\'\'The Balkan Diaspora to Australia: Between Ethnic-Nationalism & Misleading Media Representation\'\'. Kings\'s College, London (2014)

Immigration, Nation & Public History Symposium Wednesday 18 June 2014 S0.12, Strand Building, Strand Campus, King’s College London Draft Programme ________________________________________________________________ 08.30 Registration 09.00 Welcome 09.15 Keynote Professor Colin G Pooley (University of Lancaster) Migrants & the media in the nineteenth century 10.00 Panel 1: Situating public histories of migration Catherine Baker (University of Hull) “And it will be for everyone”: the London 2012 opening ceremony & the public history of immigration in the United Kingdom Lyndon Fraser (University of Canterbury) Migration, nation & public histories in New Zealand: New perspectives & possibilities 11.00 Break 11.30 Panel 2: Museums, communities, and exhibitions Laurence Brown (University of Manchester) Mekin Histri inna Riot: Remembering the Moss Side Disturbances & the politics of race in British public history, 1981-2014 Susan Ashley (Northumbria University) Public history & the politics of recognition in Canada Emily Miller (Migration Museum Project) “All our stories”, developing an education programme aligning with the revised national curriculum: learning from the Migration Museum Project 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Panel 3: Refugee stories and histories Mireille Hebing (Regent’s University London) Refugee stories in Britain: Dominant narratives in the public mind Idir Ouahes (University of Exeter) Britain’s response to Syrian refugees, 1923 & 2013 15.00 Break 15.30 Panel 4: Travel guides, diasporas & the nation’s health: 20th century case studies

Dave McLaughlin (University of Cambridge) A very public conversation: The role of travel writing & guidebooks in shaping Australian imaginations of Britain in the late twentieth century Adriano Remiddi (University of Sarajevo & University of Bologna) The Balkan diaspora to Australia: between ethnic-nationalism & misleading media representation Julian Simpson (University of Manchester) Oral history & the reintegration of immigration & imperial legacies into national narratives: a case study from the history of the NHS 17.00 Closing comments 17.15 Post-symposium drinks, The Old Bank of England