By Emma Dolgos, WFU '15 Politics and International Studies Junior from NY
"On October 10, scholars from around the globe will travel to Wake Forest’s own Casa Artom to present studies for ‘Mob-ility,’ a one day Symposium on the many facets of movement and citizenship.
The ‘Mob-ility’ Symposium will give scholars and students alike the chance to relate their theories on the movement of people, ideas, and goods as well as the consequences of mobility on citizenship, immigration, belonging, and more. Specifically, the isolated ‘Mob’ of mobility allows the speakers to focus on the people themselves, whether migrants, tourists, refugees, or temporary citizens.
The morning of the event, the students of Casa Artom will welcome all participants to the city of Venice, a city historically defined by trade and movement. The students have been integral in organizing the symposium, from selecting papers to choosing the menu for lunch.
“I’m really excited to see the symposium come to fruition,” says Camry Wilborn, a junior student of Casa Artom. “I was a part of the planning committee last semester and back then it seemed like was going to be impossible. As someone who had just presented in the ‘sustainability’ symposium hosted by the WGSS department, I knew it would be a lot of work.”
The Symposium matches up with a Communication seminar taught by resident faculty, Alessandra Von Burg, on Italian practices, habits, and histories of citizenship. As temporary citizens themselves, the students can easily relate to the topics of the Symposium and learn from the scholars, other students, and practitioners who present.
“I think the Symposium has been an amazing way to understand mobility from a variety of international perspectives. It’s also been interesting to hear what mobility means to our classmates,” comments Sam Larsen, a junior Communication major.
Students will also have the opportunity to present papers and applications of our own. Sam Larsen will be presenting a travel smartphone application that she has been developing, and Darius Williams, also a junior, will be presenting his paper on the connection between education and un-mobility in America. “Given where I have come from, through all the difficulties of getting to the place I am today, presenting my paper at the Mob-ility Symposium – as an unknown student amongst renowned scholars – is yet another encouraging step towards a future I once thought all but impossible,” said Darius Williams while he prepared for the event.
Having the event at Casa Artom will give visibility to the House and Wake Forest University. Speakers and guests come from around the globe, from Switzerland, Italy, and the United States. The keynote speaker, Dima Mohammed, is a Palestinian argumentation scholar working at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Her domain of specialization includes argumentation theory, philosophy of language, persuasion research, and political philosophy. Special guest André Aciman, renowned author and Professor at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, will also present at the Symposium.
“I am very excited to welcome people into our home here in Venice,” says Brooke Christensen. “I cannot wait to listen to their papers and to show them all what Wake Forest has to offer.”"
"On October 10, scholars from around the globe will travel to Wake Forest’s own Casa Artom to present studies for ‘Mob-ility,’ a one day Symposium on the many facets of movement and citizenship.
The ‘Mob-ility’ Symposium will give scholars and students alike the chance to relate their theories on the movement of people, ideas, and goods as well as the consequences of mobility on citizenship, immigration, belonging, and more. Specifically, the isolated ‘Mob’ of mobility allows the speakers to focus on the people themselves, whether migrants, tourists, refugees, or temporary citizens.
The morning of the event, the students of Casa Artom will welcome all participants to the city of Venice, a city historically defined by trade and movement. The students have been integral in organizing the symposium, from selecting papers to choosing the menu for lunch.
“I’m really excited to see the symposium come to fruition,” says Camry Wilborn, a junior student of Casa Artom. “I was a part of the planning committee last semester and back then it seemed like was going to be impossible. As someone who had just presented in the ‘sustainability’ symposium hosted by the WGSS department, I knew it would be a lot of work.”
The Symposium matches up with a Communication seminar taught by resident faculty, Alessandra Von Burg, on Italian practices, habits, and histories of citizenship. As temporary citizens themselves, the students can easily relate to the topics of the Symposium and learn from the scholars, other students, and practitioners who present.
“I think the Symposium has been an amazing way to understand mobility from a variety of international perspectives. It’s also been interesting to hear what mobility means to our classmates,” comments Sam Larsen, a junior Communication major.
Students will also have the opportunity to present papers and applications of our own. Sam Larsen will be presenting a travel smartphone application that she has been developing, and Darius Williams, also a junior, will be presenting his paper on the connection between education and un-mobility in America. “Given where I have come from, through all the difficulties of getting to the place I am today, presenting my paper at the Mob-ility Symposium – as an unknown student amongst renowned scholars – is yet another encouraging step towards a future I once thought all but impossible,” said Darius Williams while he prepared for the event.
Having the event at Casa Artom will give visibility to the House and Wake Forest University. Speakers and guests come from around the globe, from Switzerland, Italy, and the United States. The keynote speaker, Dima Mohammed, is a Palestinian argumentation scholar working at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Her domain of specialization includes argumentation theory, philosophy of language, persuasion research, and political philosophy. Special guest André Aciman, renowned author and Professor at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, will also present at the Symposium.
“I am very excited to welcome people into our home here in Venice,” says Brooke Christensen. “I cannot wait to listen to their papers and to show them all what Wake Forest has to offer.”"
