| Conference: Travelling Faith - Exploring the Intersections of Religion and Migration, London Sept 1-2, 2010 |
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Call for Papers for RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2010, Royal Geographical Society, London, 1-2 September 2010 Travelling faith : exploring the intersections of religion and migration (Sponsored by the Population Research Group and the Social and Cultural Geography Research Group) Organisers: Claire Dwyer (University College London) Betsy Olson (University of Edinburgh) This session provides an opportunity to explore the diverse intersections between religion and migration. The session responds to both the recent resurgence of interest in geographies of religion (Yorgason & dell Dora 2009) and to an emerging focus on religion in migration studies, including work by geographers (Olson & Silvey 2006). Within this session we are interested in the ways in which religious practices and faith identities travel with migrants and shape their experiences of transnational lives or how new religious engagements may be produced through the migration experience. We are also interested in how faith travels and the ways in which religious organisations and institutions are incorporated into or shape migration trajectories and flows. Papers might include but are not limited to: o The influence of migration on faith and/or religious identity; o The role of the religious ‘community’ in the experience of migration; o Emerging religious or spiritual practices amongst migrants; o Fluidity and disjuncture in religious practice and identity between different generations of migrants; o The activities of faith-based organizations in pre-departure, departure, and arrival of migrants; o The role of religion in the material, emotional, cultural or spiritual construction of home-leaving and home-making; o The influence of place on religious ritual and practice, including para-religious rituals involving food and celebration; o The importance of religion in ‘outsider’ perspectives of immigrants; o Histories of migration and the role of religion Please send an abstract for consideration (250 words maximum) to Claire Dwyer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and Betsy Olson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by 6th February 2009. For more details of the conference see: http://www.rgs.org/AC2010 |
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