Spaces of Longing: A Visual Mapping of Resemblances between Cairo and Sudanese Cities in the Memories of Sudanese Refugees
Abstract
Spaces of Longing: A Visual Mapping of Resemblances between Cairo and Sudanese Cities in the Memories of Sudanese Refugees Date: Wednesday 4th February, 2026 Time: 2 pm - 4 pm (Cairo Time) Speaker: Rania Hassan Mohamed This study explores how Sudanese refugees in Cairo reconstruct their relationship to place through memory under conditions of prolonged refuge following the outbreak of the 2023 war in Sudan. Rather than understanding memory as a static recollection of the homeland, the resear...
Fields of Study & Subjects
Migration and Exile Studies
Memory
Trauma
and Commemoration
History
Identity
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Hypotheses (OpenEdition)
- Publication date
- 29 January 2026