‘Reckoning’ performed at the Martin Harris Centre for Music & Drama

Based on some of the refugees’ experiences and histories as compiled in the Reckoning with Refugeedom project, dancer Akeim Toussaint Buck, videographer Ashley Karrell, animator Benedetta Fasson, and writer mandla raehas created Reckoning, a short multimedia film and performance piece. Hosted by the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama at the University of Manchester…

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“Grief, a Wedding Veil, and Bureaucratic Persecution: Becoming Refugee-adjacent in the Aftermath of Tragedy, 1941-1946” by Lauren Banko available online in Immigrants & Minorities

We are happy to announce that the article titled “Grief, a Wedding Veil, and Bureaucratic Persecution: Becoming Refugee-adjacent in the Aftermath of Tragedy, 1941-1946” by Lauren Banko, co-investigator on the Reckoning with Refugeedom project, has been published online in Immigrants & Minorities.  You can read the full article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02619288.2021.1942852 Abstract: The histories of refugees…

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“Raw Material: UNHCR’s Individual Case Files as a Historical Source, 1951–75” by Peter Gatrell published online in History Workshop Journal 

We are pleased to announce that Peter Gatrell’s latest article, “Raw Material: UNHCR’s Individual Case Files as a Historical Source, 1951–75” has been published in online, advance view form in History Workshop Journal. The article, which extensively uses UNHCR’s archive of case files on refugees, is available here:https://academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/hwj/dbab019/6381146 Abstract: This article contributes to the emerging…

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Peter Gatrell awarded Italy’s Cherasco History Prize

We are very pleased to announce that Peter Gatrell has been awarded the Premio Cherasco for best history book published in Italy (in this case, in translation) in 2020 for The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent. This prestigious prize was awarded to Peter earlier in 2021, and he received it in person…

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“Refugees, Borders and Identities” by Anindita Ghoshal Available Online

The new book entitled “Refugees, Borders and Identities. Rights and Habitat in East and Northeast India” by Professor Anindita Ghoshal, Co-Investigator on our project, is now available online: https://www.routledge.com/Refugees-Borders-and-Identities-Rights-and-Habitat-in-East-and-Northeast/Ghoshal/p/book/9780367322663 Book Description This book examines the impact of Partition on refugees in East and Northeast India and their struggle for identity, space and political rights. In…

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Seeking Refuge Podcast: History of Modern Refugees with Peter Gatrell | Part One

Check out this new podcast on history of modern refugees. Aidan Thomason from the University of South Carolina in conversation with Peter Gatrell: Episode Description In part one of a two part investigation, we outline the historical context of the modern refugee crisis with Professor Peter Gatrell, a migration history expert from the University of…

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Online seminar: Unsettling Europe: further reflections on post-1945 history

Join Peter Gatrell for his talk “Unsettling Europe: further reflections on post-1945 history”, ESC Core Seminar Series at St Antony’s College, Oxford. The event will take place on Tuesday, 23 February 2021 – 5:00pm to 6:15pm via zoom. Abstract: “In this paper I draw upon hitherto unused material from the confidential case files of the office of the…

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Refugee History and Writing Upwards

We are happy to announce that our article entitled “Reckoning with Refugeedom. Refugee Voices in Modern History” was published in the latest issue of Social History: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03071022.2021.1850061 In the blog post below, we discuss how refugee voices unearthed in archival research can be a substance of refugee history. Reposted from Social History Blog http://socialhistoryblog.com/reckoning-with-refugeedom-by-peter-gatrell-and-katarzyna-nowak/ Reckoning…

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