Emil Trinkler didn't migrate as such, but Marjan Wardak's article speaks to central themes on this blog. People and knowledge itself are on the move, interacting with go-betweens and yielding something new. The Scientist Emil Trinkler’s Exploration across South Asia, 1915–1933 Jan 29, 2021 Marjan Wardaki
Protestant missionary schools affected the construction of "indigenous knowledge" in complex ways, including through their role in the emergence of local go-betweens, who carried this knowledge into colonial contexts. The Formation of Indigenous Knowledge in Protestant Mission Schools, 1900–1930 Aug 10, 2020 Elisabeth Engel
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. Importing “Civilization”: Ecuadorian Elites’ National Representation Strategies and Immigration Promotion at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Jan 3, 2025 Erika Rosado Valencia
Visual and auditory metaphors shape the historiography of encounter, including research on translators in nineteenth-century Alaska. Metaphors and the Historiography of Encounter Nov 19, 2021 Luise Fast