Book launch: Race and Labour Among Russian Migrants by Daria Krivonos
Schedule
Mon May 18 2026 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC+03:00Location
Svenska social- och kommunalhögskolan vid Helsingfors universitet | Helsinki, ES
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Welcome to the launch event of the book by Dr. Daria Krivonos Race and Labour Among Russian Migrants Reclaiming Whiteness in Europe.TIME: MAY 18, 15-17.00
PLACE: SOC&KOM ROOM 209& ZOOM (SNELLMANINKATU 12)
REGISTRATION: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/139541/lomake.html
Discussants:
Lucy Mayblin (University of Sheffield)
Olivia Maury (University of Helsinki)
Anitta Kynsilehto (Tampere University)
Book description:
As racial boundaries are constantly negotiated in Europe and across the globe, this book explores how Russian migrant workers navigate racial capitalism in the Nordic region.
Challenging the idea of a ‘race-neutral’ Eastern Europe, the book reveals how Russian migrants actively claim whiteness, often finding themselves on the margins of acceptability. Uniquely combining postsocialist and postcolonial perspectives, the author examines how these migrants, seeking recognition as European, reinforce economic and racial divides shaped by global capitalism.
This timely work offers fresh insights into race, migration and the boundaries of whiteness across Europe’s borders.
The book is published in the Decolonization and Social Worlds series of the Bristol University Press.
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Where is it happening?
Svenska social- och kommunalhögskolan vid Helsingfors universitet, Snellmaninkatu 10-12, FI-00170 Helsinki, Suomi, Helsinki, FinlandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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