Importing “Civilization”: Ecuadorian Elites’ National Representation Strategies and Immigration Promotion at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
Discusses the way Ecuadorian elites presented themselves at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition to the world, focusing on strategies to attract European and American migrants and minimize the perception of Indigenous populations and disease.
Third Cultures—The (Cursed) Gold of Migrants?
Describes the subgroup of migrants called “third culture kids,” the adjustments they go through, and some knowledge-based implications.
Navigating the Personal in Migration Research
Reflects on the author’s own experience as a researcher and theories such as “situated knowledge,” and “relational accountability,” emotional labor feminist standpoint theory to elucidate how researchers can produce knowledge that reflects the meaningful connections and stories they encountered in the course of their research journey.
A Journey Worth Knowing About? Interview with Swen Steinberg about the Past Five Years of the Blog <em>Migrant Knowledge</em>
Interview with Swen Steinberg outlining key achievements of the blog and network Migrant Knowledge since its inception in 2019.
Suffering, Displacement, and the Circulation of Knowledge about Nazi Atrocities
Presents testimonies of Nazi atrocities by witnesses who were interviewed by refugees in Sweden to show the epistemic value of emotions in analyses of knowledge circulation.
The Politics of Knowledge Production in Migration Studies
Presents the arguments from Stielike’s longer German work on the politics of knowledge production in Migration Studies, examining 3 distinct types of migration research.
Wurstfest: A Culinary, Cultural, and Economic Masterpiece
Looks at the ethnic, cultural, and economic factors that drove the development of Wurstfest, one of the biggest German ethnic festivals in the United States.
#MigKnow Notes 19
Roundup of calls for papers, submissions, conference reports, new publications relevant to Migrant Knowledge.
Exploring Texas German Foodways
Examines the ways that German immigrants to Texas adjusted and adapted their foodways to the foods available and affordable in their new home.
Knowledge between Romanticism and Reverence: German-American Perceptions of Native Americans through the Art of Friedrich Richard Petri
Examines the knowledge and images of Native Americans conveyed through the art of Texas German Richard Petri.
