Programme

Room 1.01, Nikolaistraße 27-29, 04109 Leipzig

Moderator: Dr. Hazrat Bahar

12:30 – 13:00

Registration

13:00 – 13:10

Welcome

Prof. Dr. Patrick Donges, Leipzig University

14:45 – 15:00

Communicating Collective Identity in Diaspora

Dr. Merga Yonas Bula, Media, Communication & Diaspora Expert

13:10-13:40

Media and diaspora in Arab Berlin: Dynamics of transformation

Prof. Dr. Hanan Badr, Paris London, University of Salzburg

13:10-13:40

Presentations I

Self-Representation, Identity Preservation, and Societal Participation: Afghan Diaspora Organizations in Germany

Abdullah Ammar

The What If

Media Lab Bayern

13:10-13:40

Coffee Break

15:00 – 16:00

Presentations II

Where are you from?

Kapleu Dina Sintia

Exploring the Afghan Diaspora in Germany: Characteristics, Associational Themes, and Diaspora Dissemination Strategies

Abdullah Athayi

Conflicting Vocabularies: How Home- and Host-State Media Address Turkish Postmigrants in Germany

Aydın Bayad

Navigating Post-Migrant News Media: Transnational Actors and Media Consumption Among Turkish Immigrants in Germany

Selva Daşdemi

16:00 – 16:15

Coffee Break

16:15 – 17:30

Panel Discussion

Diaspora Dynamics: Communication, Networking, and Advocacy Through Emic and Etic Lenses

Panelists: Najima El Hadouchi, Abdullah Athayi, Aydın Bayad, Kapleu Dina Sintia

Moderator: Ali Reza Hussaini

20:00 – 23:00

Cultural Event

Storytelling, Music and Dinner

Moderator: Mariam Meetra