Shelter and Displacement: from local to global

an interdisciplinary virtual symposium

poster with event details and an image of a derelict shopping cart full of household belongings and an old teddy bear sits abandoned in an urban alleyway

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
10 a.m to 1 p.m.
online

(login details shared upon registration)

Researchers across Brock University were invited to present research findings, reflections, and explorations of issues at the intersection of social justice and shelter and/or displacement.

Topics discussed may include:

  • the social, mental and physical meanings of shelter/displacement,
  • protections and vulnerabilities associated with housing/homelessness,
  • local/global displacement, and
  • spaces/places of exclusion or belonging.

Apply to be a presenter

Applications to present will be accepted until November 18, 2024.

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Join the online audience

Registration is required. Please complete the online form to register to attend this free online event.

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Presenters and Abstracts

coming soon

About the series

Hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences, this series aims to showcase the variety of work being conducted by faculty and student researchers across Brock University, to uncover an array of perspectives, and to foster potential synergies and collaborations.

Cross-disciplinary and cross-Faculty participation is encouraged.

Learn how to participate in this Symposium Series.