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Dear colleagues,

In view of the next IMISCOE conference to be held in Paris in July 2025, we=
are collecting papers for the panel below. For those interested in present=
ing a paper in this panel, please send us (susan.rottmann@ozyegin.edu.tr an=
d E.Mescoli@uliege.be) a 250-word abstract along with the name(s), affiliat=
ion(s), and contact details of the author(s) by15/9/2024 at the latest.
Thanks and best wishesElsa & Susan=C2=A0"Challenging the norms from the mar=
gins: migrants=E2=80=99 practices of (counter)culture"This panel aims to ex=
plore how migrants challenge normative standards and introduce alternative =
ways of living and belonging in particular contexts through their cultural =
practices, focusing on three main areas: art, health, and food. The panel w=
ill examine: 1) How do migrants use visual arts, music or performance to ch=
allenge dominant cultural narratives and forms of artistic production? How =
does migrant artistic production function as a platform for political engag=
ement to challenge mainstream notions of citizenship, representation and in=
clusion? 2) How do migrants navigate health systems that may not be respons=
ive to their needs and understandings of health and well-being? How do they=
adapt or create alternative health practices that integrate diverse knowle=
dge with health norms in their host countries? 3) How do migrants=E2=80=99 =
food practices articulate with new environments and local discourses on foo=
d and health? How does food become a site of political action, from resista=
nce to food insecurity to the creation of alternative food networks? Drawin=
g on empirical research and initiatives from a variety of sites, we explore=
how these practices, developed in a field of opportunities and constraints=
and often from marginalised social positions, reshape broader forms of pol=
itical participation and the (re)production of family and community. (Count=
er)cultures emerge as spaces for political action and collective struggle, =
for enacting agency and resilience, for fostering new forms of belonging, f=
or contributing to place-making and social inclusion, and offer the possibi=
lity of thinking a more nuanced perspective on diversity and innovation bey=
ond the dialectics of heritage/authenticity and hybridisation/fusion
Organisers:
Susan Beth Rottmann=C2=A0Associate Professor of AnthropologySocial Sciences=
Faculty=C3=96zye=C4=9Fin UniversityIstanbul, Turkey=C2=A0susan.rottmann@oz=
yegin.edu.tr
Elsa MescoliAssociate Professor of AnthropologySocial Sciences FacultyUnive=
rsity of Li=C3=A8ge, BelgiumE.Mescoli@uliege.be=C2=A0


Elsa Mescoli
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