News from the Network
News from Migrant Knowledge Network members and news about other events associated with the network. Members are invited to share theirs as well.
The Chinese Fountain: Migrant Knowledge and World-Making in Early Twentieth-Century Peru
Demonstrates how Chinese immigrants to Peru utilized their knowledge of its culture and aspirations in constructing the fountain to improve their standing.
Missionary FAQs: The Migration of Knowledge about and from Early Modern Jesuit Missions
Frei discusses the knowledge prospective Jesuit missionaries sought to gain before applying, and knowledge missionaries provided back home.
News from the Network
News about various contributions and awards from the Migrant Knowledge Network. Members are invited to share theirs as well.
Violence against Migrants in the GDR and the Lack of Epistemic Impact
Schütz shows how GDR officials’ knowledge of violence against guest workers failed to change their perception of them or the nature of the country. Instead, they blamed the workers.
MigKnow Notes #14
A roundup of recent work and resources in migration and migrant knowledge.
Knowledge and Ignorance about ‘the Turkish Woman’ in West Germany and Migrant Women’s Responses
Highlighting an interview with a Turkish migrant woman, Kübra Göksel explores the “knowledge” West Germans had about these guest workers, the impact this knowledge had on their lives, and the ways they occasionally utilized that knowledge for their own benefit.
Simone Lässig Interviewed on “In Global Transit” Research Focus
The latest issue of the Bulletin of the German Historical Institute includes an interview with Director Simone Lässig on the research focus “In Global Transit”
New Book from the Network: Migration Policy and Scholarship in Switzerland
Kijan Espahangizi has a new book available: Der Migrations-Integrationskomplex (Wallstein, 2022), in the Konstanz University Press series.
2022 Lecture Series for the Project ‘In Global Transit’
Lecture series for ‘In Global Transit’ Project begins June 8 with a lecture by Joachim Schlör. Registration required.
