Border Abolition Now
The book Border Abolition Now presents the argument that abolishing borders is essential to dismantling the structural systems of oppression —racism, classism, sexism, and xenophobia— that borders themselves perpetuate.
Speakers:
Simon Campbell. He is an activist-researcher focusing on border infrastructures, state violence and abolitionist struggles. He has been part of a number of solidarity groups engaged in documenting pushbacks, including the Border Violence Monitoring Network. Simon is currently a PhD candidate at Aston University focusing on the relationship of transport networks and migration.
Francesco Marchi. He is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Bologna. He holds a PhD from the University of Naples L'Orientale. His research focuses on race theory, social reproduction regimes, and the humanitarian government of migration.
Presenter:
Sofia Leoni, DIST PhD candidate
Discussants:
Angelina Grelle, DIST PhD candidate
Richard Lee Peragine, PostDoc UniFe
The meeting will be held in person and online (click here)
For further inquiries contact:
emanuele.sciuva@polito.it
Cycle of meetings 2025 OSMOSIS’ TOWARDS NEW THEORIZATIONS AND TALES OF THE URBAN of the PhD programme in Urban and Regional Development (URD).
Hosted by the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST) of the Politecnico and Università di Torino.