Cosmopolitanism in a Postdigital, Postmigrant Europe, and Beyond (Tag 6)

We will present contributions from academic scholars as well as representatives of civic engagement in cosmopolitan issues. We are also very much looking forward to our two keynote addresses by Prof. emer. Gerard Delanty (University of Sussex) and Prof. Naika Foroutan (DeZIM Berlin). The conference will take place on Zoom and is free of charge. The conference language is English.

Registration is possible from now on until the day of the event via email: redico@uni-mainz.de

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Friday, 07.07.2023
Session 9
10:00 – 11:45

Europeanness, Eurocentrism & Post-Colonialism

Andrea Barcaro (University of Lisbon)
„Nomadic Art – Decolonising the Human and the Posthuman“

Yolanda López García (Chemnitz University of Technology)
„Exploring Whitexicans‘ Narratives of Europeanness in the Postdigital Field of Action“

Carmen Pereyra (University of Jena)
“ „Why doesn’t Argentina have more Black Players?”: The Twitter Reaction to an Article Published on The Washington Post, Between Poscolonailism, Postmigratory Views and Racism Denial“

Session 10
14:00 – 16:15

Languages, Cultures & Global Citizens

Yarong Liu (Chemnitz University of Technology)
„E-Tandem Learning in English Language Teaching: How Learners Perceive the Use of Digital Tools for Developing Online Intercultural Citizenship“

Bernd Meyer (University of Mainz) and Roman Lietz (University of Mainz)
„The Cosmopolitan Promise of Translation Apps“

Alexa Robertson (Stockholm University)
„Cosmopolitanism and Communication Rights in a Postdigital World“

Britta Schneider (European University Viadrina) and May Rostom (Aix-Marseille University)
„Cosmopolitan Language Cultures and Overcoming Methodological Nationalism in Linguistics. Insights from Transnational Migrant Networks“

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