Religion and Migration: Culture and Policy

"Harvest of Endurance: A History of the Chinese in Australia 1788-1988” (detail) by Mo Xiangyi and Wang Jingwen (1988), National Museum of Australia, used with permission.

Date & time

Tue 08 Dec 2020, 9am – Thu 10 Dec 2020, 9pm

Location

Sir Roland Wilson Building, Australian National University

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3rd ANU Religion Conference - Religion and Migration: Culture and Policy

Forms of human movement including global immigration, asylum-seeking, climate migration, and the internal migration accompanying mass urbanisation, have radically altered religious cultures around the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of this 3^rd ANU Religion Conference is to explore the various phenomena related to religion and migration; the political and social transitions impacting upon the transnational religiosity of contemporary communities.

Key dates

Proposal deadline: 30 April 2020

Notification: 30 June 2020

Registrations open: 14 July 2020

Registrations close: 10 September 2020

Conference: 08-10 December 2020

3rd ANU Religion Conference Committee

Dr David W. Kim, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific (Co-chair)
Dr Ibrahim Abraham, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences (Co-chair)
A/Professor Ven. Alex Bruce, ANU College of Law
Ms Lina Koleilat, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
Dr Duncan Wright, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences

This conference is organised with the support of ANU’s Humanities Research Centre and the Herbert & Valmae Freilich Project. The Conference committee acknowledges the First Australians on whose traditional lands we shall meet, and pays respect to the elders of the Ngunnawal people past and present.

Call for Papers and Panels

We welcome proposals for individual papers and panels of 3-4 papers that address the conference theme, particularly the themes in the streams below. Papers and panels relevant to the main conference theme but not aligned to these streams are also very welcome.

Proposed streams:

Human movement and religious encounters: Migration and other forms of human movement bring us face-to-face with the other. How does religious identity shape the migrant experience? How is religious coexistence and conflict shaped by human movement?
Religion, migration and cultural change: Migration reconfigures relationships between religion, identity and culture. How do diasporic religious communities negotiate belonging? How are continuity and change reflected in the religious and cultural practices of migrant communities?
Immigration, religion and securitisation: Immigration, especially asylum-seeking, is increasingly approached as a matter of national security. How does religion interact with immigration and national security law? How have religious actors responded to the securitisation of immigration?
Multiculturalism, religion and law: Multiculturalism pluralises public life. How is religion practiced within multicultural societies? How are religious rights balanced against competing rights in secular multicultural societies?
Transnational religions in the Asia-Pacific region: Transnational religions have transformed cultures and regional customs, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. How are local religions mobilised in our transnational era? How have local cultures been altered by the impact of transnational religions?
Theory and Method in the Study of Religion and Migration: Religion and migration have been approached from diverse perspectives in the humanities, social sciences, theology, law and policy. How have established theories aided or hindered the study of religion and migration? How can new theories and methodologies enlighten experiences of religion and migration

Proposals

Please send paper and panel proposals to Dr David W. Kim at davidwj_kim@yahoo.co.uk by 30 April 2020, including the following information:

Paper title
Nominated stream
Name and affiliation
Contact details
Abstract of 150-200 words
Biography of 50-80 words highlighting teaching and research interests and publications.

Proposals for panels of 3 or 4 papers must include the above information for all papers and a brief description of the panel itself of 100 words.

Registration fees

Full registration: AU$ 275.00

Student/part-time/unwaged/religious leaders: AU$ 175.00

Registration includes participation in all conference sessions, lunch, morning tea and afternoon tea on each day, conference reception on the first evening, registration pack, and conference tour of sites in Canberra relevant to the theme of religion and migration.

The conference dinner must be paid for separately, cost to be determined.

Please note that travel and accommodation are the responsibility of conference participants.

Confirmed keynote speakers

Professor Sharon Erickson Nepstad (University of New Mexico)
Professor Mike Smith (Australian National University and National Museum of Australia)
Professor Richard Vokes (University of Western Australia)