Dr Alícia Moreno Giménez from the School of Global Affairs has co-edited alongside Eduardo Tasis Moratinos and Ti-Han Chang, two colleagues from MIDEX (the Research Centre of Migration, Diaspora and Exile) a volume that interrogates the categories given and adopted by people on the move through a transdisciplinary and global approach.

The volume A Transdisciplinary Study of Global Mobilities: Identities on the Move brings to light the complexity of contemporary identity formation and transformation through an exploration of experiences of displacement from a variety of cultural and national backgrounds. This multi-geographical and multi-disciplinary approach decentralises previous narratives of migration by reformulating them against coloniality and invisibility within a contemporary map of dynamic identities and nations that are no longer homogenous.

The volume explores the agency of the displaced, and it does so by facilitating a dialogue between different geographies and disciplines through the analyses of literary and speech acts, artistic representations, autoethnographies and narratives. These creations give voice to the displaced, presenting them as active agents in their own self-identity (trans)formation.

To celebrate this new publication, a hybrid book launch will bring together all the contributors and editors from ten different European institutions. The event will feature panels and presentations where contributors will share insights from the volume, creating opportunities for dialogue.

Book Launch details:

Date: April 25, 2025 (Friday)

Time: 12-2pm

Event Venue: UCLan Brook Building 008 (PRESTON)

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