Migrant Knowledge

Migrant Knowledge

Swen Steinberg

Assistant Professor

GHIW Pacific Office at UC Berkeley / Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario ,

Canada

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Interview with Swen Steinberg outlining key achievements of the blog and network Migrant Knowledge since its inception in 2019.

A Journey Worth Knowing About? Interview with Swen Steinberg about the Past Five Years of the Blog Migrant Knowledge

Viola Alianov-Rautenberg and Swen Steinberg

Using the example of a group of refugees from Czechoslovakia in Canada during World War II, the author analyzes knowledge transfers through migration and their limitations in changing political and economic environments.

Shoes and Guns from Batawa: Refugees from Czechoslovakia, Knowledge Transfers, and Canadian Immigration from the late 1930s to the 1940s

A book for children about young refugees in New York was rooted in real experiences. Its author's eye for children's agency can help us to understand refugee children as go-betweens in wartime New York.

Young Refugees and Knowledge in New York during World War II: The Example of Babette Deutsch’s ‘The Welcome’

The authors discuss disparagement practices using the "invectivity" approach developed at the TU Dresden. Shaming helps demarcate in-groups from out-groups, feeding communication loops and producing emotions beyond the immediate parties involved.

Invective Loops: How Shaming Migrants Shapes Knowledge Orders

Dagmar Ellerbrock and Swen Steinberg