In 1924, a private gymnasium opened its gates, welcoming children of Russian exiles to the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. The founder of the school, Varvara Pavlova Kuzmina, a teacher from St. Petersburg, had settled in […] Shared Spaces of Knowledge: Russian Exiles and the V. P. Kuzmina Gymnasium in Interwar Bulgaria Nov 13, 2023 Charis Marantzidou
Elliot Young reminds us to consider migrants not only as victims, as the objects of others' actions, but also as subjects with their own agency. This shift in perspective has implications for how we understand migration facilitation, among other things. Beyond Chinese “Coolies” as Victims Jul 14, 2021 Elliot Young
From an anthropological perspective, Santisteban analyzes the collective memories about the displacements of the Mapuche-Tehuelche people (Patagonia) in the territory before and during the imposition of state borders and the nation-state. Anthropological Reflection on the Memories and Mobility of the Mapuche-Tehuelche People in the Andes Mountains Apr 14, 2025 Kaia Santisteban
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