The Global Inquiries and Social Theory Research Group Hosts Journal Club Session – March 2026

At 13:00 on 31 March 2026, in Room B010 at Ton Duc Thang University, the Global Inquiries and Social Theory Research Group (GIST) organized a scholarly session featuring Dr. Nicholas John Papastergiadis, a collaborating researcher of the group, as the guest speaker.

The session was attended by Dr. Dang Thi Kim Phung, Head of GIST; Dr. John Hutnyk; faculty members of the Faculty; and 31 students majoring in Sociology.

Dr. Nicholas John Papastergiadis delivered two academic presentations:

- Papastergiadis, N., Gunew, S., Muraca, P., & Rizvi, F. (2025). Introduction: the multiple origins and open futures for global multiculturalism. In The Elgar Companion to the Arts and Global Multiculturalism (pp. 2–12). Edward Elgar Publishing.

- Papastergiadis, N. (2026). Bubbles of the Dying: Geography and Displacement; History and Erasure (submitted to a special issue of the ARTS journal edited by Claire Farrago, 2026).

During the discussion session, the speaker analyzed and addressed various issues related to state multiculturalism, symbolic cultural recognition and identity politics, as well as art, witnessing, and complicity.

The session provided valuable information and in-depth insights into these topics, contributing to academic exchange and fostering the interdisciplinary research orientation of the group as well as the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.