We are pleased to announce that the European Research Network “Ethnic Relations, Racism and Antisemitism” will be participating in the European Sociological Association (ESA) conference in Porto, Portugal, from August 27 to August 30, 2024.
This year’s conference will feature a series of thought-provoking sessions addressing key issues related to antisemitism, racism, and ethnic relations in Europe and beyond. Scholars and experts from around the world will gather to share their research and engage in critical discussions on these pressing topics.
Below is the detailed program of the sessions organized by the Research Network RN31:
Session Overview
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
RN31_T01_01: Antisemitism after 7 October, Memory and Rethinking
Session Chair: Kim Robin Stoller, International Institute for Education and Research on Antisemitism
RN31_T01_02: Historical and Conceptual Perspectives on Racism and Antigypsyism in Europe
Session Chair: Anna Zawadzka, Polish Academy of Sciences
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
RN31_T02: Antisemitism after 7 October: Conceptual and Practical Implications
Session Chair: Heiko Beyer, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
RN31_T03_01: Antisemitism, Perceptions, Practices and Institutional Responses
Session Chair: Elke Rajal, University of Passau
RN31_T03_02: Anti-Roma Racism and Social Exclusion
Session Chair: David Seymour, City Law School; City, University of London
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
RN31_T04: Racism, Belonging and Social Mobility in Diverse Societies
Session Chair: Gesche Gerdes, University of Passau
Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
RN31_T05: Postcolonialism, Antisemitism, and Historical Memory
Session Chair: Holger Knothe, IU International University of Applied Sciences Munich
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
RN31_BM: Business Meeting
Session Chairs: Kim Robin Stoller, International Institute for Education and Research on Antisemitism & David Seymour, City Law School; City, University of London
Location: FC1.1.20 – Venue C
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
RN31_T06: Antisemitism, Antizionism, and Public Memory: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Session Chair: Ireneusz Krzeminski, Warsaw University
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
RN31_T07_01: Media, Discourse, and Antisemitism
Session Chair: Balazs Berkovits, University of Haifa
RN31_T07_02: Intersectionality, Racism and Ethnic Relations
Session Chair: Elke Rajal, University of Passau
Date: Friday, August 30, 2024
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
RN31_T08_01: Historical and Contemporary Antisemitism and Social Constructions of Racial Differences
Session Chair: David Hirsh, Goldsmiths, University of London
RN31_T08_02: Attitudes, Memory and Racialization
Session Chair: Holger Knothe, IU International University of Applied Sciences Munich
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
RN31_T09_01: Trauma, Memory, Social Relations, and Antisemitism
Session Chair: David Seymour, City Law School; City, University of London
RN31_T09_02: Global Perspectives on “Race” and Racism
Session Chair: Heiko Beyer, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
For more information about the Research Network RN31, please visit our website.
We look forward to welcoming you to Porto for this important and timely conference.