As the final session of the program, an International Research Seminar on Invisible Injustices: Interdisciplinary Dialogues through an Intersectional Lens will take place on October 30 and will be open to the entire community.

We invite young scholars and early-career researchers to submit abstracts for participation in the International Seminar “International Research Seminar on Invisible Injustices: Interdisciplinary Dialogues through an Intersectional Lens” organised under the frame of the Autumn School on Structural and Invisible Violence, an interdisciplinary forum dedicated to critically examining the mechanisms, manifestations, and impacts of structural violence across societies from an interseccionalperspective.

The research seminar aims to create a collaborative environment where Master’s students, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral researchers can present and discuss ongoing research addressing structural forms of violence affecting particularly vulnerable groups.

Structural violence does not operate as an isolated or visible event. It is embedded in institutions, reproduced through social norms, legitimized by cultural representations, and sustained by economic systems that normalize inequality and render it invisible. From racialized labor markets to aesthetic regimes that define whose bodies are valued, and from epistemic exclusions to legal frameworks that fail to recognize intersecting forms of discrimination, structural violence shapes the conditions of life and possibility for vulnerable or marginalized communities.

This call invites contributions that critically examine how structural violence is produced, maintained, and contested, with a particular emphasis on intersectionality as a tool forged within Black feminist thought. As Kimberlé Crenshaw articulated, systems of oppression do not act independently but intersect, creating compounded forms of injustice that remain unaddressed when analyzed in isolation. Understanding these entanglements is essential for developing meaningful strategies for social justice, rights protection, and institutional accountability.

Themes of Interest

We welcome contributions that engage with, but are not limited to, the following themes:

• Intersectionality and structural inequalities (Race, Gender, Class, Age, Sexuality, Migration, Disability) 
• Decolonial and Global South Perspectives on Justice 
• Coloniality of Power and Structural Racism 
• Institutional Violence, Legal Frameworks, and the Limits of Justice  
• Gender-Based and Sexual Violence   
• Children, Youth, and Structural Vulnerabilities 
• Education Systems, Care Institutions, and Social Exclusion  
• Migrant Youth, Borders, and Regimes of Control 
• Violence affecting racialized children and youth  
• Knowledge Production, Representation, Place of Enunciation and power  
• Violence Against LGBTQIA+ Communities and Dissident Identities 
• Disability, Ableism, and Institutional Neglect 
• Resistance, Community Practices, and Collective Care 
• Pedagogies of Liberation and Transformative Education 
• Restorative and Transformative Justice Models 

We especially encourage submissions that foreground marginalized voices and challenge dominant narratives, in line with its role in reproducing epistemic injustice.

Submission Guidelines

• Abstract length: 250–300 words
• Language: English
• Include: Title, author(s), institutional affiliation (if applicable), and 3–5 keywords
• Format: PDF or Word document

Abstract submision

Both in-person and virtual participation are welcome. However, we strongly encourage in-person attendance to foster discussion and networking opportunities.

Please register here to send your proposal.