This international conference aims to examine the root causes of migrations through the figure of the migrant in the arts (photography, video, cinema, contemporary arts) and literature. The study of migrations through the prism of fiction may help us understand the complex situations of individual characters and consider the political impact of migratory movements. The migrant is a political figure whose representation has ideological and geostrategic motivations, linked to the construction of national spaces and their materialisation by borders that erect barriers on the path of the migrant.

The conference will take place in the ESPE building (see the MAP) on the university campus. It can be accessed by tram from the city center (to the University). Stop at Campus Ribay and walk to the ESPE.