Female Perspectives on Migration and Labour History

Although labour migration has profoundly shaped European societies in the 20th century, its in collective memory and educational curricula remains marginalized – particularly when it comes to female perspectives and experiences.

The transnational project Female Labour Migration in European History (FeMig.Lab) aims to make more visible the often-overlooked intersections of women’s, migration and labour history in Europe. It also examines how these histories continue to influence today’s structures of inclusion, exclusion, and intersectional discrimination.

In this online event, we explore participatory public history approaches to integrate the experiences and agencies of female migrant workers throughout the 20th’s century Europe into educational and exhibition programs. Together with Vũ Vân Phạm, Tina de Gendt and Gabriela Nicolescu, we showcase oral history, object- and picture-based storytelling, exhibition and graphic novel app projects – each offering unique ways to represent and engage with different aspects of European Female Labour Migration History.

We invite you to join us in a conversation about democratizing European remembrance:

How can diverse communities and especially marginalized people be better involved in negotiating public narratives?
How can we ensure that we are dealing responsibly with the representation of personal stories?
What does ‘participation’ truly mean and entail in the practice of public history projects?

Join us to discover inspiring projects and engage in a dialogue about inclusive public history in Europe.