Contributions are sought for a volume on the role of refugees in cultural transfer to Britain since c1830. During this time a series of major groups have made their way to the country ranging from exiles fleeing the failed European revolutions of the mid-nineteenth century to the refugees who have increasingly come from beyond Europe since 1980.
The book will examine how refugees have transferred skills, knowledge and culture to Britain. The volume will ask four specific questions. First, what role have refugees played in cultural transfer to Britain since 1830? Second, how has the specific form of cultural transfer evolved in Britain? Third, to what extent has dissemination within and transformation of the dominant national culture occurred? Fourth, what role does the refugee experience play in the nature of the transfer?
Contributors will be asked to write essays of about 10,000 words each by the end of 2008.
Professor Panikos Panayi,
Faculty of Humanities,
De Montfort University,
Leicester LE1 9BH,
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