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Refugee History. Evidence, Expertise, Experience
Placeless Peoples:  A Journal of Genocide Research Workshop
Jan 18

Jan 18 Placeless Peoples: A Journal of Genocide Research Workshop

Refugee History
Reviews

Placeless Peoples:  A Journal of Genocide Research Workshop at The Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5 DP, 3rd February 2017. 

Palestinian and Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Sharing Space, Electricity and the Sky
Dec 21

Dec 21 Palestinian and Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Sharing Space, Electricity and the Sky

Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh
Refugees Today

ollowing Peter Gatrell's call to pay attention to the ways refugees present their own history, here forced migration specialist, Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh discusses the importance of interconnecting refugee histories in Baddawi camp, Lebanon, home to Palestinian refugees since the 1950s and now also host to Syrian refugees.

The Jungle
Dec 21

Dec 21 The Jungle

Yousif M. Qasmiyeh
Refugees & Representation

A poem by Yousif M. Qasmiteh

A Bitter Road: Refugees Past and Present
Dec 15

Dec 15 A Bitter Road: Refugees Past and Present

Dan Stone
Then & Now

In today’s world, 24 people a minute are displaced. One in every 113 people is either an asylum-seeker, internally-displaced or a refugee. There are about 65 million refugees in the world, about the same as the population of the United Kingdom. 

Externalising the ‘Refugee Crisis’: A Consequence of Historical Denial?
Dec 5

Dec 5 Externalising the ‘Refugee Crisis’: A Consequence of Historical Denial?

Aydan Greatrick
Refugees Today
Hidden Histories, Forgotten Narratives
Dec 1

Dec 1 Hidden Histories, Forgotten Narratives

Paul V Dudman
Archives & Resources

How can archives document, preserve and make accessible the material culture and first-hand testimonies of modern migration? 

From the History of Refugees to Refugee History
Nov 2

Nov 2 From the History of Refugees to Refugee History

Peter Gatrell
Archives & Resources
But How Can I Trust You?
Nov 2

Nov 2 But How Can I Trust You?

Rosy Rickett
Refugees & Representation
Ten Twitter Accounts to understand the Current Refugee Crises
Sep 11

Sep 11 Ten Twitter Accounts to understand the Current Refugee Crises

Refugee History
Archives & Resources
History of Art and Literature | Helping to Understand Mass Migration
Sep 11

Sep 11 History of Art and Literature | Helping to Understand Mass Migration

Agnes Woolley
Refugees & Representation
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