Writing the History of Refugees
Peter Gatrell
Scholar Peter Gatrell delves into refugee crises during the history department’s Pflaum Lecture
by Craig Layne
Scholar and expert on refugee crises Peter Gatrell will look at how the plight of refugees throughout history can provide insight into the current European migrant dilemma during Dickinson's annual Pflaum Lecture. The discussion, “Writing the History of Refugees in the 20th Century: What’s New, What’s Next,” will take place Monday, April 4, at 7 p.m. in Althouse Hall Room 106.
Gatrell’s lecture will focus on what history has to say about refugees, how governments have responded to refugee crises in the past and what tomorrow’s historians might write about today’s refugee situation in Europe. Gatrell is a professor of economic history at the University of Manchester in the U.K. His in-depth study of refugees includes research on both world wars, the Korean War and U.N. global campaigns on behalf of refugees. His latest book, The Making of the Modern Refugee, was published in 2013.
The Pflaum Lecture Series is named in honor of Dickinson history professor John C. Pflaum, who taught at the college from 1946 to 1972. The series brings a distinguished scholar to campus each spring to discuss a significant issue in history.
The event is sponsored by the Department of History, Student Senate and History Majors Committee.
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Published March 31, 2016