Migration is one of the great facts of human society. Its contribution to the making of the modern world cannot be overstated. While historical writing in settler societies such as the USA and Canada has emerged over a long time period, European nations with rich migration histories, such as the UK, France and Germany, have more latterly recognised the centrality of population movements. We should also consider the history of migration from the perspective of the Global South. There is great scholarly interest in the field and that will grow now as legacies of imperialism become much more directly entangled with the lives of immigrants in the countries they have settled.
All sessions will be held online using Microsoft Teams on Wednesdays, 5-6.30pm GMT. Please book your ticket by visiting our Migration History Seminar Series Eventbrite page. Registered attendees will receive a link to join each session ahead of time.
Migration History Seminar Programme
| Date | Speaker | Seminar title |
|---|---|---|
| 13 November 2024 | Dr Eithne Nightingale, QMUL | Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain |
| 4 December 2024 | Dr Kieran Connell, QUB | Multicultural Britain: A People’s History |
| 5 February 2025 | Professor William Henry, University of West London | Performing Self, Narrating Self |
| 5 March 2025 | Dr Lewis Darwen and Professor Don MacRaild, LMU | Repatriating Irish paupers from Britain to Ireland |
| 2 April 2025 | Dr Marilena Anastasopoulou, LSE | Flight, Fight and Fraternity |
Image of Hungarian student refugees in the US, 1956, from OSA Archivum
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