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Call: Doing Historical Research on Migration in the Digital Age

October 30, 2020

Lorella Viola and Machteld Venken at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History seek applications for a large panel entitled “Doing Historical Research on Migration in the Digital Age: Theories, Concepts and Methods,” which will take place within the framework of IMISCO’s 2021 conference. The call explicitly includes doctoral students and early career scholars. After the event, up to eight of the papers will be selected for a planned special issue.

Deadline for this panel: November 20, 2020
Contact: lorella.viola@uni.lu
Event: Luxembourg, July 7–9, 2021

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