Lives on hold. A look at irregular migration in Italy

I pomeriggi series I pomeriggi at Istituto Svizzero is a series dedicated to our Fellows. It is an opportunity for the public to learn more about the projects they are working on during this year’s residency. The event is curated by Michelle von Dach (Roma Calling 2022/2023). Lives on hold. A look at irregular migration in Italy During the conference four talks will guide the public through a discussion on the form of migration that tends to be labelled as ‘irregular’. The term ‘irregular’ can vary to ‘illegal’ or ‘undocumented’, and it refers to the people who enter or inhabit on European states without formal authorization. The presence of migrants on state territory is precarious and contested, and migration is invariably intertwined with the presence of inequality and discrimination. During their irregular journeys and even once crossed the borders to Italy, migrants are confronted with several obstacles of different nature: political, bureaucratic, legal and cultural. To attend in Rome, register here. To follow the event on Zoom, register here. Programme: H17:00-17:10 ― Introduction Maria Böhmer (Head of Science Istituto Svizzero), Michelle von Dach H17:10-17:30 ― (online) Martina Tazzioli, Counter-mapping as counter-archive: a genealogy of refugees’ bridled labour at the French-Italian border H17:30-17:50 – Michelle von Dach, Stuck in Rome: stuckness as physical and existential (im)mobility. An ethnographic study of various forms of waiting H17:50-18:10 ― Discussion H18:10-18:30 – Barbara Pinelli, Corpo, genere, confini. Prassi e genealogie dei regimi umanitari e di frontiera nelle rotte del Mediterraneo Centrale H18:30-18:50 ― Michele Colucci, Senza residenza. La lotta per l’iscrizione anagrafica nella Roma degli anni 50 H18:50-19:10 ― Discussion H19:15 ― Aperitif