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Area Studies in Flux Conference

28 September 2018–29 September 2018, 9:30 am–7:30 pm

hot spot III

This conference is convened by the IAS and SSEES in collaboration with PKU, Beijing, and is designed to go beyond Euro/US-centrism to explore ‘area’ from diverse vantage points and emplaced disciplinary traditions.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Institute of Advanced Studies

Location

IAS Common Ground
Ground Floor, South Wing, UCL
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

The conference will be divided into four sessions: 

  • Friday am: Area and disciplinary thinking
  • Friday pm: Imaginaries of place and space
  • Saturday am: Movements and flows
  • Saturday pm: Thinking are differently

Please find the programme here, and register for the conference here and for the workshop here.

All welcome.  

funding partners area studies

Please note that there may be photography and/or audio recording at some events and that admission is on a first come first served basis. Please follow this FAQ link for more information.

Image: Mona Hatoum, Hot Spot III, 2009, Stainless steel and neon tube, 234 x 223 x 223 cm. (92 1/ x 87 3/4 x 87 3/4 in.) © Mona Hatoum. Courtesy the artist and MdbK Leipzig (Photo: dotgain.info)