Rethink the role and responsibility of academia in contributing to the societal inclusion of refugees

The aim of this project is to gather transformative narratives that help us to identify normalized sources of exclusion, as well as to discover turning points, or conditions, which enable inclusion and support a shift from silence towards action.

Transformative narratives serve as catalysts for sustained and critical reflections among stakeholders regarding normalized images and exclusionary practices affecting refugees in organizations, in policy, and in society.

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news 31.01.2023

Newsletter - January 2023

With our research project ‘Engaged Scholarship and Narratives of Change’, we are committed to building a community of people who dedicate their academic, professional and/or personal lives to engaged scholarship. To keep you up-to-date about the latest developments within the project, we have started this series of newsletters.

I Am Because You Are: Engaging For Change

By Busi Ntsele

The field visit to Meraka Cultural Village reignited my passion for advocacy and transformation. When we arrived at Meraka, with our music playing from a small speaker connected to the phone, Mme Sebabatso came out in full smiles, moving to the beat, and teaching us how dance looked in the golden old days.

Enabling and Obstructing Flow through Creative Co-Creation

In the last issue (#4) of Errant Journal, Fabian Holle wrote an article about Creative Co-creation. In the article, Fabian tells about his personal journey and creative workshops in the LIMBO and their challenges in enabling and obstructing flow through creative co-creation. A full version of the paper in PDF.