You are cordially invited to attend "Liminal Encounters: Counternarratives of Rohingya Refugees," an interdisciplinary symposium centered on the intersections between diaspora, statelessness, and borders. This event forms the third annual symposium of “Borderlands of Sonic Encounter,” Professor Philip Bohlman’s International Balzan Prize Project (2023–28). The symposium will unfold across two days: January 23–24. Day 1 will feature panel presentations and a keynote presentation by Tin Mar Oo at the Franke Institute for the Humanities. Day 2 will include a roundtable on documentary filmmaking and a workshop on Rohingya music at the Rohingya Culture Center of Chicago, as well as an evening performance of Rohingya songs featuring Hamid Ullah at the Bramble Arts Loft. Food and drink will be provided between the panels on Day 1 and between the workshop and the roundtable on Day 2. The evening performance will be followed by a reception. Scan the QR codes in the attached flyers for more details.

If you have any questions or concerns about the symposium, please direct your inquiries to Tomal (thossain@uchicago.edu) and Vicky (vickymm@uchicago.edu).