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SUMMARY:Rethinking Exile: On fractured lives and the capacity of beginning
  anew
LOCATION:Cambridge University: Alison Richard Building
DESCRIPTION:How do we think\, create\, and act when the trajectories of li
 fe and knowledge are disrupted by war\, exile\, precarity\, or the crises 
 of the contemporary world? ‘Rethinking Exile: On fractured lives and the
  capacity of beginning anew’ brings together scholars\, artists\, and pr
 actitioners to explore exile as both a lived condition and a metaphor for 
 the fractures shaping modern intellectual and political life. The symposiu
 m examines how displacement – whether through conflict\, authoritarianis
 m\, economic recession\, or broader societal upheavals – interrupts the 
 pursuit of knowledge\, and existential or intellectual trajectories. These
  fractured trajectories unsettle institutions and reconfigure publics\, ra
 ising urgent questions about how knowledge is created\, mobilised\, and va
 lued. Drawing on Hannah Arendt’s concept of natality and Edward Said’s
  reflections on intellectual exile\, the event invites participants to int
 errogate whether these frameworks remain adequate in a world shaped by pos
 t-truth politics\, digital disruption\, and shifting geopolitical imaginar
 ies. Through interdisciplinary panels\, creative provocations\, and a part
 icipatory discussion\, the symposium explores how fractured lives may gene
 rate new forms of knowledge\, new publics\, and new beginnings.
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