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International Workshop: “Aging and Diasporas: Anthropological Perspectives”

20 May 2019 by redazione

Eritreans, Egyptians, Senegalese: ancient communities in Lombardy started to be populated by elderly people or to welcome them by virtue of family reunification. Aging and migratory processes as an emerging social phenomenon are the focus of “The Aging African Diasporas”, a research project of the Department of Human Sciences for Education of the University of Milan-Bicocca in partnership with ACRA, Diapason Social Cooperative, Cooperative Ruah and the support of the Cariplo Foundation.

The workshop that will take place on the 5th June 2019, titled “Aging and Diasporas: Anthropological Perspectives”, will discuss this topic with some international guests. The complete programme is the following:

9.00- 9.30
Maria Grazia Riva: Head of the “R. Massa” Department of Human Sciences for Education
Alice Bellagamba: Welcome and introduction

9.30 – 10.00
Hamidou Dia: La retraite au sein des diasporas sénégalaises

10.00 – 10.30
Dora Sampaio: (Im)mobile lives, creative living strategies: Brazilian elders and their migrant offspring in Europe and North America

10.30 – 11.00
Victoria Sakti: Ageing in contexts of protracted migration and displacement: Perspectives from Southeast Asia

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break

11.15 – 11.35
Discussant: Megha Amrith

11.35 – 12.30 Open discussion

12.30- 12.45 Ending notes: Pier Paolo Viazzo

13:00 Lunch

14.30 – 16.30 Round table: “Migration and Agign in Lombardy. Challenges and opportunities”, with the participation of Issa Bousso (President – Associazione Lavoratori Immigrati Senegalesi di Manerbio), Modou Gueye (President – Associazione Sunugal), Rita Finco (Director of Centro Etnoclinico FO.R.ME), Alberto Guariso (ASGI).

Chair: Prof. Bruno Riccio

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