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Updating Roman Jakobson’s ‘Poetic Function’ with Vector Semantics
Read more: Updating Roman Jakobson’s ‘Poetic Function’ with Vector SemanticsKurzynski discusses how poetry extends beyond sound and rhythm and taps into a deeper network of meanings.
The politics of precarious migration
Highlights the ways in which precarious migration challenges the 'statist quo'
Chinese Calcuttawallah: Articulating a Diaspora Ethnic Identity in India
Roy and Basu explore the Chinese diaspora's cultural imprint and identity evolution in Kolkata's twin Chinatowns.
‘A Place in the Homeland? Turkish-German Return Migration’: Q&A with the authors
Nilay Kılınç and Russell King discuss the making of their book on second-generation Turkish-German return migration
Studying (and Struggling) Abroad: Reflecting on British/American “Transmigrations”
Vaughn Scribner on Dr. Alexander Hamilton, transatlantic voyages past and present, and finding connection in far-flung places.
A country built with diasporas and immigrants
How have diasporas and migrants contributed to the rise of the US as a great political, economic, scientific, and cultural power?
Fantastic Fauna from China to Crimea: Q&A with the author
Petya Andreeva, author of Fantastic Fauna from China to Crimea, explores the journey to writing her book in this Q&A.
The Demolition of Jeddah and the Relocation of a Neighbourhood in Turkey
Magnus Marsden explores the connection between built neighbourhoods and heritage.
A story of Armenian migration to North America
By David Gutman In April 1906, a man appeared at the United States consulate in Sivas, a city located deep in the Anatolian interior in what is today central Turkey. In fluent English, the man identified himself as Ohannes Topalian,…
A Q&A with Nataša Kovačević, author of Uncommon Alliances: Cultural Narratives of Migration in the New Europe
Tell us a bit about Uncommon Alliances: Cultural Narratives of Migration in the New Europe The book analyses cultural narratives of migration – literature, film, and performance art – which highlight European Union’s neocolonial practices in relation to European history,…