W. F. Whyte's 'Street Corner Society' became a popular text for sociology students, but specialists in Italian American studies never warmed to it. Donna Gabaccio explains why with "a hidden history of gender and ethnic dynamics" in the academy. ‘The Book That Would Not Die’ Nov 13, 2020 Donna R. Gabaccia
A Berlin-based group works with refugee girls, who make films as a way to narrate their life experiences. The idea is to help the girls form and mobilize knowledge repertoires for their self-empowerment, although the process is by no means linear. Girls’ Self-Empowerment through Narrative in Film Sep 23, 2020 Mervete Bobaj and Anh-Susann Pham Thi
Surveys the research on current efforts to leverage professional knowledge and skills among migrant populations for development in their countries of origin. Pays particular attention to a program called Connecting Diaspora for Development. Research on Diaspora Knowledge Transfer within a Temporary Return Program Oct 16, 2019 Charlotte Mueller
Based on fieldwork for her recent book, Harbisch highlights refugees' strategies for changing the way receiving societies view them by asserting their own perspectives. Refugees’ Counter-Knowledge: Resisting Stereotypes, Becoming Political Jun 20, 2025 Amelie Harbisch