Join Professor Ruxandra Trandafoiu for an illustrated talk and live Q&A exploring how media, migration, and diaspora have shaped contemporary understandings of identity and mobility in Eastern Europe.
This thought-provoking session will draw from her edited collections on the visualisation of migration in media and popular culture, as well as her monograph The Politics of Migration and Diaspora in Eastern Europe. Trandafoiu offers both a focused look at the Romanian diaspora in the wake of 1989 and a comparative, regional perspective on post-socialist East–West migration.
The talk will examine how migration is represented on screen, how policy arrangements have shaped diaspora relations, and how these intersect with broader debates around return migration and recent immigration into Eastern Europe.
Whether your interests lie in media studies, cultural politics, migration policy, or the lived experiences of diasporic communities, this event provides a compelling opportunity to reflect on how movement and memory continue to shape the region—and our understanding of it.
Attendees will be invited to participate in a live Q&A following the talk.
