Creating Europe through Racialized Mobilities (CERM) is an umbrella project for different case studies and publications relating to research on racialized (im)mobilities in Europe.
As a contested site of imagination, Europe is fraught with internal differentiation and hierarchies. Some parts of Europe are perceived as inhabited by more proper European subjects, while others are perceived as ‘less developed’ or ‘failed.’ Still others are excluded from the space of Europe.
Recognizing (Im)mobilities as strongly differentiated on lines of class, race, and gender, this platform draws on interdisciplinary perspectives from anthropology, decolonial and postcolonial theories. The research theoretical orientation can be simplified into two interlinked themes: The racialization of mobility within and across Europe, and mobility and Europe from the margins.
Creating Europe through Racialized Mobilities (CERM) is an umbrella project for different case studies and publications relating to research on racialized (im)mobilities in Europe.
As a contested site of imagination, Europe is fraught with internal differentiation and hierarchies. Some parts of Europe are perceived as inhabited by more proper European subjects, while others are perceived as ‘less developed’ or ‘failed.’ Still others are excluded from the space of Europe.
Recognizing (Im)mobilities as strongly differentiated on lines of class, race, and gender, this platform draws on interdisciplinary perspectives from anthropology, decolonial and postcolonial theories. The research theoretical orientation can be simplified into two interlinked themes: The racialization of mobility within and across Europe, and mobility and Europe from the margins.
The project is led by Dr. Kristín Loftsdóttir, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland, and funded by the Icelandic Research Fund (grant no. 207062-051) and University of Iceland Research Fund.
