants.

Speakers: Moira Dustin (Law/SCMR); Nuno Ferreira (Law/SCMR); Sarah Scuzzarello (Geography/SCMR); Rachel Larkin (Social Work/SCMR); Leila Zadeh (Rainbow Migration)

Chair: Nuno Ferreira (Law/SCMR)

12.00-1.00 Lunch

1.00- 2.30 ROUNDTABLE 2 Participatory visual methods – why, how and what’s the benefit

This roundtable focuses on the value of and challenges to participatory research in gender and LGBTQ+ migration studies. Presenters at the roundtable include academics, stakeholders and research participants to discuss the added benefits of participatory research methods and arts-based methods; the value of engaging in these, from the viewpoint of the participants as well as academics; and what needs to change in our research approach, both as individual researchers and at an institutional level, in order to make it more meaningful to participants and stakeholders.

Speakers: Manjot Kaur Dhaliwal (Sociology); Mehran Rezaei-Toroghi (Law); Magadaline Moyo (Right to Remain); Pierre Monnerville (photographer and owner at Unapologaytic Ltd.)

Chair: Sarah Scuzzarello (Geography/SCMR)

This event is part of the Summer of Research 2024, a festival celebrating fantastic research from the University of Sussex and its positive impact. Sign up for other exciting events here!