Before Windrush: Mapping Migrants in an Age of Controversies The image of migrants clustering into specific areas of town remains a powerful and significant symbol of the challenges of integration, but an analysis of the sources show that it lacks strong historical foundations in the UK. Migrants’ settlement behaviour is more nuanced and quite responsive to environmental factors. Using a sample from Edinburgh in 1911, Marc Di Tommasi - teaching fellow in History at the Centre for Open Learning and at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology - will discuss the underlying causes behind migrant housing practices. A comparative, quantitative and spatial approach will highlight the role played by socio-economic conditions. With the Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society. Free and open to all. Jun 13 2019 16.00 - 18.00 Before Windrush: Mapping Migrants in an Age of Controversies Join Marc Di Tommasi for a discussion on the role played by socio-economic conditions behind migrant housing practices. Room 4.3, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU Find the venue Register
Before Windrush: Mapping Migrants in an Age of Controversies The image of migrants clustering into specific areas of town remains a powerful and significant symbol of the challenges of integration, but an analysis of the sources show that it lacks strong historical foundations in the UK. Migrants’ settlement behaviour is more nuanced and quite responsive to environmental factors. Using a sample from Edinburgh in 1911, Marc Di Tommasi - teaching fellow in History at the Centre for Open Learning and at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology - will discuss the underlying causes behind migrant housing practices. A comparative, quantitative and spatial approach will highlight the role played by socio-economic conditions. With the Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society. Free and open to all. Jun 13 2019 16.00 - 18.00 Before Windrush: Mapping Migrants in an Age of Controversies Join Marc Di Tommasi for a discussion on the role played by socio-economic conditions behind migrant housing practices. Room 4.3, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU Find the venue Register
Jun 13 2019 16.00 - 18.00 Before Windrush: Mapping Migrants in an Age of Controversies Join Marc Di Tommasi for a discussion on the role played by socio-economic conditions behind migrant housing practices.
