Applying an occupational science lens to study migration
Anne-Cécile Delaisse
PhD Student – UBC Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
June 10, 2021 | 12-1 pm
[ Abstract ]
In occupational science, studying migration typically implies examining the dynamic and reciprocal relationship between migrants’ identities, their environments (e.g., home and host countries) and their occupations (i.e., daily activities). Occupational scientists are interested in the centrality of occupation in migration, integration and transnational processes. For example, they have studied the changes and challenges that people experience in their daily occupations following international migration. They have considered how engagement in meaningful occupations (including but not limited to employment) supports migrants’ well-being as well as the development of a sense of belonging in the receiving country. This presentation will draw from different studies taking an occupational science lens, to explain how a focus on migrants’ daily occupations can contribute to a deeper understanding of migration, in academia but also for policy making and community practices.
[ Bio ]
Anne-Cécile Delaisse – PhD student – completed her MSc in Rehabilitation Sciences in the department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on people’s occupations (i.e. daily activities) in the context of migration, using qualitative methods and taking a critical lens. For her master’s thesis, she completed a critical ethnography about French-speaking immigrants’ participation in Francophone community sites in Metro Vancouver. Her doctoral research is a comparative, multi-sited ethnography about the Vietnamese diaspora in Vancouver and Paris. She is inquiring about how the Canadian and French approaches to immigration, as well as the Vietnamese diaspora policies impact Vietnamese immigrants’ engagement in transnational activities and integration in their receiving countries.
[ About the Migration Grad Student Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student Power Hour provides opportunities for UBC graduate students to share their research on migration beyond their home departments and network with faculty and students from across the university and in the broader community sector. The Power Hour will begin with 10 minutes of networking opportunities, followed by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
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