The Summer School for Young Researchers in History is an annual, internationally-oriented event organized by the Center for the History of Society and Culture (CHSC). Its primary goal is to foster dialogue, debate, and collaboration among young researchers in History. The theme of the first edition of the Summer School is “Refuges, Exiles, and Migrations”. The objective is to reflect on the phenomena of refuge, migration, and exile, from the medieval period to the present day, discussing the meaning of these concepts, the continuities, overlaps and ruptures that the movements of these groups of people have caused in multiple dimensions of political, economic, social, cultural, and religious life, both in the places of arrival and in the territories of departure. The discussion should focus on the reasons for refuge/exile, national, international, and transnational reception policies, as well as the various narratives that surrounded them, thus promoting the analysis of collective histories and individual paradigmatic trajectories (agency) that determined these global phenomena. The dynamics of refuge and exile in medieval and modern times, the evolution of the concepts of “refugee” and “exile,” and later the concept of “migrant”, in correlation with the massive waves of displaced people after the two world wars, can also serve as starting points for analyzing the challenges that these movements pose in the present. Ultimately, creating historical knowledge that fuels a broader discussion regarding international solidarity and cooperation as responses to the current migratory crisis.
Topics Proposals:
We suggest the following research strands, which should be taken separately but rather as intersecting plans: Cultural Assimilation and Identity; Globalization and Transnational Movements; Impact of Displacement on Societies; Historical Evolution of Migration Concepts; Reception Policies and Narratives; Drivers of Displacement throughout History.
Deadline for applications: 6 May 2024https://forms.gle/WWTPQtc4wLJVfFqm7
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