Interdisciplinary panel to explore migration across European history
As a follow-up event to the workshop 'Refugees in Literature, Film, Art, and Media', the upcoming panel 'Lights in the Distance - Migration History on our Shores' will examine various streams of migration across European history. By juxtaposing research on recent and past migrants from the West Indies to Eastern Europe to Central Asia, these panellists aim to defy common stereotypes while dissecting storytelling strategies employed by certain media outlets.
Journalist Daniel Trilling, whose acclaimed publication Lights in the Distance investigates Europe’s conduct at its borders towards recent refugees from Africa and Asia, will be in conversation with Dr Kathy Burrell (University of Liverpool), Dr Arshad Isakjee (University of Liverpool) and author and PhD candidate Emy Onuora (Liverpool John Moores University). The panel will be hosted by PhD candidate Lida Amiri (University of Liverpool).
This event will be held at Toxteth Library as part of the 2018 Writing on the Wall Black History Month festival and is associated with the AHRC ‘Translating Cultures’ theme.
Advanced booking is essential (general admission £5, concession £3).
Event details at a glance
Title: Lights in the Distance - Migration History on our Shores
Date: Thursday 11 October, 6pm – 7.30pm
Place: Toxteth Library, L8 1XF (Wheelchair accessible)
Read the event review here.