Travel has long been an essential component of academic work, in terms of conference and workshop participations, fieldwork, short term and long term mobilities, formal and informal networking etc. How are academic practices of professional international (and domestic) travel changing and why? How will changing travel behavior change the collaboration of scholars and international connections in the future, and how does the digital transformation of international collaboration change the professional role of researchers? What are the advantages and disadvantages of changing practices and for whom? Please join the International Connections Committee for this lunchtime discussion of the politics of travel. After a brief introduction, we will offer several thematic table conversations, including themes such as: International political challenges affecting international scholars, climate justice considerations, mobilities as a justice issue, academic travel, power and social injustices etc.
The AAR will provide lunchtime drinks and small snacks. Attendees are welcome to bring a lunch.