Areas of expertise
South-South migration
Migration in Latin America
Migrant identity and migration politics
Conferences
CONFERENCES AND GUEST LECTURES
Universidad del Rosario – November 2021
Online – Bogotá, Colombia. Guest Lecturer for the International Migration Programme. Open Lecture: ‘No tan nuevo como pensamos: La migración árabe hacia Colombia en perspectiva’.
LASA 2021 (Latin American Studies Association) – Crisis global, desigualdades y centralidad de la vida – May 2021
Online, University of Vancouver. Organised and chaired a double-panel and a round table on Venezuelan migration. The round table was called Knowledge interchange on the Venezuelan Migration – lessons from other migrations, times, and contexts; and the double panel was called Venezuelan Migration in a Time of Crisis. I presented a paper titled: ‘Desired and undesired migrants – comparing the experiences of the first and second waves of Venezuelan migration into Colombia’.
56th Annual Conference of the Society of Latin American Studies (SLAS) – April 2020
Online, University of Amsterdam. Organised a panel called ‘Challenges of the Venezuelan Migration in Latin America / Desafíos de la migración venezolana en América Latina’ and presented a paper titled ‘La migración venezolana y el régimen de Nicolás Maduro’.
Academia Naval de Estudios Estratégicos / Colombian Naval Academy of Strategic Studies – January 2020
Bogotá, Colombia. Gave the inaugural lecture of the lecture series for the Naval Academy of Strategic Studies. My paper was titled “Fenómeno de la Migración Venezolana: Retos, Oportunidades e Impacto en la Seguridad y Defensa de Colombia”.
Border Trouble: Moving Through, Between, Within, and Beyond History and Anthropology Workshop – Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) – June 2019
Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London. Presented a paper on ‘Barriers to Migrant Integration in Latin America: comparing Arab and Venezuelan migration in the region’.
Cultures, Identities & Divisions Seminar Group – February 2019
Oxford Brookes University. Presented a paper titled ‘Desired and Undesired Migrants: The Lebanese Diaspora in Colombia’ to staff and students from HSS.
56th International Conference of Americanists – July 2018
University of Salamanca. Presented a paper entitled: ‘Social and ethnic categorisations: identification and elitism in the Lebanese diaspora’
54th Annual Conference of the Society of Latin American Studies (SLAS) – March 2018
University of Southampton. I was a member of the organising committee, and chair and discussant for two panels on Latin American migration.
52nd Annual Conference of the Society of Latin American Studies (SLAS) – April 2016
University of Liverpool. Presented a paper entitled: ‘Demonstrating elite status: The political activism of the Colombian-Lebanese community in Bogota’ on a panel on Migration and Identity.
University of Navarra, Pamplona – March 2016
Guest speaker at the University of Navarra to give a talk on the refugee crisis and the EU response.
MEXSU ‘Mexico Weekend Study Day: Mexico Today – May 2014
University of Southampton. Presented and led a discussion of the film La Ciudad, directed by David Riker.
24th Annual Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) Conference ‘Nationalism and Belonging’ – April 2014
London School of Economics (LSE). Presented a paper titled ‘Dual Belongings, Contesting Identities and Maintaining Social Status: the Colombian-Lebanese in Bogota’ on the panel Belonging in South America
7th Annual Humanities Postgraduate Conference: Adaptation And Assimilation – March 2014
University of Southampton. Presented a paper titled ‘Identity Construction and Social Status: the fluid adaptation of the Colombian-Lebanese in Bogota’ on the panel Adaptation and Assimilation of National Identity
5th Annual Humanities Postgraduate Conference: ‘Interactions And Identity’ – March 2012
University of Southampton. Presented a paper titled ‘Political events, Ethnicity and Society: the case of the Colombian-Lebanese community in Bogota’ on the panel Negotiating Inclusion.
Sussex Centre for Migration Research Graduate Students Workshop ‘Migration Research in Progress’ – July 2011
University of Sussex. Presented a paper titled ‘The influence of religion on the Colombian-Lebanese community in Bogota’ on the panel Integration, Ethnicity and Religion.
18th Sociolinguistics Symposium – September 2010
University of Southampton. I was part of a team of helpers at the Symposium, attended by more than 600 delegates. Duties included liaising with chairs and presenters, answering delegates’ questions and solving arising problems.
46th Annual Conference of the Society of Latin American Studies (SLAS) – April 2010
University of Bristol. Presented a paper titled ‘The re-identification of the Colombian-Lebanese community in Bogota’ on a panel on Migration and Identity.