Digital and Transnational Stories Across Tunisian Borders

Date 10 September 2025
Time 10am - 5pm
Location Little Titchfield Street

Join us for a day filled with insightful discussions, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities. Learn from experts in the field and gain a deeper understanding of the impact of digital tools on transnational communities in Tunisia. 

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity, while we celebrate our upcoming Double Special Issue. 

Programme

  • 9.30-10.00 - Registration and Coffee
  • 10.00-10.30 - Opening Remarks by Editors
    • Principal Editor of Crossings. Journal of Migration and Culture. Parvati Nair (Queen Mary University)
    • Editors of Double Special Issue In Transit. Amal Hiliou (University of Tunis El-Manar), Federica Mazzara (University of Westminster), Samira Mechri (University of Tunis El-Manar), Khaoula Zitouni (University of Manouba, Tunis)
  • 10.30-11.30 Presentations from the Special Issue Contributors – Part 1. The Digital as Medium and Method
    • Federica Mazzara, Amal Hlioui, Khaoula Zitouni, Ida Saidani, Imene Gannouni Khemiri
  • 11.30-12.45 Presentations from the Special Issue Contributors – Part 2. Transnational Narratives Through Transdisciplinary Lenses
    • Germana Vinciguerra, Samira Mechri, Racha Sallemi, Alma Hafsi & Even Loarer, Soumaya Belhadj & Soussen Jbili
  • 12.45-13.45 Lunch Break
  • 13.45-14.45 Keynote Talk, Wael Garnaoui (University of Sousse, Tunisia)
    • Borders and Immobility in Tunisia. Disintegration of Social Bonds and Subjective Alienation
    • Chair. Rim Triki (University of Tuni El-Manar)
  • 14.45-16.00 The Long Table, a democratic forum for public discussion and creative responses to conventional and colonial hierarchies around the topic of illegalised migration and ways forwards
    • Chair. Federica Mazzara (University of Westminster)
  • 16.00-16.15 Closing Remarks
  • 16.15-17.00 Light Refreshments

For more information please email the organiser. Dr Federica Mazzara [email protected].