Europe, Refugees and Our Obsession with Borders

'Europe, Refugees and Our Obsession with Borders: A Crisis of Political Courage'

Grand Challenge on Refugees & Migrants, Public Lecture presented by Dr François Gemenne

Join us for a public lecture by Dr François Gemenne, a world authority on climate change and disaster-related migration. Dr Gemenne is a leading specialist in environmental geopolitics and migration governance, and a scientific consultant for EXIT. His research deals with populations displaced by environmental changes and policies of adaptation to climate change. During his career, Dr Gemenne has conducted field studies in Tuvalu, China, Kyrgyzstan, the Maldives, Mauritius, New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and in Japan after the Fukushima disaster.

Program

6.00pm - 6.30pm Registration, light refreshments and an opportunity to preview the EXIT exhibition

6.30pm - 7.30pm Lecture 'Europe, Refugees and Our Obsession with Borders: A Crisis of Political Courage' delivered by Dr François Gemenne

EXIT

UNSW is proud to present the Australian premiere of a major new installation which holds a dramatic mirror to some of the immense challenges confronting the world today. EXIT is a picture of a planet in trouble.

EXIT is open at UNSW Galleries now. UNSW Galleries are open Tuesday - Saturday, 10am-5pm. Recommended time to experience the exhibition is 45 minutes.

More information on the EXIT exhibition can be found here: www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au/unsw-galleries