Ben Nobbs-Thiessen examines the personal geographies of some Mennonites in Latin America who "have exercised a paradoxical degree of mobility" despite their well-known horse-and-buggy appearance. Marginal Knowledge: The Transnational Practices of Latin American Mennonites Mar 22, 2019 Ben Nobbs-Thiessen
The author argues that history must be reconceptualized to include migrants not as extras in a society's history but as constitutive of that society. Her example comes from contemporary Swiss history. Telling History from a Migration Perspective is Not an Add-On Mar 15, 2019 Francesca Falk
As Chinese children and youth immigrated to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s, they had to overcome increasing restrictions on their entry. Wendy Rouse describes the knowledge they formed and passed on to succeed. Crossing Borders: Chinese Immigrant Children and the Production of Knowledge Mar 2, 2020 Wendy L. Rouse
How to name people who move their lives across borders willingly or under duress? Eliyana Adler discusses the diverse terms contemporaries used to identify the various groups of Polish Jews who survived World War II as refugees in the Soviet Union. What’s in a Name? How Titles Construct and Convey Knowledge about Migrants Jun 18, 2020 Eliyana R. Adler