Narrative and Text Analysis in the Study of Migration and Citizenship

Event Description

The UBC Centre for Migration Studies invites researchers and students to a one-day conference, Narrative and Text Analysis in the Study of Migration and Citizenship, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, in Vancouver.

This conference brings together scholars working with qualitative, interpretive, and computational approaches to examine the role of narrative and text in shaping our understanding of migration and citizenship. Through a workshop, three panels, and a roundtable discussion, participants will explore how language, discourse, and storytelling influence policy development, public opinion, and the lived experiences of migrants.

The Allard School of Law Associate Professor, Dr. Efrat Arbel, joins the panel on Avoiding the Machine: Creative Use of Narrative and Text in Scholarship. Dr. Arbel shall discuss the process of creating graphic ethnography, focused on the lived-experiences of immigration detention in Canada, as a means of shifting these experiences out of their relegated invisibility and into the public discourse. 

You may find the full event program, details, abstracts and registration information in the conference's webpage. 

This event is presented in collaboration with the APSA Migration and Citizenship Organized Section and sponsored by Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides.

  • External Organization
  • General Public
  • All Students
  • Alumni
  • Faculty
  • Graduate Students
  • Research Talks
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