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‘We, the anthropos, dwell and think in the borders … Border thinking in other words is the necessary condition to thinking decolonially.’ Walter D Mignolo
Our conference ‘Breaking Boundaries: Reimagining Borders in Postcolonial and Migrant Studies’ launched Manchester Met’s Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies (MAPS) and took place online on 3rd September 2021. The format was designed to assist international participation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The conference featured 65 presentations from over twenty countries and included three panel discussions with writers from across the world. Our keynote speakers were Professor Suvendrini Perera (Curtin University, Australia) and Dr Monique Roffey (Manchester Writing School). Our other speakers included Jason Allen-Paisant, Jacqueline Bishop, Malika Booker, Tina Makereti, Kei Miller and Minoli Salgado. We are working to produce two publications based upon the proceedings.
The conference was launched alongside a writing competition on the theme of ‘Borders’. You will find the full programme here:
Breaking Boundaries Conference Programme