Last night at Mansfield College, three RLRH affiliates presented their research at the Alan Kurdi Lecture, the annual event showcasing research by Sanctuary Scholars at the University of Oxford. All three researchers are currently participating in the RLRH Writing Residency, a programme run by the newly established Oxfordshire Community Hub (OCH). Following a series of thought-provoking presentations, the researchers and audience engaged in an enriching Q&A discussion.
Fru Delvis Ngang opened by asking why food insecurity persists in Kakuma Refugee Camp after decades of humanitarian funding, tracing the intersectional power structures that shape who eats well and who goes without.
Darselam Ahmed explored the migration journeys of young Eritrean women, making the case that those journeys are a pursuit of autonomy and resistance rather than only a response to hardship.
Suha Albanna took on a less expected subject, arguing that video games have a real place in the engagement and progression of language learning, and asking what that might mean for how languages are taught.
We’re proud of how much the three have done so far, and grateful to everyone who came along to support them. The Writing Residency, now entering its twelfth and final week, has seen each of these papers developed into public-facing publication-ready outputs, as RLRH working papers or blogs. Keep an eye on the RLRH website over the coming months.
