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RSC Public Seminar Series Hilary Term 2023

'Forced Migration and Digital Technologies: (Dis)continuities in Actors and Power Relations'

Series convenors: Dr Derya Ozkul and Dr Marie Godin

This year the RSC Public Seminar Series will take place through (usually) fortnightly seminars on Tuesday lunchtimes from 1-2pm, but please check the details for each seminar.

About the speaker

Dr Jonas CL Valente is a postdoctoral researcher in the Oxford Internet Institute, responsible for co-lead the Cloudwork Project, inside Fairwork Foundation. He was awarded a Doctorate in Sociology from the University of Brasília (UnB) (2019), one of the best post-graduate programs in this area in Brazil. He defended his thesis on digital platforms, receiving an honourable mention in the UnB Thesis Awards and being nominated for the Capes Thesis Award. Over the course of the doctorate, Jonas worked as visiting researcher at the Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG), affiliated with the University of Lisbon, studying digital platforms.

Podcast

The podcast of the seminar is available here

Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture

The Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture is held in Trinity term. It is named after Professor Elizabeth Colson, a renowned anthropologist.

Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture

The Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture is named in honour of Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond, the founding Director of the Refugee Studies Centre. It is held each year in Michaelmas term.

Public Seminar Series

Each term the RSC holds a series of public seminars, held on Wednesday evenings at Queen Elizabeth House. Click here for details of forthcoming seminars.

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Forthcoming events

Unwelcome to Denmark: The Paradigm Shift and Refugee Integration

Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 5pm to 6pm @ This is an online Zoom event. Registration will open in January 2026.

Game: The Economy of Undocumented Migration from Afghanistan to Europe

Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB

The price of Fortress Europe: critical reflections on the EU’s migration policies and constitutional horizons

Wednesday, 04 February 2026, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB

The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge - Book Launch

Thursday, 12 February 2026, 5pm to 6pm @ To be held at The Old Library, All Souls College. Registration to open in January 2026

Anthropology of Good: Exploring Volunteerism in the 2015 European Refugee Crisis

Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB