A two day conference that brings together leading researchers in British immigrant(ion) history. The papers will cover themes connected to a wide range of migration movements, from the Huguenots, to Jewish, Irish and Italian migration, to post-war movements from eastern Europe, to Commonwealth migration.

Sessions will:

• Explore the meeting points between tales of immigration and British history more generally
• Underline the significance of history from below, in particular in constructing and maintaining ethnic and national identity
• Provide an opportunity for scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds to bring together their work on the diverse minority groups in Britain.

Speakers include: Professor Colin Holmes (Northumbria University), Dr Anne Kershen (Queen Mary College, University of London), Professor Tony Kushner (University of Southampton)

Topics to be covered include:

• African-Caribbean communities
• Asian cultures and histories
• Polish and Hungarian refugees after World War II
• Irish experiences of exile
• Italians in nineteenth and twentieth century Britain
• Jewish immigration in British history and literature
• Post-colonial British narratives of ethnicity
• Gendered experiences of migration
• Remembering and forgetting in Leicester

Full details, including the programme and abstracts, a booking form and accommodation information are available online at our website.